Deadline: 3 February 2025
Nominations are now open for Hallett Independent Acquisitions Award, a purchase grant to enable a museum or gallery to acquire an original print or prints for their collection.
The Award aims not only to enhance art collections across the country, but also to build relationships between museum curators and the art market.
Applications are invited from museums, public galleries and print collections across the UK. Hallett Independent, who are generously funding the Award, are brokers specialising in fine art and heritage insurance, committed to supporting museums throughout the country.
Prize Information
- The winning applicant will receive a sum of £8,000 to spend at the London Original Print Fair, 20 – 23 March 2025, on a print or prints.
- A shortlist of 4 institutions will be selected and notified by the last week in February. A representative from each of these institutions will be invited to the opening of LOPF on Wednesday 19 March. LOPF will cover the costs of a night in a central London hotel for the evening of Wednesday 19 March 2025 for the 4 curators from shortlisted institutions. The winner of the Award will be announced at the start of the opening reception.
- The winning applicant will agree to send a representative to the opening reception of the London Original Print Fair at Somerset House on Wednesday 19 March 2025, with authority to make the acquisition on behalf of the institution before the Fair closes at 6pm on Sunday, 23 March 2025.
- The winning applicant will notify LOPF of their acquisition by the close of the Fair at 6pm on Sunday, 23 March 2025. The museum and acquisition will be publicized in press releases, on the LOPF and Hallett Independent Insurance websites and other promotional materials.
- The winning applicant will credit The Hallett Independent Acquisitions Award as the source of funding for the acquisition, wherever it is mentioned or exhibited.
Eligibility Criteria
- Museums and galleries are invited to apply.
Application Requirements
- On your application, please outline the following:
- The role that prints already play in the collection
- How or why you would like to expand your print holdings
- What difference this would make to the organisation
- What print acquisitions you are looking for and why, mentioning any specific project if appropriate, for example inclusion in a forthcoming exhibition
- Any information you can give about previous experience at the print fair or any dealings with specific exhibitors will be of interest.
For more information, visit London Original Print Fair.
