The LSA Student Award is open to students (or groups of students) in full or part time education on a degree or foundation course studying in any art or design discipline at a college or university in Leicester, Leicestershire or Rutland in 2022.
The prize is £500.
Entry to the competition is free.
LSA is delighted to announce this year’s student award - a unique and exciting competition in collaboration with Newarke Houses Museum, Leicester with an opportunity for the winning student (or group of students) to gain valuable experience to aid progression from student to professional artist.
Registration has now closed
The winner will be the design-lead, working with a team of knowledgeable and experienced artists learning how to run a public engagement project with the kudos of exhibiting alongside Leicestershire’s most acclaimed artists in the prestigious Annual Exhibition at Newarke Houses Museum.
In line with many public art competitions and proposals, we are asking applicants to design a 2D piece of artwork in response to the Newarke Houses Museum's permanent exhibition ‘From Kampala to Leicester’. 2022 marks the 50th Anniversary of a significant moment in Leicester’s social history when several thousand Ugandan Asian refugees arrived in the City having been abruptly ejected from their homes by Ugandan dictator, Idi Amin. A new exhibition 'Uganda 50' is also due to open in July at Leicester Museum and Art Gallery.
Your design will highlight the plight of refugees and asylum seekers anywhere in the modern world displaced by war, famine, and persecution. The completed 2D artwork will be approximately 100 cm x 80 cm.
The successful applicant will be required to oversee the design work from conception to completion by attending three public engagement workshops arranged by LSA in conjunction with local charities or community groups. The design concept and completed artwork will be exhibited and showcased at Newarke Houses Museum from 4 November - 18 December 2022.
The cash prize of £500 will be presented to the Student Winner at the LSA Annual Exhibition 2022 Private View and Awards ceremony on Thursday 10th November.
Deadline for Registrations – 2300 hrs on Friday 12 August 2022.
Register First - by completing and submitting the simple Registration Form (see below). You will receive an email from the LSA Secretary with a link to log in.
Submit Your Designs - at anytime up to 2300 hrs on Friday 12 August 2022.
Log in and upload a digital image of your design (jpeg or jpg format up to 4 mb each). You may upload up to six images.
About your Design – Your original design can be any size, but should not exceed the finished size of the completed artwork, approximately 100cm x 80cm.
Artist Statement (Up to 500 words) Please provide a supporting statement to describe your idea and design. Type directly or copy and paste text.
Shortlisted designs - A shortlist will be announced on this website.