The theme for our Creative Awards 2024 was ‘A Time to Connect’.

Thank you to everyone who entered. Below are a list of winners and runners-up.

Winners of the 7-9 yrs category - judged by Professor Noel Fitzpatrick

1st place - Madhav Arora from India for artwork

Madhav, said:”This art shows equal treatment of humans and animals by nature. Our earth’s ecosystem is such that humans are a part of it, not whole of it. We should respect this and create a world which asserts equality for all. Even in medical science the same rules should prevail.”

Runner-up - Minjoon Kim from South Korea for artwork

Minjoon, said: “Humans and animals are working together to invent cures for dangerous diseases that people and animals can get infected. The Humanimal hospital is located in the center of Amazon. This special place helps many people and animals live through terrible infections such as Covid-19. The laboratory that makes cures is in the in the depths of the cave that is the well hidden headquarters. So, if any living thing on the planet suffers from a wound, they could come to this place and it would be all right for the animal.”

Winners of the 10-11 yrs category - judged by Christopher Lloyd

1st Place - Nilya Sadat Mirrezaie from Iran for artwork

Niya, said: “I have drawn the beautiful Caspian Sea. I drew a sherman who has caught carp and salmon in his net. On the beach, I drew children who support the environment and clean the beach. I drew the Caspian seal, which is the only mammal of the Caspian lake and is in danger of extinction. Factors such as being caught in shing nets, environmental pollution, and hunting cause them to disappear. Seals are vital for the Caspian Sea ecosystem. My polka dot I drew the beautiful province of Lorestan like a girl with waterfall hair because Lorestan has beautiful waterfalls and also the nickname of Lorestan province is the land of blue hair. I put the castle of the stars on his head like a beautiful crown. I drew the blind sh of Lorestan Cave as an earring for him. I pulled the oak trees and overturned tulips of Lorestan on his shoulder. I drew the Lorestan salamander, which is a native species of Lorestan province, in his hands. The Lorestan salamander exists only in the country of Iran and in the Shahbazan region of Lorestan, so it is going extinct, so we must take care of it because it is of national and international importance.”

Runner-up - Jaden Lucas from the UK for written word entry

Winners of the 12-15 yrs category - judged by Nancy Feresten

1st Place - Lara Antelo-Miles from the UK for written word entry

Runner-up - Deepshikha De from India for artwork

Winners of the 16yrs+ category - judged by Professor Noel Fitzpatrick

1st Place - Shelia Graber from the UK for animation

Shelia, said: “This is a ‘simple hand drawn images morphed on computer clearly shows the time to connect us all is NOW”.

Runner-up - Ella Jordan from Scotland for artwork

Ella, said: “‘We beat as one’ is created on hot pressed watercolour paper, using pen and ink and watercolours’. My name is Ella I am 19 years old living in Scotland with my two Labradors. I wanted to create a piece that demonstrated the connection of animals and humans through the anatomical image of a most vital organ second to the brain, the heart”.