To mark this milestone, we’ve programmed a special year featuring genre-defying exhibitions, new commissions and events, bringing audiences closer to the range of cross-disciplinary work from our unrivalled resident creative community.
A key component of Somerset House’s 25th anniversary is Talent25, providing a focused vehicle platforming talent and innovative gamechangers, with the aim of surfacing the extensive talent development work which is part of our core purpose.
Talent25 underlines Somerset House’s ongoing commitment to inclusive talent development and highlights the extraordinary talents who are part of Somerset House’s future.
Talent25 Aims:
- Communicate the story of SH’s talent development work to the outside world in our 25th year, raising the profile of selected creatives as a vehicle to evidence our impact.
- Demonstrate SH’s mission by continuing to invest in creative potential by supporting a creatives personal and professional growth.
The Somerset House team will nominate creatives in line with agreed criteria. The final selection will be made by a panel including prominent Somerset House Ambassadors. If nominated, you will be notified and asked to submit a short proposal for how you wish to spend the research and development pot and personal growth pot.
Talent25 will be announced in January 2025 followed by an unveiling of the talents in March 2025. We will commission an established photographer to capture a portrait of each of the talents, linking people to place and craft as the conceptual driver which translates visually through portraiture. The portraits will be presented at the birthday weekend in September 2025.
Each creative will be offered £8000 investment including £3000 research and development fund and a £1000 personal growth fund (see full financial offer below):