Each winner will receive a $10,000 grant, and will have the opportunity to sell their work through the brand’s website.
Anthropologie, the global lifestyle brand, proudly announces the 2024 winners of the YoungArts x Anthropologie ‘Leading with Creativity’ Awards. These awards, in collaboration with YoungArts, recognize outstanding young artists from diverse backgrounds and artistic disciplines, furthering Anthropologie’s commitment to nurturing creativity and supporting emerging talent.
“Creatives are the heart and soul of Anthropologie,” said Elizabeth Preis, Global Chief Marketing Officer at Anthropologie Group. “Through our partnership with YoungArts, we aim to empower the next generation of artists, providing them with platforms to showcase their talent and work on a global scale. We are thrilled to support these recipients on their artistic journeys.”
This year, five exceptional artists have been selected to receive the YoungArts ‘Leading with Creativity’ Award, along with a $10,000unrestricted grant. The recipients include:
- Tiarra Bell, a Philadelphia-based furniture designer, whose pieces tell a spiritual story.
- Andie Aylsworth, a London-based interdisciplinary indigenous artist, who utilizes traditional ecological knowledge and reciprocal foraging to create tapestries curated from nature.
- Maya Ragazzo, a LA-based interdisciplinary artist who incorporates 1:87 scale models, painting, drawing, and clothing as wearable art into her practice, crafting worlds through folk art-inspired forms and ideas.
- July Londono, a fashion designer and multimedia artist from Miami, who creates wearable designs and accessories that playfully re-imagine aesthetics of childhood dress.
- Walker Bankson, a photographer based in Wilmington, North Carolina, who uses photography as a tool to engage and educate in contested spaces throughout the South and document the private spaces between them.
In addition to the grant, each winner will receive support and mentoring from Anthropologie team members including experts from social media, buying and packaging as well as operational support. Additionally, winners will have the opportunity to sell their artwork commission-free through Anthropologie’s digital marketplace and will receive 100% of the sales. This collaboration aims to provide artists with independence, creative freedom, and exposure to a broader audience and Anthropologie’s loyal community of customers. The YoungArts x Anthropologie ‘Leading with Creativity’ Award winners’ work will be featured in a dedicated digital art gallery, where supporters can exclusively shop their work beginning in August.
“Anthropologie’s unwavering support for artists has been evident from the start, and we’re immensely thankful and proud of our collaborative achievements,” said Clive Chang, President of YoungArts. “The opportunity for YoungArts award winners to showcase and sell their artwork at Anthropologie is truly thrilling. I’m filled with both anticipation and enthusiasm as we look ahead to the promising future of our partnership.”
For more information about Anthropologie and its ongoing initiatives to support the arts, including the brand’s corporate responsibility program, please visit their A Greater Good landing page.