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  • Meet Maxwell, Breantonia and Nicholas

    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 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

    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)

    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.

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  • Emerge Finalists Announced

    Emerge Finalists Announced

    It’s time to celebrate the Emerge finalists! Our guest judges selected the top 3 submissions from each category’s shortlist—no easy feat when you consider the exceptional variety of creative talent in all 12 categories.

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  • Emerge Shortlist Announced

    Emerge Shortlist Announced

    We’re thrilled to celebrate our Emerge shortlists! Thousands of submissions across 12 categories were whittled down to just over 180. It has been so uplifting to see such incredible talent among the UK’s emerging creative community.

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  • Meet Tobias

    Meet Tobias

    Trained as an Artist Blacksmith, Tobias is fascinated by the plastic state that occurs when metal is heated, and how its plasticity can be harnessed to create beautiful and functional objects. Creating objects that are informed and considered is the main focus of his professional practice.

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  • Meet Neil

    Meet Neil

    A passionate, thoughtful and deeply engaging performance artist who truly cares about his audience. Neil was recognised as one of Britain’s top 10 cabaret stars, and deservedly so! An artist who “leaves everyone glued to their seats”, his talent knows no bounds: concert pianist, magician, actor, relational artist, business strategist, comedian, compere and more. Discover…

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