TrinityTalent | Class of 2021 | Arts Award

Two young ladies working on a painting in a classroom environment

Trinity College London is delighted to introduce the TrinityTalent | Class of 2021 | Arts Award

TrinityTalent celebrates young artists who have developed their practice through Trinity qualifications in 2021. Meet the Class of 2021. An open nominations process invited teachers, peers, friends and family to propose young people taking Arts Award qualifications who had shown excellence in Creative Flair, Leadership or Progress. 

This year, once again, TrinityTalent includes a Youth Choice panel as well as the TrinityTalent panel. The Youth Choice panel selected young people from each subject whose nominations stood out for them. Read more about the Youth Choice Panel here.

Click through to find out more about the talented young artists who achieved Arts Award. 

Harry Short

A young man with black glases, he has long blonde hair, and the image is surrounded by a badge template with the header Youth Choice. There is also a framed painting in the background.

Leadership
Gold | Visual Art & Crafts
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Sam Sweeney

Progress
Bronze | Film
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Poppy Ashbury

A photograph taken by the subject in the mirror freehand, they're wearing an orange graphic tshirt, they have short dark hair, there is white drawers and artwork on shelves behind them.

Creative Flair
Gold | Visual Arts
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Tate Ashbury

The young woman is wearing a floral headband, infront of a flower garden, wearing white floral necklace and a white dress.

Creative Flair
Gold | Visual Arts
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Harry Nicholson

A young man is sat afront of a white background, he has dark hair and is smiling, he is wearing a light grey jacket and a dark green turtleneck

Progress
Gold | Media & Theatre Performance
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Isabella Sewell

A young blonde woman is sat infront of a classical piano in a classroom. She is wearing a white tshirt and black blazer looking over her left shoulder, with her back to the camera.

Creative Flair
Bronze | Music & Songwriting
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Riley Mathers

A young woman is wearing a white shirt, and a dark corset dress, with blonde hair and colourful makeup and dark nail polish.

Leadership
Gold & Silver | 
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Em King

A young person with short red hair wearing makeup and pink lipstick. They're wearing a navy t-shirt and they're holding a black and white sketched drawing to the left of them.

Leadership
Bronze | Combined Visual Arts
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Hajra Bibi

A young woman is sat with her head resting on her left hand, she is looking to the left. She is wearing a dark blazer and a orange, white and burgundy hijab.

Leadership
Gold | Creative Writing
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Lola Sears

A young lady with brunette hair, with a camera covering her face, she is taking the image in the mirror, she is wearing a red and white plaid shirt. There is a colorful background.

Creative Flair
Bronze | Digital Art
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Special Mentions

Special Mentions recognise young people that the TrinityTalent Panel would like to celebrate for a particular achievement, resilience in overcoming personal challenges or making a significant impact in their chosen art form throughout the year. 

Sky Honnoraty

A young school girl in her uniform for her class photograph on her own, with a professional background.

Bronze | Visual Arts
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Michael Nash

A young man with black glasses and dark hair, wearing a grey tracksuit, looking a laptop with his left side facing the camera, there is wodden drawers and a flower ornament behind him.

Bronze | Visual Arts & Media
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See the FULL class of 2021

A collage image consisting of 5 pictures, cut diagonally right for each image. There is also a heading stating “Trinity Talent – Class of 2021”. The first image on the bottom left, is of two girls working on a piece of art in a classroom, the second is a young man in a leather jacket with an acoustic guitar on his lap in a dark room with ambient lighting, the third image is on a young woman facing left singing with her mouth open wearing a blonde wig, the fourth image is of a young man playing the drums, the fifth and final image is of a young man wearing headphones recording a performance.