Anthropologie Reveals Five Winners of YoungArts x Anthropologie ‘Leading With Creativity’ Awards

Anthropologie, the global lifestyle brand, has revealed its 2024 winners of the YoungArts x Anthropologie Leading With Creativity Awards.

These awards, in collaboration with YoungArts, recognize outstanding young artists from diverse backgrounds and artistic disciplines, furthering Anthropologie’s commitment to nurturing creativity and supporting emerging talent.

“Creatives are the heart and soul of Anthropologie,” said Elizabeth Preis, global chief marketing officer at Anthropologie Group. “Through our partnership with YoungArts, we aim to empower the next generation of artists, providing them with platforms to showcase their talent and work on a global scale. We are thrilled to support these recipients on their artistic journeys.”

This year, five artists have been selected to receive the award, along with a $10,000 unrestricted grant.

The recipients are: Tiarra Bell, a Philadelphia-based furniture designer whose pieces tell a spiritual story; Andie Aylsworth, a London-based interdisciplinary indigenous artist, who creates tapestries curated from nature; Maya Ragazzo, a Los Angeles-based interdisciplinary artist who crafts worlds through folk art-inspired forms and ideas; July Londono, a fashion designer and multimedia artist from Miami, who creates wearable designs and accessories that reimagine aesthetics of childhood dress, and Walker Bankson, a photographer based in Wilmington, N.C., who uses photography as a tool to engage and educate in contested spaces throughout the south and documents the private spaces between them.

In addition to the grant, each winner will receive support and mentorship from Anthropologie team members including experts from social media, buying and packaging as well as operational support. Further, the winners will have the opportunity to sell their artwork commission-free through Anthropologie’s digital marketplace and will receive 100 percent of the sales.

This collaboration aims to provide artists with independence, creative freedom, and exposure to a broader audience and Anthropologie’s loyal community of customers. The winners’ work will be featured in a dedicated digital art gallery, where supporters can exclusively shop their work beginning in August.

“Anthropologie’s unwavering support for artists has been evident from the start, and we’re immensely thankful and proud of our collaborative achievements,” said Clive Chang, president of YoungArts. “The opportunity for YoungArts award winners to showcase and sell their artwork at Anthropologie is truly thrilling. I’m filled with both anticipation and enthusiasm as we look ahead to the promising future of our partnership.”

YoungArts, established in 1981 by Lin and Ted Arison, is a national foundation for the achievement of artists. It identifies exceptional young artists and amplifies their potential and investments in their lifelong creative freedom. YoungArts provides space, funding, mentorship, professional development and community throughout artists’ careers. Entrance into the organization starts with a highly competitive application for talented artists ages 15 to 18, or grades 10 to 12 in the U.S. that is judged by discipline-specific panels of artists through a rigorous adjudication process.