At UKNA, we are committed to creating pathways for everyone to engage with the contemporary art world, fostering a vibrant and diverse creative economy in the UK. Our mission is to build a brighter future for emerging artists, regardless of their background or education. Our latest publication, Sharing Our Value, explores the impact we’ve had since our inception, showcasing how we nurture creativity, foster collaboration, and empower new artists.
Read MoreIn June 2024, FABRIC and UK New Artists came together to collaborate on ‘You Are Welcome’, a project that formed part of ‘Transform, a City Takeover’, led by New Art Exchange. FABRIC and UK New Artists, both champions of underrepresented talent, partnered for the 'You are Welcome' project to explore how small, everyday gestures can contribute to building a more inclusive environment.
Read MoreFor the first time in Nottingham, UK New Artists together with Parham Ghalamdar will be hosting a ‘Divine Dining’ event in the heart of the city. As part of ‘Transform, a City Takeover’ this one-of-a-kind event offers a series of courses inspired by Iranian culture, presented on handmade ceramics. This three-course menu with wine has been developed and designed in collaboration with Nottingham-born chef Matthew Scott, currently the Chef Patron of ‘PAPI’ located in London's East End and is offered at a modest price of £25.00 per person. Booking is essential as places are limited.
Read MoreUK New Artists and 4C Group are delighted to announce that the third recipient of the bursary is Jamaican poet based in Bucks, Courtney Conrad.
UKNA and global company 4C Group launched this new, exciting partnership in 2022, creating valuable opportunities for UKNA Alumni artists over the next three years. UKNA and 4C Group recognise the difficulties faced by those who would struggle to further their creative career without support, and a key component of the partnership is a significant investment with an annual 4C Group bursary. The bursary, managed by UKNA for twelve months, offers a £10,000 investment to support the artist's professional practice and creative development.
Read MoreThe New Artists Collective #2 is a cross-disciplinary group of 12 artists, who will be working collaboratively for six months as part of UKNA’s second iteration of ‘Taking Place’ (People, Place and Practice), embarking on an exciting journey in Derby; sharing their work, undertaking residencies and collective activities.
Read MoreOn 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’.
Read MoreUK New Artists and The MashUP are excited to collaborate and spotlight the thriving visual arts community in Lincoln and Lincolnshire. We've selected a group of artists through an open call to be part of the 'Artists in the Now' exhibition, taking place in Lincoln as part of UKNA’s ‘Weekend Celebration of Creativity’. This exhibition features 10 new and emerging visual artists from the region, highlighting the diversity of artistic voices in Lincoln and Lincolnshire.
Read MoreNow in its fourth year, this event highlights the work of ten exceptional artists who will have been selected for the Robert Walters UK New Artist of the Year Award taking place at the prestigious Saatchi Gallery in London on Thursday 9 November 2023. During the VIP awards evening, the overall winner of the £10,000 cash prize will be announced.
Read MoreWith 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreUKNA and global company 4C Group launched this new, exciting partnership in 2022, creating valuable opportunities for UKNA Alumni artists over the next three years. UKNA and 4C Group recognise the difficulties faced by those who would struggle to further their creative career without support, and a key component of the partnership is a significant investment with an annual 4C Group bursary. The bursary, managed by UKNA for twelve months, offers a £10,000 investment to support artist's professional practice and creative development.
Read MoreArtist Rodrigues Goncalves has won the People’s Choice Award for his ‘Briton’ series in 2022 Robert Walters Group UK New Artist of the Year Award, in collaboration with Saatchi Gallery.
Read MoreUKYA is delighted to announce a new arts partnership South Korea with Seojung Art Centre and Superior Gallery, Seoul and Chung Ang University. Selected through a national open call, 10 of the best young artists in the UK will travel to Seoul in October 2017 to present their work alongside 9 young Korean artists. Read on to find out more about who the talented artists from Korea are that will be taking part in the exhibition!
Read MoreUKYA is delighted to announce a new arts partnership South Korea with Seojung Art Centre and Superior Gallery, Seoul and Chung Ang University. Selected through a national open call, 13 of the best young artists in the UK will travel to Seoul in October 2017 to present their work alongside 10 young Korean artists. Read on to find out more about the artists.
Read MoreFollowing a successful first year of festivals, with high quality performances and ideas from the artists & young people involved, UKYA ran the Year 2 open call for artists to lead the project. We highlight the selected artists and find out more about their Emerge projects.
Read MoreWe are delighted to welcome Colette Griffin, Jasleen Kaur, Krysia Kordecki and Toby Campion as our new Artist Ambassadors for 2017/18. This year's Ambassadors have been selected because we felt that they were all quality making artists who are daring, ambitious, independent, creative, collaborative and internationally-focused; values and ambitions close to the UKYA heart.
Read MoreOn Tuesday 27th June, hurrstory was made at Backlit Gallery for The Laganja Estranja Showcase Event. 14 talented artists from around the UK and Europe came together to explore what it means to express gender in our society.
Read MoreUKYA is delighted to announce Lena Peters as the winner of the UK Young Artists Associate Prize at New Designers 2017. Lena will travel with us to South Korea this year to exhibit her work alongside 10 UK and 10 Korean artists. Read more about Lena and her work here.
Read MoreAs part of our ongoing creative development platforms, we invited UKYA alumni and ambassadors Matthew John Atkinson and Colette Griffin to discuss their creative journeys and career paths following graduation in a public talk at Loughborough University.
Read MoreUK Young Artists is delighted to announce that we have been successful in our application to become a National Portfolio Organisation for Arts Council England. This investment means that our work can continue to develop and our ambitions continue to grow; supporting more artists, connecting with more cultural organisations, and enabling artist mobility across the world.
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