Winners of 33rd Arts & Business Awards Offer Blueprint To New Generation Of Engagement

On the day Orange ended its partnership with The Women’s Prize for Fiction, Arts & Business presented its 33rd Arts & Business Awards at the new home of Central St Martins in Kings Cross.  Arts & Business director Philip Spedding said at the presentation evening: "We do not want anyone to see this as the beginning of the end for arts sponsorship.  The Orange Prize was a supremely effective partnership. Although business investment in the arts has declined by 20% over the past five years, our winners here tonight show why we collectively need to do more and can be confident for the future. These winning collaborations will continue to flourish and build on the cultural legacy created by successful businesses such as Orange. 

We believe it's vital for businesses to engage with the arts across the country, particularly in these challenging times. The experimentation and energy witnessed in these collaborations is extraordinary and as we work to ensure that business plays a more valuable role in the arts to benefit the fabric of local communities, these stories show us all a clear way forward.”

The winners of the five categories are: 

Jaguar Land Rover Arts & Business Corporate Responsibility Award 

Winner: JTI (UK) & Ulster Orchestra

The Telegraph Arts & Business Innovation Award 

Winner: Bloomberg & Roundhouse

Prudential Arts & Business Volunteering & People Development 

Winner: VSM Husqvama Viking Sewing Machines & Craftspace

Classic FM  Arts & Business  Sponsorship Award 

Winner: Sky Arts (part of BSkyB) & The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival, The Telegraph Hay Festival, The Independent Bath Literature Festival, Dublin Writers Festival, and Words by the Water, Cumbria

BP Arts & Business Long-Term Partnership Award 

Winner: BMW Plant Hams Hall & Lichfield Festival Limited

For more detail on the Awards and the winners, please visit www.artsandbusiness.org.uk