On art and beauty

The David Collins Foundation was created in 2016 to commemorate David Collins, his work, his passion for the arts, his love of beauty and his love of beaty, and his ever-curious mindset from all things innovative and new. The Foundation's board of trustees comprises his friends and colleagues.

The David Collins Foundation seeks to support talented artists and designers at pivotal points in their careers across a diverse range of artistic mediums, allowing them the space to focus on their research and develop their practice.

Registered charity number: 1165634

About The Foundation

Since 2017, The David Collins Foundation has partnered with The Arts Foundation to support the annual Futures Awards.

The Foundation's inaugural prize went to furniture designer Max Frommeld in 2017. Subsequent awards have been granted to artists across fields that resonate with David's passions.

Futures Awards 2025 winner: Tk Hay

Hay is a UK-based Singaporean theatre designer known for creating designs that both comfort and disturb. His work is influenced by sociopolitical issues and the cultural context of each performance. He has designed for major theatres in the UK and Singapore and has led workshops for young people.

Hay won Best Designer at the 2022 Stage Debut Awards and the Linbury Prize in 2019. He trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and received the Singapore National Arts Council Scholarship in 2016.

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Previous winners

The following fellows of The Arts Foundations have been supported by The David Collins Foundation.

Cherish Oteka, 2024

Short Documentary Film

Louise Lenborg Skajem, 2023

Bio Design

Savinder Bual, 2022

Animation

Tanoa Sasraku, 2021

Visual Arts

Onyeka Igwe, 2020

Experimental Short Film

Will Harris, 2019

Poetry

Jochen Holz, 2018

Craft

Alexander Baczynski-Jenkins, 2018

Performing Arts

Max Frommeld, 2017

Furniture Design