Global Talent Search semi-finalists revealed!
Ta-da! We were blown away by the level of talent in this year’s Global Talent Search and are excited to reveal the Top 50 artists who will proceed to Round 2 – the Semi-Final! Congratulations to everyone who entered. It was extremely difficult to narrow down the entries from 999 (from 50 countries!) when there was such an abundance of top submissions. Take a look and savor the beauty! We are so eager to see what our Semi-Finalists do for the second assignment.
Before we reveal the Top 50, here is Lilla with some thoughts on the decision making process, and some tips for everyone who participated, whether you made the Semi Final or not…
Click here to download a summary of how Lilla and her team approached the shortlisting – you may find it valuable reading!
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And now for the big reveal… these are our Top 50 pick from the outstanding work submitted.
Meet our 2014 GTS Semi-Finalists (in no particular order)!
Andie Hanna
Andrea Lauren
Angie Rozelaar
Anisa Makhoul
Kellie Bloxsom
Jennifer Orkin Lewis
Bee Brown
Srdana Modrinic
Chris Lensch
Diane Neukirch
Doris Lee
Liz Ablashi
Irene Chan
Erica Hite
Erin Dorholt
Flora Waycott
Gill Eggleston
Harriet Mellor
Heather Fortin
Ine Beerten
Jana Curll
Jan Avellana
Karma Voce
Kat Kalindi Cameron
Kate Mason
Katie Doucette
Lindsay Gardner
Lucky Nielsen
Lucy Banaji
Lynette Taylor
Malu Lenzi
Maria Parrish
Monika Forsberg
Nancy Lemon
Nastja Holtfreter
Nikki Upsher
Simone Downey
Petra Haemmerleinova
Phrosne Ras
Rachael Schafer
Rachel Mosley
Rebecca Jones
Sara Gardner
Sarah Ehlinger
Stephanie Chambers
Sue Dennen
Tara Lilly
Tatjana Maiwyss
Tjarda Borsboom
Victoria Johnson
We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who participated in the first round of the 2014 Global Talent Search. Putting yourself out there is a tough thing to do, and every experience like this is a great learning for your career.
You can see a gallery of all 999 submitted pieces here.
What happens next?
The semi-finalists will be sent their next Assignment by email, which is due for submission by Thursday 4 September (9am PST / 12 noon EST / 5pm GMT/UK). These will then be shared in an online gallery which will be open for public voting from Monday 8 – Friday 12 September. Details will be released on this blog on Monday 8. The artist with the most votes will be the ‘People’s Choice Finalist’.
At the same time our panel of judges will review all the work and make their recommendations for the final.
Six artists will be selected for the Final, of which five will be chosen by the judges and one will be the ‘People’s Choice Finalist’.
Good luck everyone!
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Wow, so many great entries! Good luck everyone!
Congratulations to everyone who made the list! I’m grateful to have had the opportunity. Thank you, Lilla! I’m thrilled to see everyone’s work – it’s gorgeous! I’m looking forward to the feedback I’ll receive and already know where I need to improve. Good luck everyone!!
Brightest blessings,
Ria
aka Renmeleon
So many awesome pieces – congrats to everyone moving forward!
So wowed! Congrats to the finalists! Love seeing so many class buds on the list. You’re work has grown so beautifully! Go MATS!!
OOH! So many lovelies. Congratz to all moving on to the next phaze.
Beautiful and amazing work everyone! Congratulations and best wishes for the next round!
Thank you Lilla and your team!
Have a beautiful day!
Kathryn
Beautiful work! Good luck everybody!
Truly amazing work! Congratulations to this uber-talented group of artists — you all will go far!
Congratulations! Well deserved. The designs/illustrations are all great! Good luck on round 2!
Wow, so many beautiful entries! I love them all. Congratulations to these finalists. How exciting!
Blown away! How beautiful! I was happy to participate and will continue to be inspired by these awesome artists! Congratulations!
What a difficult job to narrow down to 50 from 999! Good work judges! And congratulations fellow Matsies, phenomenal work among those selected and so many who were not.
Wow does this bring back nice memories! So many fantastic entries. Congrats to all!
Absolutely stunning and inspiring! Congrats to everyone…well deserved!
Great work! I’m not surprised. Congrats and good luck you guys!
Beautiful work by the artists. A wonderful concept executed so brilliantly. Congrats to all and good luck in the next round!
Congrats to the finalists! Some great work here!
I didn’t make it to the top 50 but I had a ball doing it. I wish each and every one of you the best of luck and express my wishes for success to all the entrants. ON TO THE NEXT ROUND….GOOD LUCK AND MANY BLESSINGS
We are just blown away by the talent level and variety! Can’t wait to see what you do with the assignment number 2!
En general, preciosos los trabajos presentados. Debió quedar entre los elegidos el de Joa Mora, es bellísimo, una pena.
So many wonderful designs – congratulations and good luck to everyone!
Great Work! Everyone hit the nail on the head – humbling and I can’t wait to review and take notes on all of yours and grow :) for NEXT YEAR!!! truly, Good luck everyone!
Wow, what a beautiful collection of work and talented artists! I didn’t make it to the top 50 … but it has been a great journey so far .. and I can’t wait to do the MATS course later this year, which is what lead me to seeing the GTS challenge in the first place! I shall definitely try again next year to see where my journey has taken me! Good luck to the top 50 – you are all winners if you ask me!
This experience has been wonderful. I can’t wait to participate again next year for the Global talent search 2015! Everyone did an amazing job…such beautiful work. Congrats to the top 50 that get to do the next round! :) I’ll be cheering you all on!
Wow! Such beautiful work. Congratulations everyone on the shortlist and best of luck with assignment number 2. I enjoyed taking part in round 1 and off now to look at all the 999 entries. Teresa x
Such incredible and beautiful work – all deserving – good luck to the finalists; you have made it tough for the judges.
Kudos!!
WOW! So much amazing work here! Well done to each and everyone of you, you all truly deserve to have been selected!
Superbig Congrats to all 50 artists who made it through! And also a big congrats to all of us who put ourselves out there and entered… I am very proud and inspired to be included among you all and your amazing talent. I have met some wonderful colleagues along this journey even just going through first round! Big thanks to Lilla Rogers and her team for the opportunity, and Lilla for your supportive thoughts on the decision making process – it is very helpful :-).
Can’t wait to see what the fab 50 will create next! I’ll be rooting for you!
Congrats to all who made it to Round 2 — the work is amazing!! The entries are all so beautiful — I’m loving browsing the gallery to see what everyone did. Thanks to Lilla and Team for such a great experience. Can’t wait to see the Round 2 work. Good luck to all!
Congrats to all the finalists. I learned a lot by participating in this competition. Good luck at all.
Absolutely lovely. Not only do I love the entries, but the assignments are SO COOL! Good luck everyone… ;)
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