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creative enterprise awards shortlist
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).
WINNER
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.
Shortlist:
Gabriella Pusztai
Freelancing in the film industry, Gabriella has already built up a client list which includes the UK Film Council, RumJam Films and the NFTS (National Film and Television School). Gabriella works as a production designer, art director and actor, as well as freelancing in brand design.
Garance Marneur
Working as a Freelance Set Designer, Garance lists the Young Vic, Soho Theatre, NFTS and National Theatre amongst her past clients. Garance graduated from CSM in 2007 and has won the Linbury Biennial Prize which marks her as one of the UK's most exciting emerging theatre designers.
Matthew Krishanu
Matthew's practice centres primarily around painting and drawing. An artist in residence of the Whitechapel gallery from 2006 to 2008, his work has been exhibited across the country from London, Birmingham and Cambridge. His paintings have featured in exhibitions selected by Victoria Miro, and Jenni Lomax and he has curated exhibitions for English Heritage and Iniva.
Judgement Criteria
The entrant was able to:
• demonstrate success in freelancing, by a providing a list of clients and jobs worked on.
• show that they have actively sought freelance work through self promotion (website, blog, catalogue, brochure, online portfolio etc)
Outstanding new business
A current student or graduate (graduated no earlier than 2006), who has successfully started their own company within the creative sector.
WINNER
Jamie Budgen & Joan Ayguade – Cut Laser Cut Busy times 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.
Cat Davison – Cat Davison Jewellery
Founded in 2004, Cat Davison Jewellery creates original and quirky statement jewellery. Starting selling from a market stall, Cat Davision Jewellery is now a fully integrated online retailer and has been featured in the Metro, London Lite, Icon and Design Week.
Elisa Terren– Aya Theatre
Originally formed from an emerging theatre artists collective, Aya Theatre aims to bring traditional world drama to contemporary theatre practice. Recognition has come in the form of Arts Council and Triangle Fusion funding and they are currently working on the first ever full-scale production of Geroge Orwell's Burmese Days.
Emma Jayne Parkes & Viviane Jaeger – Squid London
Starting out whilst still at UAL, Emma and Vivanne have built a successful business producing over 6,500 umbrellas a year. They were commissioned by the Tate to design and produce 600 colour changing umbrellas to coincide with MoMA exhibition. Squid London won the 2009 Shell Live Wire Grand Ideas Award
Judgement Criteria
The entrant was able to:
• demonstrate success by providing evidence or details of sales, press, exhibitions, projects, awards, deals, clients, commissions etc
• show that their business is growing and provide details of future plans.
Most enterprising project
A current student or graduate (graduated no earlier than 2006) who has developed a self-initiated creative project (exhibition, event, web venture, publication etc) that has made an impact.
WINNER
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.
Shortlist:
Charlie Day, Paula Day, Cate Kappler and Mark Nader – Collective Studio
Collective studio aim to provide affordable studio space for recent UAL graduates. They have taken a building that would have otherwise stood unused and converted it into 42 studio spaces. It also provides additional gallery and project space.
Holly McConnell and Jane Trustram – Emerge
Emerge is a graphic design graduate exhibition at the London Design Festival showcasing the work of UAL graduates. Emerge was set up to encourage new designers, showcase innovative design and support graduates on their transition into the design industry and they had their immensely successful inaugural exhibition earlier this year
Kai Yeung Yau – Red A
Red A is a fashion project where outfits are made from traditional plastic houseware products from Hong Kong. A recent showcase in October was sponsored by the 2009 Young Designers Award and the work will feature in the upcoming Cheers Exhibition at Oxo Tower Wharf in November.
Judgement Criteria
The entrant was able to:
• demonstrate success of project/initiative, by providing information about sales, visitors numbers, clients, press etc
• show that their project has made an impact.
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
Shortlisted
James Jhun
Ka Sin Yu
Robbie Shweidler
Alex Pielak
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Clarisse d'Arcimoles
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James Jhun
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Ka Sin Yu
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Robbie Shweidler
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Vicke Cheung
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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