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creative enterprise awards 2009

 

ECCA hosted the first Creative Enterprise Awards at the University of the Arts London to launch Enterprise Week 2009 on 16 November 2009.

Click here for the shortlist.

And the winners are....

Successful freelancer

A current student or graduate (graduated no earlier than 2006) working in the creative sector who successfully freelances (eg. working for yourself, on temporary projects with clients).

Elizabeth Hepworth

Headhunted by the Tate aged just 19, Elizabeth started freelancing while still at college. Elizabeth works as a freelance advisor to the Tate and has an impressive range of interests from performance through to painting, drawing, photography and writing.



Outstanding new business

A current student or graduate (graduated no earlier than 2006), whohas successfully started their own company within the creative sector.

Jamie Budgen & Joan Ayguade – Cut Laser Cut
Busytimes at Cut Laser Cut have seen them produce installations and signage for The Guardian's Glastonbury lounge as well as props for the supermarket set of the recent feature film Fantastic Mr Fox. Having started in a garden shed, Cut Laser Cut team now work in Broadway Market and are looking expand even further in 2010.



Most enterprising project

A current student or graduate (graduated no earlier than 2006) whohas developed a self-initiated creative project (exhibition, event, web venture, publication etc) that has made an impact.

Kyle Portbury – The Mountain Within

Kyle's documentary The Mountain Within sees a group of disabled people climbing Mt Kilimanjaro for charity. Kyle developed, directed and produced the film. Created in partnership with Special Olympics GB the had its premier earlier this year and a national screening tour has followed with 2 special screenings planned in Canada.

 

 

 

Prizes

Award winners won a Prize Package which included a selection of the following:

  • 6 months FREE membership to THECUBE. (Courtesy of THE CUBE)
  • Profile feature on ECCA website and in ECCA newsletter. (Courtesy of ECCA)
  • £100 art materials voucher for the UAL art shop. (Courtesy of Artquest)
  • Showcase in display case in the Learning Zone. (Courtesy of the Learning Zone)
  • A year's membership of the South Bank Centre. (Courtesy of New Deal of the Mind)
  • One-to-one mentoring career support/business start-up advice from Consurgo as well as profile on Consurgo website. (Courtesy of Consurgo)
  • 2 week exhibition at We Art Arts Gallery, CSM in January 2010. (Courtesy of the Students Union)
  • £100 worth of Blurb book credit and free Blurb books worth £20. (Courtesy of Blurb.com)
  • A one hour careers coaching session using the MBTI personality instrument and feature on Creative Careers website. (Courtesy of Creative Careers)
  • A feature in the Alumni Bulletin (sent to 45,000 alumni) and a one to one advice session with a distinguished creative industries professional. (Courtesy of the University of the Arts London Alumni Asociation)

Making Money from your Creativity Competition - artwork

Winner
Clarisse d'Arcimoles

Runner-ups

Alex Pielak
Vicke Cheung

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Alex Pielak

Alex Pielak

Clarisse d'Arcimoles

Clarisse d'Arcimoles

James Jhun

James Jhun

Ka Sin Yu

Ka Sin Yu

Robbie Shweidler

Robbie Shweidler

Vicke Cheung

Vicke Cheung

Creative Seed Fund

Winner
Athier Mousawi (with his business partner, Michael George Hemus)

Marice Cumber, Director of Enterprise Projects at the UAL, said:

"This is the first year that ECCA has awarded prizes to enterprising students, and the response and quality of work that was submitted this year far exceeded any of our expectations. The Creative Enterprise Awards, part of Enterprise Week, are a very real and very positive celebration of how much enterprise activity is going on at UAL, the innovative ideas that our students have and the different ways they are engaging with their creativity as business propositions.

We, at ECCA, are looking forward to working with all the prizewinners and entrants, by publicising their work and encouraging others to get inspired and to use their creativity for commercial success.

Congratulations to all the prizewinners and entrants, but also to all the staff that have been involved in Enterprise Week and helping to deliver a fantastic 33 events across UAL this week."

Araceli Kilpatrick             THECUBE
Carly Aslett                        Students' Union
Chris Jocelyn                     Jotta
Hannah Clements           Creative Careers
Karen Freyer                      New Deal of the Mind
Laura North                        ECCA
Nick Kaplony                     Artquest

Judging panel