HKU Awards

The nominees for the HKU Awards 2024 have been announced! The awards for the best graduation projects will be presented during the opening of the academic year 2024/2025, in TivoliVredenburg on September 19.

HKU Awards

Each year, HKU gives out three awards to students who graduated that academic year at a bachelor’s or master’s course of HKU. These so-called HKU Awards come with a financial gift of € 5000,-.

The HKU awards cover a broad scale of disciplines, such as fine art, design, music, theatre, film, games, and new media. The nominees are carefully selected and assessed by an independent jury of renowned professionals and experts from the world of art. They evaluate the works on the basis of innovation, entrepreneurship and artistic quality.

HKU Prize of Utrecht City

Among the nominated students, the jury also selects a winner for the HKU Prize of Utrecht City. This prize, also worth € 5000,-, emphasises the importance of art and culture for the city of Utrecht and its inhabitants, and promotes the cultural diversity and creative development of Utrecht. The jury will judge the works mainly on the social impact of the graduation work.

Ceremony

The next ceremony of the HKU Awards and the HKU Prize of Utrecht City will happen on Thursday September 19 2024 in TivoliVredenburg, during HKU’s festive opening of the new academic year.

Members of the Jury

Carolien de Boer
Kika Sprangers
Margriet Vollenberg
Ralph Keuning

The nominated students for the HKU Awards 2024 are:

Pan Vanitcharoenthum (Master Fine Art)
Katharina Busl (Fine Art)
Junior Joseph Kwasi Appiah (Jurami) (Beeldende Kunst)
Loes ten Den (Creative Transformation)
Monique van Meel (Creative Transformation)
Kiek Vellinga (Creative Transformation)
Iris Zegwaard (Fashion Design)
Melisa Öztürk (Fashion Design)
Alanis Blondeel (Spatial Design)
Ilse Veening (Product Design)
Victor Studulski (Product Design)
Gael Gawlinski (Kunst & Economie)
Daniel ten Broeke (Kunst & Economie)
Christel Blom (Kunst & Economie)
Wido Beukhof (Games)
Hedda Splinter (Games)
Faye Kievit (Games)
Levi Vermaning (Games)
Xena Derks (Music Design for Games and Interaction)
Mipham Chhowing (Media)
Naomi Voet (Media)
Rolf Wienbelt (Media)
Michael Hauwert (Media)
Lucy Azatyan (Media)
Merel Pielkenrood (Theater Design)
Tjardo Stellingwerf (Master Scenography)
Kiki Deirdre (Utrechts Conservatorium)

The winners of the HKU Awards 2022