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Geoffrey Piper, Kevin Moore, Drew Hemment (FutureEverything) and Paul Lee, NWBLT Chairman |
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Lever Prize year a great success
The National Football Museum’s successful year as Lever Prize winners came to an end recently when the 2010 winner of the prize was announced.
FutureEverything CIC, a Manchester based arts and cultural organisation,became the fifth organisation to receive the annual accolade at an exclusive awards ceremony at Urbis, Manchester.
The award was presented to Drew Hemment, FutureEverything CIC director, by the North West Business Leadership Team, who sponsor the award with support from Arts and Business North West and the North West Regional Development Agency.
The Lever prize, launched five years ago, aims to revive the philanthropic traditions of the industrial past, embodied by soap magnate and patron of the arts, Lord Lever. Each year it is judged by the North West Business Leadership Team, which comprises of the 30 largest companies in the region, in partnership with Arts and Business North West.
The award is not just for arts groups, but buildings, events, festivals, libraries and archives. In addition to the cash prize the award opens the door to a year long collaboration with the region’s top business leaders.
National Football Museum Director Kevin Moore said, 'We were thrilled to win this prestigious prize last year. It provided us with some fantastic opportunities to work with key businesses in the North West. We are sure that FutureEverything CIC will benefit hugely from winning this year. I’d like to wish them every success.’
Geoffrey Piper chief executive of the North West Business Leadership Team said, 'We are very proud indeed of the National Football Museum's development during its Lever Prize year…I am sure the seeds have been sown for real progress which will be of mutual benefit both to the Museum and the companies involved, quite apart from the region itself.'
Accepting the award, Mr Hemment said, 'We are absolutely delighted to be awarded this prize. The FutureEverything Festival of Art, Music & Ideas brings together artists, technologists and future-thinkers to share, innovate and bring the future into the present. This is a fantastic accolade that will help us to deliver the festival to its highest standard.'
Geoffrey Piper continued, 'FutureEverything CIC is one of the North West’s most up and coming cultural organisations with a strong track record of successful partnerships and a clear strategy for growth and development.
They are an outstanding winner of the prize and a very worthy successor to previous winners Liverpool Biennial, Manchester International Festival, Tate Liverpool, and most recently The National Football Museum whose Lever Prize year has been the most successful on record.'
Liverpool based Everyman and Playhouse , The Whitworth Art Gallery and NOISE Festival Ltd in Manchester all received runners up certificates.
Previous winners include Liverpool Biennial in 2006, Manchester International Festival in 2007 and TATE Liverpool 2008.