LONDON.- Free Range returns in June 2019 for a three-week long summer exhibition of cutting-edge and emerging talent at East London’s Truman Brewery. The works of over 800 art and photography students are on display, showcasing fresh creativity from across the UK. The annual exhibition, now in its nineteenth year, attracts students from over 50 top academic and creative institutions, from Edinburgh to Brighton, providing a platform for their work and preparing them for the next stage of their careers.

As a result of the overwhelming popularity of the art and photography offerings, 2019’s showcase places specific focus on the two mediums, weeks one and two are dedicated to photography and fine art in the third.

Alongside the exhibitions Free Range will be hosting partnering institutions during the shows. PYLOT Magazine are returning with a new programme of events and exhibitions. The Photographer’s Gallery is showcasing their DEVELOP programme, supporting young photographers in the next stages of their career. And UAL’s Made In Arts London will be taking over the partnership space during Art Week with a programme of talks and workshops.

FREE RANGE AWARDS
Free Range 2019 will culminate with the FR Awards 2020, where a relevant panel of industry experts and professionals will judge participants each week to award the ‘Best in Show’. The awards, introduced in 2016, provide winners with funding towards their own solo exhibition and personal mentorship in the lead up towards their own exhibitions.

FREE RANGE 20
Next year the Truman Brewery will host the 20th anniversary of the Free Range graduate art fair highlighting the success stories of former Free Range exhibitors who have gone on to; shoot campaigns for Miu Miu (Jamie Hawkesworth), photograph the likes Damien Hirst (Lily Bertrand-Webb), found influential creative platform It’s Nice That (Will Hudson) and design graphics for films such as Grand Budapest Hotel (Annie Atkins).