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All of our news, insights and inspirations in one place.
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Meet Jess
Meet Jess Burgess, MA Fine Art graduate and winner of the first Zealous Stories, open to UK-based painters. Jess’ practice asks questions surrounding the virtual screen, and has in turn driven her desire to explore painting as a slower medium. A fascination with recipe books has allowed her to break into new grounds, creating her…
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10 photographers on World Photography Day
As you may have guessed by now, we love celebrating creative talent, and what better opportunity to share some of the most awe-inspiring works by our photography community than on World Photography Day! Here are 10 photographers to watch.
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Website builders for creatives
Choosing the best website builder to showcase and/or sell your work can be a little overwhelming. There are so many options available, and what works well for a filmmaker might not have the same benefits for a visual artist. Our blog on coding tips for creatives will help those of you who are up for…
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7 tips to boost your open call
From making sure your imagery looks great to inviting judges to review your submissions. Here are our 7 top tips to help boost the number of submissions you get for your next opportunity.
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Meet Maxwell, Breantonia and Nicholas
We caught up with Emerge winners Maxwell Rushton (Art Prize), Breantonia (Music Prize) and Nicholas White (Photography Prize).
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Meet the Emerge Winners (pt. 1)
Meet Pinkie Maclure, Katie O’Rourke and Emma-Marie Smith, winners of the Emerge Craft, Design and Creative Writing prize categories.
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Meet Zoe
Meet Zoe Wenban, Textile Design student and winner of the Applied Art Batsford Prize and Cass Art Award 2018, hosted by Pavilion Books. Creating everything from general surface designs and illustrations, to needlepoint and cross stitch pieces, Zoe’s work may appear colourful and celebratory but it often contains a darker conceptual meaning.
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Emerge Awards Ceremony (2018)
We hosted our inaugural Emerge Awards in celebration of the UK’s best emerging creative talent at arts space, Ugly Duck! With cocktails, creative happenings and inspirational company aplenty, the Awards left us feeling excited and hugely optimistic for the future of the creative industries in the UK.
