Deusche Bank Award Winners announced at the Saatchi Gallery

June 28, 2010 │ London

The winners of the annual Deutsche Bank Awards were announced on June 28 at a ceremony at the Saatchi Gallery. The Deutsche Bank Awards were launched to offer practical and financial support to freelance artists, craftspeople, designers and performers to start a business or conduct a project in the crucial year after leaving college.

The Deutsche Bank Awards have been supporting talented and creative graduates from some of the leading art institutions in the UK for the past 18 years, with over 100 awards made over the life of the programme. Awards were presented in twelve categories and recognise entrepreneurship as well as artistic innovation, talent and creativity. The Awards are part of the bank’s social investments; which provide capital to small businesses which might not otherwise be eligible for financial support. This year’s winners are:

• CO3 Contemporary Circus –Deutsche Bank Award in Circus
• Lynsey Jean Henderson - Winner of the Deusche Bank Award in Design (eca)
• Bespoke Atelier - Deutsche Bank Award in Creative Practice
• Fernando Pinho – Deutsche Bank Award in Music, Acting, Technical Theatre
• Only Water Productions - Deutsche Bank Award in Dramatic Arts
• Mina Aidoo - Deutsche Bank Award in Contemporary Dance with
• Cross Counter - Deutsche Bank Award in Fine Art
• Robert Szymanek – Deutsche Bank Award in Performance and Composition
• Unravel - Deutsche Bank Award in Art
• Latestudio - Deutsche Bank Award in Design
• Lizzie Harrison - Deutsche Bank Award in Fashion Design
• Alicja Dobrucka –Deutsche Bank Award in Photography

Colin Grassie, Chief Executive Officer, Deutsche Bank UK, said, “The Deutsche Bank Awards help fledgling businesses enter the creative economy of the UK. Innovation and entrepreneurship are essential to help our economy towards recovery and will give the UK a competitive edge on a global scale. Deutsche Bank is delighted to be working with some of the world's most respected arts institutions, such as the Royal College of Art, LAMDA and the Glasgow School of Art, to give their graduating students a financial boost and more importantly business expertise from senior bank employees to see their business plans realised."

The ceremony was accompanied by a private view of Deutsche Bank's first exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery. The exhibition “Borders”, is being hosted in the Phillips de Pury & Company Gallery between 26 June - 11 July and shows the work of four previous Deutsche Bank Award winners. The artists exhibiting are Carla Busuttil, Royal Academy of Arts 2008, Diana Matar Royal College of Art 2008, Tom Saunderson, University of the Arts London 2007 and Anastasia Taylor-Lind, University of the Arts 2009.