HSE CREATIVE OPEN: A Global Student Competition by HSE ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL
The competition aims to bring together original ideas and standout projects across design, contemporary art, and fashion, while highlighting career opportunities in the creative industry.
Students from any university, anywhere in the world, are welcome to participate.
Visual Research of Gorodets Paintings by Ksenia Luzina
About the nomination
Visual research on folk art crafts is welcome for the competition.
Submissions will be evaluated in two categories:
• Printed publication or prototype • Longread on the platform hsedesign.ru
We encourage projects that explore the identity and revitalization of folk art crafts, as well as those highlighting the regional character of craft traditions.
Competition timeline
October 31 — Project submissions open
April 15 — Final deadline
Prizes
1st Place: 50,000 RUB 2nd Place: 30,000 RUB 3rd Place: 20,000 RUB
Interested in participating? We’ve prepared two guides—a text guide and a video guide—showing how to sign up, create a project, and submit it to a competition.
References
Ornaments of Uzbekistan by Alina Umirova
Educational tracks
HSE ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL offers Communication Design, with undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education programs.
With a project-based learning approach, professional portfolio development, experienced instructors, and direct exposure to the creative industries, our graduates go on to become internationally recognized professionals in design, fashion, contemporary art, photography, theater, programming, game design, media, advertising, film, animation, sound art, and visual effects.
Contact us
HSE ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL Moscow, Malaya Pionerskaya st., 12 creativeopen@hsedesign.ru