Best of Manchester to celebrate city's creativity
The annual awards that celebrate innovation in art, music and fashion in Manchester are gearing up for a third year – and today Urbis confirms the dates of 2009’s creative awards.
The Best of Manchester Awards are organised by Urbis and, each year, are presided over by a panel of industry experts.
Already for 2009, Peter Saville, Luke Bainbridge, Wayne Hemingway, Yvette Livesey and Miranda Sawyer have agreed to judge the awards, while confirmed partners include Harvey Nichols Manchester, Flux Magazine and Computer Arts.
The Awards aim to showcase the most innovative creative work by the best creative professionals working in Manchester today. Anyone working within the fields of music, art and fashion – and who lives or works in Greater Manchester – can enter.
Winners each receive a £2,000 cash prize, the chance to have their work shown at Urbis and a tailored professional development package that will help them fast track their career or business.
· The Best of Manchester Awards 2009 competition runs from 16 February – 30 April 2009.
· The winners will be announced live at an awards ceremony at Urbis on 23 July 2009.
· The Best of Manchester Awards 2009 exhibition runs at Urbis from 24 July – 20 September 2009.
For further information, contact Caroline Ashworth, Head of Marketing & Communications, Urbis, telephone 0161 605 8209, email caroline @urbis.org.uk