Arts & Culture

Branscombe Artist-in-Residence Sheppard wins art award

By Hannah Scott, Local Journalism Initiative reporter

Published 12:20 PDT, Fri May 1, 2020

Last Updated: 2:13 PDT, Wed May 12, 2021

Lou Sheppard, Richmond’s current Branscombe House Artist-in-Residence, has been announced as one of the Sobey Art Award’s 25 longlist artists—and has received a $25,000 prize.

This year, the Sobey Art Foundation did not name a short list or single winner of the $100,000 award. They chose instead to distribute $625,000 equally amongst the longlisted artists.

This sum usually covers the award program, artist residencies, exhibition cost and annual gala ceremonies. The Sobey Art Award is Canada’s largest contemporary art prize.

Sheppard is currently engaging Richmondites through weekly art prompts posted on their blog, as well as the What We Can’t Say in English project—which is based on words from other languages that have no English equivalent.

Richmond residents who speak a language other than English and have a word that lacks a satisfying English translation can contact Sheppard. They plan to gather these words and their attempted translations for a series of podcasts and posters.

Learn more about the current residency by visiting the artist’s blog at www.lousheppard.com/branscombe, and stay connected by following @branscombe_house_2020 and @howartworks on Instagram. 

Details about the Branscombe House residency program can be found at www.richmond.ca/branscomberesidency.

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