Arts Thread has announced the winners of the Global Creative Graduate Showcase 2026, recognising emerging talent across art, design and craft disciplines.
Now in its seventh edition, the international showcase brought together 4,371 graduates from 382 universities, with 236 industry judges taking part in the selection process and 446,473 public votes cast.
This year’s Contemporary Craft Award goes to Alice Aslem from VCUarts Qatar, while Ryan Seng from Cranbrook Academy of Art in the United States receives the Jewellery Award.
Seng’s winning project, Mementos, explores the relationship between jewellery, personal memory and everyday objects, combining materials including porcelain, rubber, ebony and goat hair.
The showcase provides a platform for recent graduates to present their work to an international audience, with the winning projects available to explore online.
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