Arts & Business Awards shortlist announced

7 April 2014, 12:21 | Updated: 7 April 2014, 12:26

The nominations for the 35th annual Arts & Business Awards in partnership with Jaguar Landrover have been revealed with a variety of different arts, educational and business organisations up for awards.

The annual Arts & Business Awards nominations have been announced, with a huge range of arts organisations nominated. Educational institutions, performers, galleries, venues and individuals have all been shortlisted, including t

The ceremony takes place on 21 May at BFI Southbank, London.

Full list of nominees:

A&B New Sponsorship Award
Fellows Auctioneers & Herbert Art Gallery & Museum (Culture Coventry)
Force-7 Ltd (on behalf of *Hull 2017 Angels Business Consortium) & Hull 2017 UK City of Culture Bid
Mr Porter.com & Almeida Theatre
The Open Data Institute (ODI) & MzTEK
Waterloo Quarter & Fantasy High Street

A&B Sponsorship Awards (below 10k)
Bristol Water and Bristol Festival of Nature
Ellisons & Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Fellows Auctioneers & Herbert Art Gallery & Museum (Culture Coventry)
Q-Park & Sheffield Theatres
Waterloo Quarter & Fantasy High Street

A&B Sponsorship Award (10k and above)
Goldman Sachs & British Museum
Hornby PLC & National Railway Museum
Liverpool John Moores University & Tate Liverpool
Mr Porter.com & Almeida Theatre
Sennheiser & Victoria and Albert Museum

A&B Digital Partnership Award
BSKYB & The Victoria and Albert Museum
Deezer & PRS for Music Foundation
Samsung Electronics UK & British Museum
Sennheiser & Victoria and Albert Museum
U-Live/Classic FM & Bristol Old Vic/Watersheds

A&B Corporate Responsibility Award
British Land & New Diorama Theatre
DBS Law Ltd & City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Deutsche Bank & 15 UK Universities
Liverpool John Moores University & Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
Southern Railway & Sussex Downs College

BP A&B Long-term Partnership Award
British Land & New Diorama Theatre
Deutsche Bank & 15 UK Universities
EFG International & Serious
Lansons & HighTide Festival Theatre
Samsung and the British Museum

A&B Board Member of the Year Award
Daniel Peltz & Artichoke Trust
Karl Jackson & Cornerhouse and Library Theatre Company
Robin Woodhead & Hofesh Shechter Company

A&B Young Board Member of the Year Award
Amy Bird & HighTide
Alice Millest & Clean Break
Lydia Lee & Warchild

View the nominees' case studies and find more information here.

Listen to Stephen Sorrell from Eversheds explaining the importance of the arts in an interview with Classic FM's Jamie Crick below.

Stephen Sorrell interview