Winners of the Chelsea Student Awards 2011

We are delighted to announce the following winners of The Chelsea Student Awards 2011

ACME STUDIO AWARD: Anna Moderato

JOTTA AWARD: Sophie Percival

TRANSITION GALLERY AWARD: Sophie Percival

OVAL HOUSE THEATRE AWARD: Tim Ridley

Congratulations to this year's winners and to all BA Fine Art graduates for a fantastic degree show.
The 2012 awards will be organized by Karina Pragnell Lopez, Hannah Clayden, Rebecca Kirkpatrick and Marleen Boschen. Updates and announcements to follow shortly.

JOTTA AWARD Shortlist

Thank you very much all who applied for the JOTTA Award this year. The applicants who were shortlisted are as follows:

Ben Vickers
Tim Ridley
Sophie Percival

Thanks and Good luck to all.

ACME Awards Shortlist

Thank you very much to all who applied for the ACME Award this year. The applications were very strong but as there were so many applications there has to be a shortlist. The applicants who were shortlisted are as follows:

Anna Moderato
Benji Jeffery
Jessica Fisher
Joseph Crowdy
Keira Green
Sophie Colley
Sophie Percival

Thanks and Good luck to all.

CHELSEA STUDENT AWARDS 2011: DETAILS AND APPLICATION PROCESS

This year we are delighted to announce the prizes for the Chelsea Student Awards 2011, provided by the following organisations.

- ACME Studios -

- Jotta -

- Transition Gallery -

- Oval House Theatre -

Unfortunately, The Chelsea Space Award is not taking place this year, due to funding issues. However, if you are interested in working at Chelsea Space, email Donald on d.s.smith@chelsea.arts.ac.uk

Below is a list of each award, its details, and how it can be applied for, along with deadlines for proposals and applications. Click each image for a full sized version.

If you have any questions please email chelseaprize@gmail.com (preferably sometime before the deadline).

PLEASE NOTE: You can apply for more than one award.

And you will need to be in London after graduation (October 2011 onwards) to claim the award if won.

Best of luck to everyone applying, and to all graduating students.
And many thanks to everyone who has made this possible, especially those providing each award. The Chelsea Student Awards would be non-existent without your generous support.

Some words from last year's winners of the Chelsea Student Awards

MOLLY WHITE: WINNER OF THE TRANSITION GALLERY AWARD

Having co-won the Transition Gallery prize with my fellow graduate Lewis Dalton Gilbert was a truly overwhelming experience. Given the nature of the prize, being that anyone from the year group can be chosen and no application is required, I had never entertained the thought that I may be selected (and focussed my attentions on my application to the Oval House award!). I felt so honored to be selected from my graduating year for this award as, like all the prizes, they are not based on marking systems, grades or learning outcomes, the winners are chosen based on their actual artwork. This was a much needed confidence boost, and the start of an eye-opening experience of the professional art world. The exhibition at Transition Gallery really helped bridge the gap between studying at university and entering the working world as an artist, the momentum from the degree show was still in full force and it has been ever since. Working with the gallery was a great learning curve; put in a professional environment and being given free reign over a show is daunting but but very liberating. The prize has set me on a strong path of amazing contacts, experiences and opportunities. I have found in interview and application processes since, that the winning of the Transition Gallery prize has been an invaluable asset and a strong edge over other candidates. I believe the Chelsea Student Awards are an invaluable set of opportunities for students, and promote confidence and provide a stepping stone to students who are about to graduate. I would like to thank Harry and Kiki for enabling these positive experiences, and Lauren and Karina for taking them over to a new year. I, along with many others, wait with anticipation and excitement for next years winners!

LILIAN SUNWANRUMPHA: WINNER OF THE OVAL THEATRE HOUSE AWARD

Winning The Oval House Theatre Prize has been a bit of a lifesaver for my practice; to be honest I can not really imagine myself continuing to make work at such a momentum without the encouragement and support that the individuals at the theatre have given me. It is an interesting yet rewarding challenge to have to visualize an exhibition that is altogether reflective of my practice, works towards the aims of the theatre and utilizes a space and environment that functions very differently from that of your conventional gallery or the studios at Chelsea College.

The Oval House Theatre specialises in performing arts and fine art that showcases the best of minority, independent and overseas talent; their creative youth and refugee programs and workshops are renowned. Their dedicated involvement with local communities means that anyone who is taken under their wing will have the opportunity to create something that may potentially impact on the world outside. I believe that this is the perfect prize for any graduate artist who wants to make work that is performance-oriented, participatory or simply believes in the agency of art as social mediator or political apparatus. Furthermore, The Oval House are incredibly professional and dedicated in their setup as artist advisors, gallerists and theatre managers- as a result my exhibition has been pushed back to the beginning of March 2011 to accommodate planning for participatory workshops with youth groups, promote the show and give me adequate time to generate new ideas and works. I am looking forward to seeing how the show develops over the next few months and hope that I can give back to The Oval House as much as they have given me in terms of experience with managing my own contacts, negotiating the space and organising and curating my first solo show. This is an invaluable opportunity for any graduating student from Chelsea who wants to continue to make work in a dynamic environment and I sincerely want to thank the founders and the current organisers of Chelsea Student Awards for having both the fortitude and vision to provide these awards

We are delighted to announce the following winners of The Chelsea Student Awards 2010

ACME STUDIO AWARD: Amy Gee

CHELSEA SPACE AWARD: Barbara Elting

JOTTA AWARD: Francis Brady

TRANSITION GALLERY AWARD: Lewis Dalton Gilbert and Molly White

NWLH NHS TRUST: Amy Gee, Janina Anja Lange, and Sylvia Nicolaides

OVAL HOUSE THEATER AWARD: Lillian Suwanrumpha

Congratulations this year's winners, and to all BA Fine Art graduates for a brilliant degree show.

The 2011 awards will be organized by Lauren Houlton, and Karina Pragnell Lopez. Updates and announcements to follow shortly.

2010 Application Process is Closed

The deadlines for application to each of the Chelsea Student Awards for 2010 has now passed. Thank you to everyone who applied, the shortlisting process has begun. 

All applicants will be informed as to whether they have made the shortlist within the next two weeks. Those that have will need to be in their degree shows spaces at the breakfast private view on the morning of the 18th June (Yes, from 8.30!!) and may need to be available the following week. Full details will be provided by email shortly. 

The Transition Gallery award is the exception to this process, where selection for the winner(s) will take place during the the breakfast private view on the 18th - so all students who would like to be considered for the award should aim to be in their space as much as possible on that day.

Winners for all awards will be announced during the week beginning the 21st June 2010.