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

On Thursday 10th November Sofia Laskari was crowned as the winner of 2023 Robert Walters UK New Artist of the Year Award in a VIP awards evening held at the Saatchi Gallery, London.

Sofia Laskari was the recipient of the £10,000 cash prize – out of a possible 1,600 entries - presented by global recruitment consultancy Robert Walters, after being selected ahead of the other nine shortlisted artists for work submitted within the brief of ‘The Journey of Self-Actualization: Exploring the Illusion of Greener Grass and the Pursuit of the Dream’.

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Meet the Curator: Robert Walters Group UK New Artist of the Year Award 2023

With a passion for supporting talent, Garth Gratrix has been key in shaping the Robert Walters Group UK New Artist of the Year Award since its inaugural edition in 2019. They have brought invaluable insights and expertise to the award, provided significant support to emerging artists and created a wonderful platform for their work over the last five years. As well as the Robert Walters Group UK New Artist of the Year Award, Gratrix has curated numerous large-scale group exhibitions with UKNA including The Beginning, Seoul, South Korea.

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Meet the Judges: Robert Walters Group UK New Artist of the Year Award 2023

The Call for Entries for the highly anticipated Robert Walters Group UK New Artist of the Year Award 2023, in collaboration with Saatchi Gallery, are now open. Get ready to meet our panel of judges! We are delighted to have such a stellar judging panel for this year’s award.

Our judging panel will assess entries according to the criteria outlined in the artist's brief. They will be searching for artists who demonstrate significant potential, a unique artistic voice, and exceptional talent.

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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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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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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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