Creative Challenge

2025 Reimagined | Creative Challenge

For this creative challenge, your task is to create an original and powerful piece of art that reflects our chosen theme:

2025 Reimagined: What world would you like to live in?

    What you need to do

    You may create a digital or physical artwork in the medium of your choosing.

    The artwork will be judged by university academics. They will be looking for a piece that expresses the theme in an exciting and thought-provoking way. Make sure to watch our video for ideas on how to get started and useful tips.

    An exhibition of winning entries will be held at the University next year (keep an eye on your email inbox, as well as our website and social media accounts for further information).

    Deadline

    17:00, 28 March 2025

    • To enter the competition, please register your participation using the forms provided, either as a school or as an individual.
    • Create a piece of art, using the materials of your choice (including, but not limited to pastels, colouring pencils, oil paint, textiles, watercolour paint, chalk, pen and ink, ceramics, textiles, photography, animation, video (no more than three minutes in length), Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Procreate etc.).
    • Send it either by post or digitally by email with the subject line: 2025 Reimagined <your name and name of school college> e.g. 2025 Reimagined Joe Bloggs Bridgegate Secondary School, along with a copy of the Entry Submission Form to the relevant address provided below. Each entry will require its own entry form to be accepted. Postal submissions are only applicable to UK entries.
    • For all physical entries, please keep to a maximum size of a Royal Mail Medium Parcel (61cm x 46cm x 46cm, max. 20kg) and ensure it is posted to us safely, as we cannot take any responsibility for any costs or damages incurred during transit. Postal submissions are only applicable to UK entries.
    • As outlined in our Terms and Conditions, you have until 31st July 2025 to arrange for your artwork to be returned to you by post (any costs incurred will be the entrant’s responsibility and not covered by the university) or collected in person (please email creativecompetition@falmouth.ac.uk. After this date, works will be disposed of.

     

    How to submit

    For physical entries, please post your entry to:

    2025 Reimagined
    Outreach Team
    Falmouth University
    Rosehill Reception
    Woodlane
    Cornwall
    TR11 4RH

    Alternatively, you may send high quality photos of 3D pieces. Although we would always love to see them in person, if possible!

    For digital entries, please email your entry to:

    creativecompetition@falmouth.ac.uk

    With the subject line: 2025 Reimagined <your name and school/college name> For example, ‘2025 Reimagined Joe Bloggs Bridgegate Secondary School’

    Postal submissions are only applicable to UK entries.

    Exterior of Falmouth campus design building.
    Falmouth campus comms building

    Your entry must be clearly labelled with the following information:

    Your full name
    Your date of birth
    The name of your school/college
    Your school/college year

    • If you are posting your entry, please make sure this information is clear to see (e.g. on a label attached securely to your artwork, rather than on a piece of paper which can get lost/separated from your artwork). 
    • If you are emailing your entry, please make sure this information is included in the main body of your email.

    *Please note, entries must be clearly labelled with the above. Failure to label your entry with this information may result in it not being submitted for judging.

    You can complete the Entry Submission Form here. Each entrant must complete an entry form in order to enter the competition.

    Postal submissions are only applicable to UK entries.

    Registration forms

    To submit your entry, you'll have to submit both a registration form and an entry form for your artwork:

    Registration form | UK Schools & Colleges

    Registration form | International Schools & Colleges

     

    Creative Competition 2025 | Entry Form

    Postal submissions are only applicable to UK entries.

    Eligibility & prizes

    The challenge has three prize categories:

    UK state schools & colleges

    • Years 9 & 10 – one winner and two runners up
    • Years 12 & 13 – one winner and two runners up

    International schools & colleges

    • Students aged 16-18 – one winner and two runners up

    Winning prize: 

    £250 of equipment/material in the entrant's chosen art discipline

    Eligibility for funding towards attending a Falmouth University Open Day (applicable to UK students in years 12 & 13 only).

    Runner up prize:

    £100 of Falmouth art supplies

    Highly commended prize:

    Falmouth goody bag worth £25

    Registered schools with winning entries will win £250 worth of arts resources. (applicable to UK state schools and colleges only.)

    Please note that all entries that win a prize will be informed via email following judging on or shortly after 28th April 2025. If you haven’t heard from us by this date, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

    Support

    If you have any questions about the challenge, or simply need a little inspiration or guidance, then please see our inspiration video. You can learn more about how to best approach the challenge, as well as getting some hints and tips.

    You can email us with any queries at creativecompetition@falmouth.ac.uk

    Terms & conditions

    1. All submissions must be original work created by the entrant.
    2. Entrants must be enrolled in the school/college at the time of the competition.
    3. Entrants must follow all rules and regulations outlined in the competition brief.
    4. Entrants must not copy other students' work.
    5. Entries must be submitted by the designated deadline.
    6. All entries must be submitted in the specified formats.
    7. All entries must be suitable for a school audience.
    8. The judges’ decision is final, and no correspondence will be entered into.
    9. The judges reserve the right to disqualify entries that are deemed inappropriate or offensive.
    10. Entrants must complete the application form to enter the competition.
    11. All entries must be labelled correctly to be submitted.
    12. Entries that win a prize will be informed via email no later than 28th April 2025.
    13. Prizes must be claimed by 31st July 2025, upon which they will be forfeited.
    14. Collection/return of a physical entry is the entrant's responsibility and costs will be covered by the entrant, not the university. Email us no later than 31st July 2025 for work to be collected/returned, after which it will be disposed of.

    Download our full Terms & Conditions below