About The Foundation
The Clive and Valerie Barnes Foundation
supports young artists through recognition, encouragement, and financial support.
Throughout his professional life, Clive Barnes was caring and generous to his colleagues and friends; always ready to advise and listen. After his death, many condolence letters spoke of his generosity and practical help, especially to young people.
In this spirit, The Clive Barnes Foundation was formed in 2009 (renamed in 2020 to honor the founder, Valerie Taylor-Barnes) to create Annual Awards giving recognition, encouragement, and financial support to two talented young professionals, one in Dance and one in Theatre, thus, honoring the memory of the many years of critical work and the warm personal generosity of Clive Barnes and Valerie Taylor. The nominees will be judged, at live performances, by a panel of experts in each field, Dance and Theatre. The Awards are given at the end of each year at a Ceremony in New York City.
Photo by Alberto Bigoni
“It is because of foundations such as yours that we young artists can focus on the quality of our work, not be afraid to fail, and above all, revel in the joy of creating art and pursuing truly artistically fulfilling lives.”
Phillipa Soo, 2013 Awardee
Photo by The Los Angeles Times