The three finalists for the third President’s Award for Endangered Crafts, established by Heritage Crafts President HRH The Prince of Wales, have been announced.
Each year the President’s Award presents £3,000 to the winning heritage craftsperson who will use the funding to ensure that craft skills are passed on to the future, with an additional £1,000 this year for a runner-up bursary provided by former Heritage Crafts Chair Patricia Lovett MBE. The winner will be presented at a special reception at Dumfries House, home of The Prince’s Foundation in September, as well as at a prestigious winners’ reception later in the year.
The three finalists are (in alphabetical order):
- Emily Johnson, pottery manufacturer
- Lorna Singleton, oak swiller and split hazel basket maker
-
Johanna Welsh, pargeter
These three have now been put forward to HRH The Prince of Wales to select the eventual winner.
They were selected from a twelve-name shortlist by the Awards judges on 14 June 2022. The other nine shortlisted craftspeople were (in alphabetical order):
- Andrea Chappell, kilt maker
- Paula Duncan, kilt maker
- David French, withy pot maker
- Anna Kettle, pargeter
- Brian McGinn, spectacle maker
-
Tony Millyard, flute maker
- Jim Patterson, paper maker
- Geoffrey Preston, pargeter
- Robert Walker, brilliant cutter
The Award judges are renowned advocates of craft skills:
- Jay Blades MBE, BBC The Repair Shop, Jay & Co;
- Kate Hobhouse, Chair of Fortnum and Mason;
- Patricia Lovett MBE, former Chair of Heritage Crafts;
- Simon Sadinsky, Deputy Director of The Prince’s Foundation; and
- Rebecca Struthers, watchmaker and 2021 President’s Award winner.