Creative Competition
Dreaming & Doing | Creative Competition 2026
For this year’s creative competition, students from around the world were invited to submit an original and powerful piece of to reflect this year's theme:
Dreaming and Doing: A Voyage into Creativity
We were delighted by the creativity, skills and talent on display in each of our 3 categories:
- Year 9 and 10 (Outreach Schools)
- UK entrants 16+
- International entrants 16+
Winning entries!
This year saw an extremely strong field of entries, with our judges - Duncan Cameron, Head of Art and Course Leader for IFY, and Gina Burney, IFY Illustration and Graphic Design Lecturer – impressed by the calibre on display. They particularly commented on the range of skills demonstrated, as well as the varied interpretations of the theme.
Congratulations to all our prize winners!
Year 9 and 10 (Outreach Schools)
Winner
Imogen Savage, Richard Lander
Runners Up
Lucas Purnell, Richard Lander
Gethin Baker, Richard Lander
Highly Commended
Wilbur Rabley, Callington Community College
Thommy Shelton-Agar, Richard Lander
Connie Clark, Falmouth School
Libby Matthews, Falmouth Schol
Max Moore, Treviglas Academy
Outreach Picks
Viktoria Chernenko, Wadebridge School
Freddie Chappell, Helston Community College
Molly Mahon, Newquay Tretherras
Izabella Ewertowska, Penryn College
UK entrants 16+
Winner
Cleo Anderson, Plymouth City College
Runners Up
Tora Davison-Law, St Christopher School
Weronika Kalisio, Barton Peveril Sixth Form
Highly Commended
Martha Woolley, Queen Mary’s College, Basingstoke
Hannah Garrard, Barton Peveril Sixth Form
Olivia Murron Reed, Dene Magna Sixth Form
Ava Surridge, Treviglas Academy
Regional Picks
Alicia Moon, The Spires College
Cecilia Castagna, Cirencester College
Elizabeth Parker, Shrewsbury College
Alexa O’Kane, Bedford Modern
International entrants 16+
Winner
Shagun Srivastava, Gurukul The School - India
Runners Up
Van Khanh Hoang, European International School Ho Chi Minh City – Vietnam
Chenyi Gu, Shanghai Baoshan World Foreign Language School - China
Highly Commended
Susie Guo, Olive Tree International Academy – China
Suri Ji, Shanghai Baoshan World Foreign Language School – China
Jignying Guo, Shanghai Baoshan World Foreign Language School - China
Winning entries will be showcased at our Falmouth Woodlane Campus from 19th – 30th May 2026. You’ll be able to visit the exhibition as part of our May Open Day or our Community Day.
An exhibition of all entries will be held at our Penryn Campus (in the Upper Stannary) from 4th – 29th June.
Can’t make it in person? All entries will also be displayed in an online exhibition from 18th May. We'll share more information regarding this online exhibition shortly.
Want to take part in next year’s competition?