Gary Clough
Fine Art judge, Royal College of Art
Gary is an internationally exhibiting fine artist and teaches at the Royal College of Art in London, where he is Head of Programme for the Graduate Diploma Art & Design.
Winners' Exhibition 2024–25
The Global Arts Challenge is an international art and design competition for high school students aged 15 to 18. Each entrant develops a self-directed project within one of six themes, ranging from Environment & Sustainability to Dreams & Visions, and submits a ten-page process portfolio alongside a three-minute video presentation. The panel looks at how well students understand the context of their work, how they use research to shape it, and the specialist and technical skill of the final outcome. Gold awards go to the top 5% of entries and Silver awards to the top 15%.
Judging panel Meet the judging panel
Faculty from four of the world’s leading art and design schools judged the 2024–25 Challenge. Watch a message from the judges.
Sara Ossana
3D and Spatial Design judge, RISD
Sara is a founding partner of the award-winning design studio O&G Studio and teaches design at Rhode Island School of Design.
Henk van Assen
Visual Communication judge, Parsons and Yale
Henk is the founding principal of HvADesign, a multidisciplinary studio in New York, and teaches at Parsons The New School and Yale University.
Berni Yates
Fashion & Textiles judge, Central Saint Martins
Berni is an internationally renowned fashion educator and knitwear designer who teaches at UAL Central Saint Martins.
Gold Award
awarded to the top 5% of entries
Silver Award
awarded to the top 15% of entries
Lin C.
What Makes Me? What Am I?
Sum Yin C.
Untitled (whale and plastic wave)
Shangzhi L.
Underneath the Translucency
Yufei L.
The Ecosystem
Zerong W.
The Dust
Xiaolu Z.
The Manipulator
Bingyu Z.
Whispers of the Drowned Shore
Gregor Z.
The True-Self Colors of Adolescent Girls
Jiaming G.
Starlight and Forrest
Weiyang H., Yuehan W. and Zhuoma Y.
Embroidered Dream, Magnificent Chapters