Last week the Prince of Wales helped launch the annual report by Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need. This week he has awarded the Prince of Wales Medal to a Catholic, John Studzinski, for his work in arts philanthropy. Studzinski, a financier, is now the first individual to hold both that and the Prince of Wales Ambassador Award.Born in Massachusetts in 1956, Studzinski – who divides his time between London and New York – has worked for many years in investment banking, and set up the Genesis Foundation in 2000 to support emerging artists. The foundation has to date given more than £10 million to help young artists to make their way in theatre, music and the visual arts, and runs programmes with the Royal Court, the Sixteen, Welsh National Opera and the Young Vic
13 November 2014, The Tablet
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