We are proud to announce the winners of The best of manchester: 

ART: Naomi Kashiwagi

MUSIC: Richard Cheetham, High Voltage

FASHION: Simon Buckley, Rags to Bitches

Congratualations to our winners and a big thank you to everyone who entered the competition

The annual competition and exhibition that celebrates innovation in art, music and fashion.

Organised by Urbis, led by Peter Saville and judged by a panel of industry experts, the Best of Manchester competition spotlights the work of Manchester’s creative professionals. There is no age limit, no hype and no rules: just the best creative thinking by the best creative professionals working in Manchester today.

Anyone working within art, music and fashion - and who lives or works in Manchester – was invited to enter this prestigious competition. The prize? The chance to have work judged by industry leaders, long-term professional development, a £2000 cash prize and an exhibition at Urbis.

Last year’s inaugural Best of Manchester celebrated the kind of cutting-edge creativity for which Manchester has long been renowned, from a musical based on the life of abstract expressionist Jackson Pollock to Art Deco-inspired commercial design. The three categories – art, music and fashion – are deliberately broad, designed to encourage entries that blur boundaries, mix disciplines and are genuinely creative.

We’re expecting this year’s Best of Manchester exhibition to be equally innovative. Come and see the work of Manchester’s finest artists, musicians and fashionistas, on show from 8 August (until 28 September).