Throughout 2022-23 UKNA will be delivering a range of Creative Citizens projects in Lincoln, including Foundations - a six month creative training and experience programme, Community Commissions - the creation of new public artworks, SEA Training - a professional development course for new artists working in socially engaged contexts, and The Art House - a new youth focused arts space in Lincoln Centre.
Read MoreAre you a previous YCA winner or nominee? Aged 16-19yrs? Want to attend a live arts event in Nottingham FOR FREE every month? Join Inspire Me, a new monthly club hosted by UK New Artists and Young Creative Awards, exclusively for YCA alumni.
Each month attend a live arts event at a city centre venue in Nottingham (think comedy, music, dance, visual art) and then go for a drink afterwards to socialise and share thoughts.
Read MoreThe Robert Walters Group UK New Artist of the Year Award 2022, in collaboration with Saatchi Gallery and UK New Artists, provides a significant platform for artists within the first 10 years of their practice, presenting dynamic artworks from the finalists and awarding £10,000 to the winner and £5,000 to the runner-up.
From a record breaking 1,350 submissions, the 2022 finalists were: Anne Moses, Damien Cifelli, Ella van der Straaten, Farnaz Gholami, Habib Hajallie, Jacob Talkowski, Joanna van Son, Polina Filippova, Rodrigues Goncalves, Tyreis Holder.
Read MoreThe Weekender residency was organised in partnership between Centre for Contemporary Art and UK New Artists. This was the fifth iteration of the weekender programme with previous events having taken place in Blackpool ( 2017 & 2021) St Ives (2018) and Skegness (2019).
Read MoreNew and emerging artists from across the UK took over the city of Leicester for a long weekend. Exhibitions, performance, music, writing and film and much more animated cultural spaces and unusual places, presenting the work of over 50 practitioners at the leading edge of contemporary arts.
Read MoreUKNA ran a ‘call for ideas’; seeking three projects, led by artists. UK New Artists supported the selected artists realise their projects, with money, time, space and the support of three brilliant mentors; Garth Gratrix, Olwen Davies and Saziso Phiri.
Read MoreNavigating 2021 & Beyond was a series of free online talks and masterclasses covering a range of topics, to help you navigate and support your creative career.
Led by the UK New Artists team with experts, thinkers and doers in their fields, the talks provided an opportunity to hear from Producers, Curators and Practitioners about their journeys, get some insider tips and advice and ask those burning ‘how to’s.
Read MoreThe awards ceremony took place on Thursday 4th November at the Saatchi Gallery.
Over 900 artists submitted work. The 2021 finalists were: Jukka Virkkunen (London), Molly Kent (Edinburgh), Lucy Gregory (London), Aimee Melaugh (Derry), Sam Tahmassebi (London), Wesley George (London), Jarvis Brookfield (Leicester), Anne von Freyburg (London), Maayan Sophia Weisstub (London), and Catriona Robertson (London).
Read MoreUKNA’s fourth ‘Weekender’, The Coast is Queer was an invitation to artists to explore the trajectory and longevity of queer culture through collective conversations, facilitated workshops and site specific interventions as a means to animate and examine identity through a multitude of lenses and alongside a diverse coming together of artists across the UK. Delivered in partnership with Garth Gratrix and Abingdon Studios.
Read MoreThe 19th edition of the Mediterranea Young Artists Biennale took place in San Marino, between 14 May - 23 October 2021. Artists from across Europe and the mediterranean presented exhibitions, performances and dialogue in this exciting international exchange. This edition was curated by the participants on the nomadic curatorial programme: A Natural Oasis? led by Alessandro Castiglioni and Simone Frangi.
Read MoreIn July and November 2020, UK New Artists teamed up with Voicemag.uk to host online discussions about the future of the arts industry. Unlike many similar conversations at this time, this was not about the impact of Covid or Brexit, lockdown or social distancing, but instead about the ways in which the arts must become more sustainable, environmental and accessible in order to grow and flourish over the next five years.
Read MoreUK New Artists is an Artsmark Partner organisation, one of a number of Arts Council England endorsed network of organisations who are devoted to bringing great arts and cultural opportunities to children and young people.
Read MoreArts Award is a range of unique qualifications that supports anyone aged up to 25 to grow as artists and arts leaders, inspiring them to connect with and take part in the wider arts world through taking challenges in an art form - from fashion to digital art, pottery to poetry.
Read MoreNext Generation Weekenders are micro residencies for young creatives (aged 14-18yrs). The projects provide young people with the opportunity to experience new art forms, meet professional artists and explore progression routes and creative career opportunities.
Read MorePart of Eurodesk’s Time to Move 2020 campaign, The Art of Working (Internationally) is a series of short documentary films featuring interviews and work from three UK artists. The interviews focus on the influence and impact of having international experiences either through festivals, exhibitions/performances or residencies.
Read MoreIn Autumn 2020, UKNA invited young people from across the UK to connect and meet with with international artists and other young creatives through a series of zoom get togethers.
Read MoreThe Viewing Room is UKNA’s brand new virtual gallery. The inaugural exhibition, titled Somewhere Between Reality and Obscurity presents new work by twelve of the UK’s most exciting emerging visual artists.
Read MoreIn partnership with Speakers for Schools, UKNA’s virtual work experience programme saw eight 14-16yr olds join us in the Google Classroom for a week of artist-led workshops, talks and activities, exploring the UK arts industry, new artists and potential career paths.
Read MoreUKNA is proud to partner with The Robert Walters Group and Saatchi Gallery for an artistic exploration of how the legacy of the Covid-19 pandemic will reshape the future of work. In a week-long social media event, taking place 3-9 August 2020, Saatchi Gallery, UKNA and Robert Walters Group will be calling their followers to share artwork that provokes discussion about how the change and experiences of the lockdown period have influenced the world of business.
Read MoreCurated by Claudio Zecchi and based on research by Frédéric Xavier Liver, this micro-residency uses the signs and symbols of basketball such as lines, nets and jerseys, to rethink the playground.
With Michael Jordan's jersey on our shoulders and a ball in hand, we will define and craft our own playground to share and play together over the Weekender.
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