This year, the theme was ‘Goals and Dreams’ and a record number of young creatives entered – 350! Yep, the judges must have had a hard – but entertaining – time working through all the work.
As well as all the categories of the awards, there’s also the prestigious overall Young Creative of the Year award. Last night, theatre design student Rebecca Constable was named top of the chart with her entry into the creative writing category with her short story exploring the topic of dyslexia.
Chair of the Young Creative Awards Nigel Cooke said: “Rebecca’s creative writing piece was just amazing, it was thought provoking, emotional and she really deserves to be named Young Creative of the Year 2016.
“The awards are all about inspiring, supporting and encouraging creativity in the young people of Nottingham. These awards are becoming one of the most exciting events in Nottingham’s creative calendar.
“Every year I am impressed by the creativity, talent and professionalism of our young people here in Nottingham. We are proud to shine a light on their imagination, skill and dedication.”
Architecture and Design
19 – 24:
Winner - Josh Bull
Highly Commended - Josh Watts, Lily Whitehouse
16 - 18:
Winner - Courtney Clarke
Highly Commended - Curt Evison, Izaak Thronalley & Group
Creative Writing
19 – 24:
Winner - Rebecca Constable
Highly Commended - Natalie Owen
16 - 18:
Winner - Elizabeth O’Riordan
Highly Commended - Pheobe Ellen Mycroft
13 – 15:
Winner - Anushka Shah
Fashion and Textiles
19 – 24:
Winner - Ben Chandler
Highly Commended - Leona Flowers
16 – 18:
Winner - Alice Lea Crowe
Highly Commended - Isabelle Abraham, Angell Barlow, Ashley Samuriwo
13 – 15:
Winner - Hannah Ward
Graphic Design
19 – 24:
Winner - Rianne Gregory
Highly Commended - Elliot Herbert-Byrnes, Piggott
16 – 18:
Winner - Georgia Carson
Highly Commended - Tanis Barks, Esme Rebecca Beardall, Amber Charlton, Oakley Burton
13 – 15:
Highly Commended - Daisy Sturgeon-Lowe
Photography
19 – 24:
Winner - Kim Watson
Highly Commended - Aria Shahrokhshahi, Manel Pascual Bafaluy
16 – 18:
Winner - Sophie Townhill
Highly Commended - Tamara O’Halloran, Barney Joseph Gibbons
Visual Arts
19 – 24:
Winner - Manel Pascual Bafluy
Highly Commended - Bethany Emma Beard
16 – 18:
Winner - Romanie-Jade Tulloch
Highly Commended - Isabella Swift, Jemma Shreeve
13 – 15:
Winner - Amrez Amjad
Highly Commended - Phoebe Waymark
Dance
19 - 24:
Winner - Hal Mayer
16 – 18:
Winner - Tsz Tsing Tammy Tsang
Highly Commended - Eliza Hart
13 – 15:
Highly Commended - Rebecca Moore
Animation and Digital Media
19 – 24:
Winner - Adikah Patterson
16 – 18:
Winner - Zakk Jones
Highly Commended - Ray Jocsing
Music
19 – 24:
Winner - Peter Beardsworth
Highly Commended - Edward Lawrence Pollard
16 – 18:
Winner - Super Furniture
Highly Commended - Noise Architect, Chris Hill
13 – 15:
Winner - Malfunction
Highly Commended - Jake Penlington, Samantha Atkinson
Film
19 – 24:
Winner - Emily Deck
Highly Commended - Reece A Straw
16 – 18:
Winner - Renate Saifutdinova
13 – 15:
Winner - Kai-Yan Lai
Nottingham’s Young Creative Awards took place at Nottingham Playhouse on Wednesday 18 May
Keep an eye on the YCA website for information on next year’s competition.
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