The Jury

Director of Culture at Vieunite, bridging traditional art and new technology. Artist and scholar with sculpture exhibited internationally and recognised by the Jerwood Sculpture Prize. Read more

Rachel Drury Co-Founder and Director of Collusion, an Arts Council England NPO incubating artist-led experimentation with technology. Co-Lead of the Create Cambridge cultural compact, with 15 years’ senior experience at Arts Council England. Read more

Artist-Curator based in Birmingham, UK. Dinosaur currently works at Wolverhampton Art Gallery as a Creative Producer. Read more

CEO & Artistic Director at Humber Street Gallery, Hull. Founder and Editor of YAC – Young Artists in Conversation, and Chair of Trustees at Our Big Picture, Grimsby. Former Director of Bloc Projects, Sheffield. Read more

Director of West Yorkshire Print Workshop and former Senior Curator of the Arts Council Collection (2003–2021). Art historian, curator and writer with over 25 years’ expertise in strategic leadership and inclusive programming, and doctorate-level expertise in recent sculpture by women. Read more

Curator & Programme Manager at ‘a space’ arts in Southampton, programming exhibitions and artist development at God’s House Tower. Trustee at SPUD in the New Forest, and a filmmaker and visual artist. Read more

Assistant Curator at The Art House in Wakefield, championing accessibility, neurodivergence, and mental health in the creative sector. Performance and installation artist, and a graduate of Leeds Arts University. Read more

Artist and Co-founder & Creative Director of Invisible Flock, the multi-award-winning art-and-technology studio based at Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Recipient of the Wellcome Trust Hub Award (2021) Read more

Director of Bedford Creative Arts and Chair of the Bedford Cultural Partnership, with a career spanning touring theatre, arts development, and major live events. Read more

Curator and Programme Coordinator at BACKLIT Gallery, Nottingham. Curatorial research focused on queering, oppositional methodologies and archival practice. Read more

Founder of intoBodmin, the community-led organisation based at The Old Library in Bodmin, Cornwall, supporting cultural programming and town centre renewal since 2017. Read more

Creative Director of Entelechy Arts with over 35 years’ experience in interdisciplinary arts. Co-creator of the Ambient Jam approach for people with complex and multiple disabilities. Read more

Artist, advocate and co-founder of Project Art Works, the neurodiverse collective shortlisted for the Turner Prize 2021. Curator of programmes raising awareness of learning disability and autism in life and culture. Read more

Creative writer, community organiser and founder of U Belong Glasgow, the multilingual platform for BPOC, LGBT+ and disabled creatives. Community Curator on the Hunterian Museum’s Curating Discomfort intervention. Read more

Curator, artist and writer working at the intersection of art, wellbeing and technology. Works nationally and internationally across physical and digital platforms Read more

Studios Director at SPACE, London’s oldest and largest artist studios provider. Has worked at SPACE since 1995, supporting over 900 artists across 22 studio buildings. Read more

Founder and Artistic Director of Kinetika and Director of Firstsite. Cultural activist and internationally recognised artist using walking, making and collaboration as tools for community transformation. Read more

Studios Director at SPACE, London’s oldest and largest artist studios provider. Has worked at SPACE since 1995, supporting over 900 artists across 22 studio buildings. Read more

Founder and CEO of Cosimo, the artist platform shortlisted for the Great British Entrepreneur Awards 2024. Advocate for sustainable creative careers, connecting artists directly with audiences and building tools and education to help them thrive. Read more

Manchester-based Somali-Dominican queer curator, artist and producer working at the intersection of community care and social justice. Co-founder of ROOT-ed Zine and Young Curator at Factory International. Trustee of Broken Grey Wires CIC. Read more

Art historian, author and broadcaster specialising in modern and contemporary art. Presenter of Painting with Scissors for BBC Radio 4 and author of Muse (Penguin). Curator of ‘Reframing the Muse’ at London Art Fair. Award-winning children’s author of This Book Will Make You An Artist, winner of The Week Junior Book Awards 2025. Read more

Creative coach, curator and gallerist with thirty-five years inside the art world. Founder of Ceri Hand Gallery and former Director of Programmes at Somerset House. Host of Extraordinary Creatives, the number one Arts podcast on Apple. Now coaching artists, founders and cultural leaders in over 120 countries to build sustainable, meaningful creative careers. Read more

Curator, critical friend and researcher expanding access to art, culture and history through socially engaged practice. Works with institutions including the British Art Network, Government Art Collection and Collections Trust to embed anti-racist curatorial practices and bridge knowledge gaps across art, collections and archives. Read more