Young Guns is the industry’s only global, cross-disciplinary, portfolio-based awards competition that identifies and celebrates today’s vanguard of young creative professionals. The One Club for Creativity announced the 100+ creative professionals from around the world who will serve on the jury for the global Young Guns 23, including those based in Africa.
This year’s jury includes:
– Alison Hingle, senior creative, Joe Public United, Johannesburg (YG5).
– Adetutu Laditan, founder, creative director, Woof Studios, Lagos.
– Bongiwe Neema Nouse, creative director, The Odd Number, Johannesburg.
The complete list of Young Guns 23 judges can be viewed here. The online entry system is open, with the reduced-fee early deadline of August 14, 2025, regular deadline August 28, 2025, and final deadline September 18, 2025. Winners will be announced in December.
The renowned competitions regularly attract entries from upwards of 45 countries, with more than half coming from outside the US.
Levine/Leavitt, a long-time YG partner, will once again offer its Artists-in-Residence Award in which the artist rep firm provides one YG winner with a full year of artist and career management representation.
Also continuing this year is the Levine/Leavitt Young Guns Assistance Programme, open to illustrators and photographers who qualify for YG23 but may not have the means to enter with ease. Successful applicants receive free entry into the competition courtesy of Levine/Leavitt.
All Young Guns winners receive a unique version of the iconic Young Guns Cube, designed exclusively for this year’s incoming class, and have their permanent profile page added to the Young Guns website.
Winners also receive a complimentary one-year One Club for Creativity membership, permanent membership in the Young Guns network, a chance to be featured in Young Guns events and an assortment of career-boosting opportunities from Young Guns sponsors.
Programme branding and design of the Young Guns Cube award itself are reimagined each year by a past Young Gun winner. This year’s branding was created by YG23 jury member Khyati Trehan (YG19), a talented graphic designer and 3D visual artist originally from New Delhi who now serves as senior designer at Google Creative Lab in New York.
YOUNG GUNS 23
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