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.
Wild Flower Garden by Polina Starygina
About the nomination
There are never too many celebrations!
Greeting cards are always in demand, and they offer a great format for personal expression. We invite you to take part in the Celebration Every Day nomination by creating a series of greeting cards.
Nomination task
Create a series of 13 horizontal or vertical illustrations for greeting cards in A5 format.
Each card should depict a different holiday. They can be professional, ceremonial, family-oriented, or corporate. You may choose from existing holidays on the 365.mediia platform or invent your own.
Your series should have internal logic and cohesion, not only in composition, color scheme, and form, but also in how the celebrations relate to or interact with each other, creating a narrative across the set.
Submission requirements
We accept completed series uploaded as cards on the artz.work platform with the illustration tag.
The work format must be at least A5, including print bleeds. All technical requirements and recommendations can be found in the guide for submitting projects.
The project should be submitted as a presentation containing a brief concept and one piece added from the card on the artz.work platform.
Creators may submit an unlimited number of works, whether thematically connected or not. However, each work must be submitted in a separate presentation, each containing one series of cards. The presentation should clearly convey the author’s intent and artistic vision.
Preference will be given to bright, grotesque, and memorable works.
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
Shall we have some tea? by Lada Tyukina
Educational tracks
HSE ART AND DESIGN SCHOOL offers the Animation and Illustration program, providing undergraduate education.
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