Raising the Bar Residency

Alice McKenna-Jones
01 September – 30 September 2016

A month-long residency for a Raising the Bar student, to gain confidence and explore creativity, ability and imagination in their own space before going on to further education – be this university or foundation. The selected student will be supported by the Mission Gallery Education team as well as the Jane Phillips Award.

To find out more about Alice’s residency experience click here

About the Jane Phillips Award

To mentor, nurture and support the professional artistic growth of emerging and early career artists across the Visual and Applied Arts

The Jane Phillips Award is a memorial to Jane Phillips (1957 – 2011) Mission Gallery’s first Director.

Launched at Mission Gallery in 2011, the award is intended as a legacy to Jane’s passion for mentoring and nurturing talent, consistently supporting emerging and early career artists across the Visual and Applied Arts in Wales and beyond.

The Jane Phillips Award has been successful and is evolving, responding to the artistic community and forming new partnerships.