The Sovereign Art Foundation is a charity registered in Hong Kong and the United Kingdom that raises money to help disadvantaged children using the arts as rehabilitation, education and therapy.
The Foundation was established in 2003 and runs the annual Sovereign Asian and European Art Prizes and is launching the Sovereign African Art Prize this year.
The Prizes are visual arts competitions that aim to give recognition to the region's most exciting contemporary artists. They initially focused on artists working in the medium of painting only but have since expanded to include other 2D mediums including photography, drawing, and print. They bring together the work of established artists and emerging talent.
Howard Bilton, a tax lawyer who turned his art-collecting hobby into what is now Asia’s largest art prize, set up the Foundation. Bilton is also the chairman of the Sovereign Group.
Read more about Sovereign Art Foundation: Procedure, Charity and Funding, The Sovereign Asian Art Prize, The Sovereign European Art Prize
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