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Young Creative Awards 2022 - Open for Entries

The 2022 Nottingham Young Creative Awards is now OPEN!

Young Creative Awards 2021 Brochure

The YCA 2021 brochure showcases the work of the winners and finalists of the 2021 Young Creative Awards.

A Window For Nottingham Young Creatives

The three winners in the Photography category of this year's Young Creative Awards are about to get their work showcased in the windows of city centre businesses this October, thanks to Nottingham Business Improvement District (BID).

Young Creative Awards 2021: The Winners

After another bumper crop of entries, showcasing the creative talents of Nottingham’s young people, the winners of the 2021 Young Creative Awards have been announced.

Mental Health & Wellbeing - Advice & Support

The annual Young Creative Awards always gives a colourful snapshot of the issues and themes that are occupying the minds of Nottingham’s young creatives, and this year has been no different.

Postcards From Lockdown

In early 2021, as England entered its third national lockdown, we collaborated with artist Benjamin Kay of Dizzy Ink and four local schools on a new creative project: Postcards from Lockdown.

YCA Winner Designs Nottingham Car Wrap to Celebrate CarShop Sponsorship

2020 Young Creative Award winner Kate Sharp has been commissioned to design a special car wrap to celebrate our newest headline sponsor: CarShop Nottingham!

Where Are They Now? Catching up with Animation & Digital Media winners

We caught up with three former winners in the Animation & Digital Media category - Adikah Patterson, Josh Chaplin and Jordan Gook - to find out where their studies and careers have taken them since winning.