MullenLowe has announced the continuation of its partnership with Central Saint Martins, sponsoring their annual Degree Shows and presenting the 2023 MullenLowe NOVA Awards for Fresh Creative Talent.
For over a decade, MullenLowe’s enduring mission has been to bring emerging artists to the forefront of culture while providing a catalyst for their creative careers. Their collaborative partnership with leading art, design and performance college Central Saint Martins is an influential event in the industry’s creative culture and beyond.
In Summer 2023, a new generation of artists, designers, curators, performers, and innovators have embarked on fresh and amazing adventures.
CSM Shows: Art, Design, Materials, Innovation and Culture
Previews: 13th-14th June continues 15th-18th June
CSM Shows: Postgraduate Art
Preview: 27th June continues 28th June-2nd July
Dr Rathna Ramanathan, Head of College, Central Saint Martins
Central Saint Martins has a long-standing reputation for providing our students with the foundation to challenge, reframe and situate their creative practices within a world context. At no time is this more pertinent than today.
The work produced by this year’s graduates harnesses the diverse powers of animators, architects, artists, communicators, curators, designers, makers, performers, and writers. The showcase is an indication of individual, critical, emerging practices which seek to make a meaningful contribution to communities and causes within and beyond our own environments.
This year, in addition to sponsoring Central Saint Martins annual shows MullenLowe will again present the MullenLowe NOVA Awards for Fresh Creative Talent. From 1,300 graduating students, just six MullenLowe NOVA Awards are given to those whose work represents our mission. Alongside the main prize, the YourNOVA People’s Choice Award allows people from all around the globe to play an active role in recognising this amazing work.
MullenLowe Group’s long-standing client, Unilever, will also once again present the #Unstereotype Award to work that reflects progressive thinking and breaks away from limiting and outdated stereotypes. New for 2023, is the Country & Townhouse Regeneration Award. This prize will be awarded to the students whose work encourages, explores and works toward positive environmental change in our society.
Since 2011, this Arts & Culture programme has awarded exceptional work from creators that push the boundaries of creativity, innovation and technology in response to the ever-changing world around us.
MullenLowe NOVA Award judge, Jose Miguel Sokoloff says:
Bringing emerging talent to the forefront of the creative community is the mission that drives me. Our collaboration with Central Saint Martins has given us a fantastic opportunity to view the world around us through the eyes of exceptionally talented creators. It is a privileged to be able to recognise their creativity while supporting their futures.
The student’s work is incredibly inspiring, and it is important for me to share their talent with a wider audience and make it accessible for everyone through the YourNOVA ‘People’s Choice’ award. It’s an honour to be able share the joy and wonder of boundless creativity with the far corners of the world.
The judging panel for the 2023 MullenLowe NOVA Awards.
With expertise across art, design, advertising, architecture, and journalism, our judges bring a breadth of experience to the awards and will recognise students whose work pushes the boundaries of creativity.
This year’s diverse panel features jurors from Dyson, Everyman Cinema, Design Museum and Vogue featured fashion house, Radiant Matter. The panel is particularly significant this year, with not one but two, previous MullenLowe NOVA Award winners among the line-up.
Jose Miguel Sokoloff Global President, MullenLowe Group Creative Council
Tia Graham Chief Commercial Officer, Country & Townhouse
Francesca Schuster Global Director of Retail Experience and Design, Dyson
Lisa Foreman Head of Design, Everyman Cinema Group
Nicky Bullard Chief Creative Officer, MullenLowe UK
Elissa Brunato Material Designer & 2019 NOVA Award Runner Up
Fredrik Tjærandsen Designer & 2019 NOVA Award Winner
Kristen Cavallo Global CEO, MullenLowe Group
Annabel Barratt Strategy Director, Channel 4
Robert Taylor Photographer, Arts Professional & Trustee, QueerBritain
Claudia Cruz Global Media Tech Director, Consumer Experience, Unilever
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