The Lever Prize
In May 2005 the North West Business Leadership Team launched the Lever Prize, an annual award for world-class arts organisations in the North West. The prizewinner receives a £10,000 cash prize and the opportunity to work closely with NWBLT member companies during their winning year. The Lever Prize is judged by NWBLT with support from Arts and Business North West and the Northwest Regional Development Agency.
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Winner 2009
National Football Museum - www.nationalfootballmuseum.com
Kevin Moore, Executive Director of the National Football Museum, says ‘We are absolutely delighted to be awarded this prestigious prize. The Lever Prize is a fantastic opportunity to work with key major businesses in the North West who are members of the North West Business Leadership Team. The Museum is built on foundations of partnership working for mutual benefit and we look forward to now extending this with the region’s top companies’.
Winner 2008
Tate Liverpool - www.tate.org.uk/liverpool
Andrea Nixon, Executive Director of Tate Liverpool (the current Lever Prize Winners), commented “we are delighted to have been awarded the prestigious Lever Prize 2008 during Liverpool's Capital of Culture Year. It is giving us an exceptional opportunity to engage with key influential business leaders in the North West and develop new partnerships which will allow us to build on our success. The Lever Prize cash award will support our twentieth birthday celebration programme 3-5 May, a weekend of special programmes for Liverpool families and friends.”
Winner 2007
Manchester International Festival - www.manchesterinternationalfestival.com
Alex Poots, Festival Director, commented that “winning the Lever Prize 2007 was a fantastic achievement for the Festival and has enabled us to engage directly with some of the leading businesses in the North West region. The Lever Prize actually made us think long and hard about how to work in partnership with the NWBLT companies and to utilize the specific Intellectual Property that exists within businesses across different sectors. As a result, we have formed partnerships that drive value to both parties and we believe we have formed long term relationships that will continue well into the future.”
Winner 2006
Liverpool Biennial of Contemporary Art - www.biennial.com
Lewis Biggs, Chief Executive of the Biennial said that “winning the Lever Prize gave us the opportunity to speak to some of the region’s major businesses. The cash was useful but the real prize was the open door which we used to develop partnerships for the future”
The Lever Prize 2010– key dates
- 14 May 2009 – Open Forum information meeting and open for entries
- 30 June 2009 – Closing date for entries for 2010 Lever Prize
- End August 2009 – short-list announced
- 22 September 2009 – short-listed organisations present to judges
- Early 2010 – Award announcement function
What the judges are looking for
- a regionally distinctive organisation with international or potentially international significance
- high calibre existing work
- exciting future developments
- creative proposals for working with NWBLT membership throughout the year
- where The Lever Prize can add the most value
Rules of entry
The Award is open to arts and cultural organisations, institutions, buildings, museums, performing arts, events, festivals, libraries or archives located or taking place in England’s North West.
The Award will not normally be awarded to a single piece of work, performance or production. Sport is not eligible.
The region of England’s North West includes the counties of Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside. Please see map on “What we do” Link.
The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into regarding their decision.
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Related Links and Articles
- Arts and Business
- Creative Times
- Culture24
- Art In Liverpool
- Arts Council
- Wigan Evening Post
- Bolton Evening News
- Preston and Leyland Citizen, Chorley Citizen, Burnley Citizen
- National Football Museum
- Manchester Knowledge
- http://www.culture24.org.uk
- http://www.stumbleupon.com
- www.artinliverpool.com
- http://www.lep.co.uk
- http://c.moreover.com
- http://www.nationalfootballmuseum.com
- http://www.wigantoday.net
- http://www.creative-choices.co.uk
- http://www.cn4m.net
- http://www.aandb.org.uk
National & International Links
NWBLT presses case for High Speed Rail
14/01/2010
The North West Business Leadership Team (NWBLT) continues to press national politicians from all the main parties to commit their support for future High Speed Rail investment.
