Details of this year’s Turnip Prize held annually in the village of Wedmore have been announced. The evening is a spoof of the prestigious Turner Prize which is awarded to a British artist - and in some years, has attracted even more interest than the real event.
Just over an hour from Bristol, Wedmore is a Somerset village home to just over 3,000 residents and has earned its place on the global map with its unique art awards, where "entries should take the least amount of work possible".
Trevor Prideaux, organiser of the Turnip Prize, said the award came about after a lively pub conversation among a group of locals about art installation 'My Bed' by Tracey Emin in 1999. It featured the artist’s unmade bed, complete with bits of leftover food and grubby sheets.
