Create in Brighton competition launched
Create In Brighton is a graphic design, photography and illustration competition in association with Know The Not Known and Tiger Beer. The competition is calling for Brighton & Hove based graphic designers, photographers and illustrators to enter in order to win a fantastic cash prize of £1,000 and extensive promotion across all activity and PR.
Tiger Beer have previously been running various events under the Know The Not Known banner, including a series of live gigs and shows up and down the country, which music fans have had to ‘seek out’ in order to be rewarded with free tickets and Tiger Beer. The series now moves on to incorporate an arts focussed element, including this collaboration with Create In Brighton.
Designers, illustrators and photographers either living, working or studying in Brighton and Hove will be able to enter their chosen piece of work for a chance to win a £1000 cash prize at www.createinbrighton.co.uk. Entries must follow the chosen theme of ‘DISCOVER’ and be submitted by 20.01.12.
Second prize will be £500 and third prize, a substantial amount of Tiger Beer.
Thirty semi finalists will then be chosen by the expert panel made up of Lawrence Zeegen, Sarah Arnett and Kevin Meredith (aka Lomokev) and they will go on to exhibit their work in designated bars and venues across the city. The general public will then be encouraged to ‘seek out’ the pieces in order to vote for their favourite in a Create In Brighton facebook gallery, and be rewarded with Tiger Beer.
The 10 most popular will go through to the Grand Final, which will involve an exhibition at a secret location, and talks from Lawrence Zeegen, Sarah Arnett and Kevin Meredith as well as the prize giving and live music.
Lawrence Zeegen is currently the Dean of Design at London College of Communication and the ex Head of Visual Design at Brighton University. He is an illustrator, writer and lecturer. He has been regularly featured in The Guardian and has been involved in a number of prestigious design projects and competitions including a recent, high profile one with Adobe.
Sarah Arnett is an illustrator & designer. Graduating from the University of Brighton, Sarah originally trained in woven textiles. Her career so far has seen her create a range of beautiful print dresses, illustrations, wallpaper and interior textiles. She was recently commissioned by Dior Perfumes to create an illustration influenced by Rene Gruau, and to show as part of 'Dior Illustrated: René Gruau and the Line of Beauty'.
Kevin Meredith (AKA Lomokev) is a Brighton based photographer and teacher of photography. He is prolific within the city and has published several successful books. He has featured in a range of publications including National Geographic, Russian Esquire, BBC News website and Rolling Stone website. In 2006 sat on the panel of judges for flickr.com's "Blink of the Eye" photo competition in New York and judged again in 2008 for pixish.com's "The SXSW Gallery Show" competition.
