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Shortlist Announced for the Robert Walters Group UK New Artist of the Year Award

After a record breaking 1,300+ entries, the shortlist has been announced for this year’s Robert Walters Group UK New Artist of the Year Award 2022.

Now in its third year, the awards will see 10 shortlisted artists have the honour of exhibiting their work at the prestigious Saatchi Gallery in London on Thursday 10 November 2022, where the overall winner of the £10,000 cash prize will be announced at a VIP awards evening.

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Introducing... Creative Citizens

Our talent development programme has had a glow up! Meet… ‘Creative Citizens

Creative Citizens is an ongoing series of workshops, events, projects and presentations for, with and by young people (predominantly 14-19yrs). This strand of work began in early 2018 and since then we have worked with over 750 young participants from across the UK on projects connecting them to over 50 artists and exploring every major artform area.

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Announcing a new partnership and annual artist bursary with global company, 4C Hotel Group

UK New Artists (UKNA) is delighted to launch an exciting new partnership with global company 4C Hotel Group, which will create valuable opportunities for new artists in the UK over the next three years. The partnership will include the annual 4C Hotel Group Bursary managed by UKNA - a twelve month programme of support and significant investment, for one new artist each year, over three years.

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Explore the UKNA Leicester 22 exhibition at Attenborough Arts Centre, virtually!

Whilst UKNA City Takeover: Leicester 22 might be over, you can now explore the UKNA exhibition at Attenborough Arts Centre, virtually! The exhibition at Attenborough Arts Centre was curated by Saziso Phiri, and featured work by Mustafa Boga, Claye Bowler, Jarvis Brookfield, Morgan Dowdall, Beverly Duckworth, Lucy Gregory, Pratima Kramer, Piotr Krzymowski, and SLQS.

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UK New Artists announces their new artist advisory group, ‘Creative ThinkTank’

Following a nationwide call out, UKNA is delighted to announce the first members of its new ‘Creative ThinkTank’.

The Creative ThinkThank is a new advisory panel whose members represent a diverse range of practices and perspectives from across the UK . The panel will contribute to the development of the organisation and its programming, to ensure that we are best meeting the needs of new artists and that the voice of artists is at the heart of what we do.

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Reet Good – Live Performance Art Event @ QUAD

Reet Good is an electric, dynamic and trail blazing event of Live Performance Art that seeks to break down barriers, challenge preconceptions and boldly centre and illuminate the work of Deaf, Disabled and Nuerodivergent Artists.

The event, which will take place in various spaces at QUAD on the evening of 18 February, is the culmination of a four day co-creation and collective sharing of artistic practice between six Deaf, Disabled and Nuerodivergent artists who have been provided much needed space to share, create and reimagine work within the context of the Derby City Landscape.

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A Little Bit of Rebellion is a Good Thing: UKNA at Nottingham Light Night 2022

A Little Bit of Rebellion is a Good Thing is a digital installation created by UK New Artists in collaboration with five Nottingham-based artists for Nottingham City Council’s Light Night 2022. Together we will share stories of everyday rebellion with the people of Nottingham. UKNA have collected short stories of everyday rebellion from five artists - Aja Ireland, Benjamin Rostance, Ryan Boultbee, Sara Mahmood and Wingshan Smith.

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Best ‘New Artist’ named at Saatchi Gallery and secures £10,000 prize

Anne von Freyburg, was named as the winner of the Robert Walters Group UK New Artist of the Year Award, at an awards ceremony held at the prestigious Saatchi Gallery on Thursday 4th November.

Anne was recipient to the £10,000 cash prize presented by global recruitment consultancy Robert Walters Group, after being selected ahead of the other nine shortlisted artists.

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Queerly Made: First Outing

A pun on the term ‘outing’ as the act of disclosing one’s sexual orientation or gender identity, ‘First Outing’ is the first physical exhibition produced by Queerly Made, a curatorial project organised by Daniel Fountain and Matthew Gale to examine queer approaches to materials and making in artistic practices and spotlight work by LGBTQIA+ artists. ‘First Outing’ has been made possible through Future Producers, a project by UK New Artists, kindly funded by Arts Council England through National Lottery Project Grants.

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Future Producers - Selected Projects

UK New Artists is delighted to announce the three selected projects for Future Producers, kindly funded by Arts Council England through National Lottery Project Grants.

Future Producers is a new and exciting programme to support artists and creatives across the UK and invest in the next generation of creativity. This summer, UKNA ran a ‘call for ideas’; seeking three projects, led by artists.

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Artist Interview: Amelia Seren Roberts

Amelia Seren Roberts was the winner of the Surface Gallery X UK New Artists Prize in 2019, which resulted in her solo exhibition, Cauldron Born: How Long I Have Thirsted to be a God Among Men (26th June - 10th July 2021 at Surface Gallery Nottingham).

UK New Artists visited the exhibition and caught up with Amelia; discussing the show, her work and influences, and what advice she has for new artists.

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