On the 25th January we held an amazing launch night at King’s college, London! This included a screening and announcement of  the winner of the Birth Rites Competition for New Work 2018.

Birth Rites Competition for New Works 2018 was also screened as part of the Thursday Lates @ Whitworth Art Gallery on 18th January 2017.  The following artists were shortlisted; Amy Dignam, Clarissa Borges, Seema Kohli, Alison O'Neill, W.K. Lyhne, Lauren McLaughlin, Tae Eun Ahn, Paula Chambers, Jon Purnell, Sandra Bouguerch, Jennifer Campbell, Jennifer Bishop, Janice Howard, Wai Pong Lui, Frances Megan Wynne, Sara Niroobakhsh, Clare Charnley, Stefanie Ferraz.

The winner of the Birth Rites Competition for New Works is Lauren McLaughlin whose Neon sculpture A conflict of Interest will become part of the collection.