CHWA Awards

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A pink banner with blue writing reading 'Unity and Community'
Photo: Michael Aiden Photography Artwork: Jane Thakoordin

Thank you to everyone who applied for the CHWA Awards

It's been a privilege to see the sheer variety and standard of work coming in in this years nominations. The CHWA awards are a core pillar of CHWAs calendar; a chance for us to reflect, celebrate and champion the fantastic work going on across the country. The CHWA team and the judging panel are now in the process of shortlisting for each award category. 

Full awards shortlist will be announced in February 2025. 

The awards ceremony will take place online on 23 April 2025 at 3pm. 

 

Are you an artist based in Derby or Derbyshire? Could you make our awards?

CHWA are seeking a Derby/Derbyshire based artist to make the awards. Full brief and application via the CHWA website. 

 

Book your free tickets to the CHWA Awards Now

 

CHWA is once again partnering with a variety of professionals and organisations for our new and improved award categories:

  • Practising Well (now accepting freelance and organisation submissions) in partnership with Nicola Naismith
  • Collective Power in partnership with Ideas Alliance and The Lived Experience Network
  • Healthy People and Planet (formally the Climate Award) with Happy Museum and Culture Declares Emergency

 

The Judges

Alongside the core team at CHWA, each application will be read and reviewed by a team of panellists with lived expertise and experience of the creative health sector. Confirmed judges include:

  • Nicola Naismith
  • Hilary Jennings
  • Victoria Burns
  • Helen Sharp
  • Richard McMann
  • Ruth Flanagan 
  • Vikki Parker 

The awards ceremony will take place online on 23rd April 2025. You can book your free ticket via Eventbrite now

 

Watch previous winners describe the impact of the awards below...

...and you can read a blog from previous award-winner Performing Medicine here.

 

CHWA Awards 2022: The Full Shortlist

 

Read more about the full shortlist here