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Sainsbury Centre Gallery Shop wins national award

The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts Gallery Shop has won a prestigious award from the Association for Cultural Enterprises (ACE). The award for Best New Product Range recognises a special range of merchandise developed by the Centre relating to the current exhibition, Cloth & Culture NOW. Rosie Evans, Front of House and Shop Manager, received the prize at a gala dinner at the Imperial War Museum, London, on Thursday 14 February.

Award Ceremony
From left to right: Paula Bolton, Paula Bolton Collection Ltd, Best Product Range Award Sponsor
Rosie Evans, Front of House and Shop Manager, Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts
Rod Duncan, Prodir Pens, Awards Sponsor

“I am delighted that we have won the ‘Best New Product or Range’ award for our Cloth & Culture NOW merchandise range. We strive to stock high quality gifts, cards and books not available in the high street, inspired by our special exhibitions, the permanent collections and the building architecture – this award recognises how well we have achieved this”
– Rosie Evans, Front of House and Shop Manager, Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts.

Sainsbury Centre Gallery Shop


The Sainsbury Centre’s award winning range includes a broad selection of specialist textile magazines and books, beautiful handmade silk scarves and felt bags, artist-designed jewellery with a textile twist and ceramics. There are also lots of treats for children such as textile art-skills kits, art materials and even a knitted beastie!

“The extensive building project here in 2004 -6 included the creation of a fantastic new shop space which is much larger and better equipped than the Sainsbury Centre had previously. The new larger shop space has allowed us scope to develop more product ranges relating to the museum. The Gallery Shop has really thrived and now generates important income to support our activities. It is wonderful for the Centre to be recognised nationally for the quality of what we offer”
– Kate Carreno, Head of Public Services and Administration, Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts.