Tessa Farmer - Nest of Skeletons. Picture courtesy Tatton Park
Tatton Park Biennial, an artistic response to the settings of the 1,000-acre deer park in Cheshire which took place between May and September last year, has added another shortlisting to its meteoric flourish of award nominations.
Having competed for the prestigious Lever Prize and been selected as one of the participants in the Cultural Olympiad programme in support of London's 2012 Olympic year, the inaugural season has now been named in the Temporary or Touring Exhibition heat of the Museums and Heritage Awards for Excellence, which was won by the British Museum in 2008.
Faye Claridge - MirrorPool. Picture courtesy Tatton Park
General Manager Brendan Flanagan said she was "very pleased" at the news.
"This shows, once again, that the Tatton Park Biennial in its very first outing was able to realise its potential for quality, image and contribution to the wider visitor economy," she declared, adding that the nomination would give "greater confidence to our planning for 2010 and 2012."
Heather and Ivan Morison - Escape Vehicle No 4. Picture courtesy Tatton Park
Heather and Ivan Morison's I am so sorry. Goodbye (Escape Vehicle No 4), which was named as one of the world's most inspiring artworks of the last twelve months by RSA Arts & Ecology Magazine, proved a major highlight of the campaign.
"This is a great accolade for a project which aims to change people's attitude to contemporary art in historic settings," said Curators Danielle Arnauld and Jordan Kaplan, responding in a joint statement. "We are delighted."
The winner will be announced on May 13 at Church House in Westminster.
