Membership

Donate

Charman Prize

Established in 2008, with the opening of the Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art, the Charman Prize is a biennial competition for a visual art prize, established to honour and support local and resident artists. The Charman Prize is a unique showcase competition for art inspired by Bermuda, generously sponsored by John Charman. Artworks are judged by a panel of international judges, with prizes awarded for artistic excellence according to the competition’s judging criteria –

    • Design and composition
    • Use of materials
    • Source of inspiration
    • Distinct and convincing style

The Charman Prize 2023 will open on December 16, 2023 and remain on view until March 31, 2024. The prize presentation ceremony will take place in March 2024. The theme for the Charman Prize 2023 is ‘The Local Seen; Bermuda, and Bermudians, in the Modern World’.

The Masterworks Museum especially thanks Mr. Charman for his continued patronage. His support enables Bermuda’s artists, here and abroad, as well as the community to come together and support art and artists of Bermuda.

Charman Prize 2023 Judges

We are pleased to announce the distinguished panel of judges for the upcoming Charman Prize 2023 – Dr. Madeleine Hadden, Amanda Coulson, and Karole Dill Barkley, each of whom bring a wealth of expertise and experience to the jury. In late March, they will be both judging the exhibition and connecting with artists and the broader community in a series of events to be announced.

Amanda Coulson

Amanda Coulson is a Founding Director of Tern Gallery, a contemporary art gallery and art consultancy business with a focus on emerging and mid-career artists from The Bahamas and the wider Caribbean. Coulson has worked for three decades as a scholar, critic, curator, and cultural producer on both sides of the Atlantic. She was a co-founder and former creative director of Volta Art Fair (New York/Basel) and held a 10-year tenure as the Director of the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas. She has collaborated with artists and institutions, and worked alongside both private and corporate colleagues in the US, Switzerland, Germany, France, Italy, Austria, the UK and various countries in the Caribbean. 

Dr. Madeleine Haddon

Dr. Haddon is Curator of V&A East, the newest campus of the Victoria & Albert Museum, opening in 2025. Prior to joining the V&A, Madeleine was an independent curator working between London and New York. She recently curated Nuestra Casa: Rediscovering the Treasures of the Hispanic Society Museum & Library at the Hispanic Society in New York and previously worked on Matisse: The Red Studio at The Museum of Modern Art. Madeleine serves on advisory committees for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harvard Art Museums, Athena Art Foundation, Jaipur Art Week, and the Steering Committee for The National Gallery’s Young Ambassadors. 

Karole Dill Barkley

Karole Dill Barkley is in governance, serving on the board of directors of Goldman Sachs Middle Market Lending Corp. II, and on the board of directors of CariGenetics Holdings Ltd. Dill Barkley trained as a Docent at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and has been a member of the Black Arts Council of the Museum of Modern Art for more than 20 years. Much of her art education has been informal, having taken many courses online, but predominantly learned from and working alongside respected artists, curators, and gallerists. As an arts and culture advocate, Dill Barkley brings extensive knowledge of historical and contemporary art and a unique eye.