The Best Of Manchester Awards 08
TURNING THE SPOTLIGHT ON MANCHESTER’S MOST CREATIVE MUSICIANS, FASHION DESIGNERS AND ARTISTS
The Best of Manchester
Ideas, application – recognition
The Best of Manchester is back. The annual competition and exhibition that celebrates innovation in music, fashion and art is gearing up for a second successful year.
Organised by Urbis, led by Peter Saville and judged by a panel of industry experts, the Best of Manchester competition spotlights the work of Manchester’s creative professionals. There is no age limit, no hype and no rules: just the best creative thinking by the best creative professionals working in Manchester today.
Anyone working within the fields of music, visual art (including graphic design) and fashion – and who lives or works in Manchester - can enter this prestigious competition. The prize? The chance to have work judged by both national and regional industry leaders, long-term professional development, a one-off cash prize and an exhibition at Urbis.
Last year’s inaugural Best of Manchester – which received over 150 entries - celebrated the kind of cutting-edge creativity for which Manchester has long been renowned, from a musical based on the life of abstract expressionist artist Jackson Pollock to Art Deco-inspired commercial design. The three categories – music, art and fashion – are deliberately broad, designed to encourage entries that blur boundaries, mix disciplines and are genuinely innovative.
‘The competition is very simple,’ said Peter Saville. ‘It’s a showcase of ideas. Manchester is full of people coming up with great concepts but those people aren’t getting the opportunities they deserve. The Best of Manchester is a chance to uncover the ideas of a city known for its creative thinking.’
‘There are plenty of competitions out there for young people,’ confirmed Urbis Chief Executive, Vaughan Allen. ‘But there’s very little for those who’ve spent years grafting at the coalface of the creative industries. It’s easy to champion young people, and easier still to celebrate it when they make it big. But what about those left in the middle? The Best of Manchester is a chance for Manchester to recognise and support its creative professionals when they need it most – when they’re on the verge of making it to the next level of their career.’
The competition runs until 30 June. The exhibition of shortlisted entrants’ work opens on 8 August (until September), with the winners announced by Peter Saville at an awards ceremony on 7 August.
Entry to the competition is via the Urbis website. Full details can be found at www.urbis.org.uk/enterbestofmanchester.asp. See notes to editors section for further details.
The Best of Manchester
Ideas, application – recognition
The Best of Manchester is back. The annual competition and exhibition that celebrates innovation in music, fashion and art is gearing up for a second successful year.
Organised by Urbis, led by Peter Saville and judged by a panel of industry experts, the Best of Manchester competition spotlights the work of Manchester’s creative professionals. There is no age limit, no hype and no rules: just the best creative thinking by the best creative professionals working in Manchester today.
Anyone working within the fields of music, visual art (including graphic design) and fashion – and who lives or works in Manchester - can enter this prestigious competition. The prize? The chance to have work judged by both national and regional industry leaders, long-term professional development, a one-off cash prize and an exhibition at Urbis.
Last year’s inaugural Best of Manchester – which received over 150 entries - celebrated the kind of cutting-edge creativity for which Manchester has long been renowned, from a musical based on the life of abstract expressionist artist Jackson Pollock to Art Deco-inspired commercial design. The three categories – music, art and fashion – are deliberately broad, designed to encourage entries that blur boundaries, mix disciplines and are genuinely innovative.
‘The competition is very simple,’ said Peter Saville. ‘It’s a showcase of ideas. Manchester is full of people coming up with great concepts but those people aren’t getting the opportunities they deserve. The Best of Manchester is a chance to uncover the ideas of a city known for its creative thinking.’
‘There are plenty of competitions out there for young people,’ confirmed Urbis Chief Executive, Vaughan Allen. ‘But there’s very little for those who’ve spent years grafting at the coalface of the creative industries. It’s easy to champion young people, and easier still to celebrate it when they make it big. But what about those left in the middle? The Best of Manchester is a chance for Manchester to recognise and support its creative professionals when they need it most – when they’re on the verge of making it to the next level of their career.’
The competition runs until 30 June. The exhibition of shortlisted entrants’ work opens on 8 August (until September), with the winners announced by Peter Saville at an awards ceremony on 7 August.
Entry to the competition is via the Urbis website. Full details can be found at www.urbis.org.uk/enterbestofmanchester.asp. See notes to editors section for further details.
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