Student Art Prize 2024/25

The 2024/25 theme was LIGHT

Launched in 2024, the 2024/25 Student Art Prize explored the theme of light. From over 90 works submitted, the shortlisted works are displayed in the Palatine Centre from 2025—March 2026

We collaborated with the BFI to create a brand new prize - the Film Award in association with the BFI will be awarded to the best film or moving image artwork.

The prize winners were announced at a special event held in July 2025  

The prize winners were as follows: 

1st Place Prize
Jeorgia Pye-Smith
‘Incomplete’
(2024)

2nd Place Prize
Matilda Knowles
The wrong light can be blinding
(2025)

3rd Place Prize
Lucy Marisa Lan Skrine
Man in Uniform
(2023)

BFI Special award for moving image
Eila O’Connor
Chasing Shadows
(2025)

People's Vote
Aretha Stronge
Glory
(2025)

View the 2024/25 online exhibition