V&A Illustration Awards
Ongoing
2024
Michael Butler (Treasurer of the Linder Foundation) speaks at, and presents, the V & A Illustration Awards 2024. The Linder Foundation extend their congratulations to all of the winners, and to all those who participated in these awards in 2024.
2022
Continuing the legacy of Enid and Leslie Linder, The Linder Foundation proudly sponsors the Victoria and Albert Museum’s Illustration Awards. Pictured are: Rosalind McKever (V & A Curator of Drawings and Paintings), Jack Ladeveze (Honorary President of the Linder Foundation), Audrey Ladeveze (Honorary Vice President of the Linder Foundation), Jenny Gaschke (V & A Senior Curator) and Annemarie Bilclough (V & A Curator of Illustration) at the 2022 Illustration Awards.
This prestigious award celebrates the work of talented artists in three categories: Book cover designs, book illustration and illustrated journalism. Substantial prizes are awarded to the winners, as well as additional awards going to students of illustration. In this way, the awards embody the Foundation’s aim to encourage and enable excellence within the arts.
Previous student winners, Sally Dunne and Vyara Boyadjieve, have both gone on to secure contracts for book illustrations with publishers.
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Hertfordshire Wildlife Trust
2024
A project supported by the Foundation to reintroduce water voles to the River Ver in 2021 has been a huge success. The most recent survey, May 2024, identified a water vole population occupying approximately 8km of the main river and adjoining watercourses. A 430% increase in 3.5 years. To add to the hope for a continued colonisation, voles have been making their way upstream and 1.7km away from the nearest known core population. Dedicated volunteers have been instrumental to this success.
Linking Environment and Farming (LEAF)
2022
With help from The Linder Foundation, LEAF (Linking Environment And Framing) has been supporting nature-based solutions to climate change. 4Front Farming in Fife has been improving the organic matter (and therefore carbon) held in its soils using cover crops and mob grazing. It has now become a LEAF Demonstration Farm spreading the word and showing others what can be achieved.
Youth on the Move (London)
2021
In 2021, The Linder Foundation supported Youth on the Move, an inspiring London based charity aiming to provide recreational activities to disadvantaged and socially isolated young people.
The Foundation’s grant went towards funding a midweek residential, featuring practical workshops and career guidance, affording young people access to new skills and inspiring an enduring love for learning.
Feedback:
“We anticipate this project to have long lasting impact. The young people feel more secure and confident in their employment prospects. They are motivated to continue their education and have learnt functional skills, and have increased resilience and self confidence.”
Kingfishers Bridge Wetland Creation Trust
2021
Kingfishers Bridge Wetland Creation Trust is working to conserve a variety of wetland and wildlife habitats at the Kingfishers Bridge Nature Reserve, with the aim of educating the public on environmental issues as well as creating a sanctuary for local wildlife.
Kingfisher Bridge visit with left to right: Johnny Fountain, William Garnett (Chair of Kingfisher Bridge Trustees), Henrietta Buxton and James Moss (Reserve Manager)
Feedback:
“The Tractor is our single most important piece of machinery and vital to carrying out the ongoing management of the Reserve. We will use it on the forthcoming Open Days in July to tow a trailer for our safaris.”
The Herts and Middlesex Water Vole Re-introduction
2021
The Linder Foundation was delighted to be involved with funding this project to release water voles.
Tim Hill of Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust and John Pritchard Chair of Ver Valley Volunteers on River Ver.
Water Vole release being filmed by BBC One Show with Hannah Stitfall as presenter.
Henrietta Buxton at the Water Vole project on the River Ver, with Josh Kalms of Hertfordshire and Middlesex Wildlife Trust and John Pritchard of the Ver Valley Society.
Crysalys Foundation
2021
Amanda Smith presenting the Linder Foundation grant cheque to the Crysalys Foundation for their Youth Court Solutions project to improve education and life outcomes for vulnerable young people.
Game and Wildlife Trust
2021
Henrietta Buxton with Chris Stoate of the Game and Wildlife Trust receiving an update on their Farmland Habitat Use by Bats project.