Beck's Futures is a British art prize sponsored by Beck's beer given to contemporary artists. Becks is a beer brewery in the north German city of Bremen, Germany. ... This article is about the drink; for the village in Devon, England, see Beer, Devon. ... Although today the word art usually refers to the visual arts, the concept of what art is has continuously changed over centuries. ...

Prior to the establishment of the prize in 2000, Beck's had sponsored several exhibitions of contemporary art in Britain by providing free beer. Together with Artangel, they had also commissioned a number of works by artists, including Rachel Whiteread's House and Water Tower and pieces by Douglas Gordon and Tony Oursler. Whiteread at work Rachel Whiteread (born 1963) is a British artist, best known for her sculptures, which typically take the form of casts. ... Self-portrait as Kurt Cobain, as Andy Warhol, as Myra Hindley, as Marilyn Monroe, 1996 Douglas Gordon (born 1966) is a Scottish artist. ...

Although it does not receive as much publicity as the Turner Prize, the prize fund is larger - in 2003, it was £65,000 to the Turner Prize's £20,000. Of this, £20,000 went to the winner, who also took a share of the £40,000 divided between all the shortlisted artists. The remaining £5,000 was allocated to the Student Prize for Film and Video, with £2,000 of that going to the winner. The Turner Prize is an annual prize given to a British visual artist under 50, named after the painter J.M.W. Turner. ...

Winners

• 2000 - Roderick Buchanan
• 2001 - Tim Stoner
• 2002 - Toby Paterson
• 2003 - Rosalind Nashashibi
• 2004 - Saskia Olde Wolbers
• 2005 - Christina Mackie

The 2003 prize, presented by Wim Wenders, was awarded on April 29 at London's Institute of Contemporary Arts. As well as Nashashibi, the shortlisted artists were Bernd Behr, Nick Crowe, Alan Currall, Inventory, David Sherry, Lucy Skaer, Francis Upritchard and Carey Young. The panel of judges was chaired by the artist Michael Landy, and also included the curators Russell Ferguson, Maria Lind and Hans Ulrich Obrist. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ... Rosalind Nashashibi (born 1973) is a British artist. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wilhelm Ernst (Wim) Wenders (born August 14, 1945) is a German-born film director, author and producer. ... Greater London and the Regions of England. ... Categories: London attractions | Stub ... Bernd Behr (born 1976) is a German-born artist. ... Nick Crowe (born 1968) is an English artist. ... Alan Currall (born 1964) is a British artist. ... Inventory are a collective of British artists, writers and art theorists, founded in 1996. ... David Sherry (born 1974) is an artist. ... Lucy Skaer (born 1st January 1975) is a British artist. ... Francis Upritchard (born 1976) is an artist. ... Carey Young (born 1970) is an artist. ... Michael Landy (born 1963) is a British artist, one of the so-called Young British Artists (YBAs). ...

The 2004 prize was awarded on April 27 to Saskia Olde Wolbers. The other shortlisted artists were Haluk Akakçe, Tonico Lemos Auad, Simon Bedwell, Ergin Çavusoglu, Andrew Cross, , Susan Philipsz, Imogen Stidworthy, Hayley Tompkins and Nicoline Van Harskamp.

The 2005 prize, presented by Richard Hamilton, was awarded on April 26 to Christina Mackie. The other shortlisted artists were Lali Chetwynd, Luke Fowler, Ryan Gander, Daria Martin, and Donald Urquhart. Richard Hamilton (born April 24, 1922) is a British painter and collage artist. ...

External link

• Home page (http://www.becksfutures.co.uk/)
• A review of the 2003 prize show by Adrian Searle in The Guardian (http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/features/story/0,11710,931930,00.html)