Ace Award
The ACE Award is given to the most outstanding category Winner on the night as chosen by our Judges.
Winner 2023: Bath Carnival
“Life, colour, joy, and fun on the streets of Bath. Focusing on more deprived areas; inspiring businesses, charities, schools and to collaborate; and attracting 32k spectators. This is creativity on a public scale, grandly done."
Previous Winners
2022: Art at the Heart of the RUH
2021: Matt Finch
2020: The egg
2019: Penny Hay
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Agency
If your agency is getting great results for your clients, we want to hear from you.
Winner 2023: Rocketmakers
”Substantial growth for Rocketmakers: its portfolio has never been more innovative, produced by an increasingly strong team. Highlights include platforms for Biscuit and WAVESIX.”
Previous Winners
2022: Clearly
2021: Storm Consultancy
2020: Bind Media
2019: Edit
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Creative Arts
From crafts, exhibitions, music, paintings, dance and galleries, tell us what makes your works of art stand out from the rest.
Winner 2024: Bath Carnival
“Record-breaking year with over 1,200 performers showcasing at its largest-ever procession, and thousands of workshop beneficiaries accessing free music and art.”
Previous Winners
2022: Mary Shelley’s House of Frankenstein
2021: Emma Rose Artworks
2020: Drawing Projects
2019: River is the Venue
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Creativity for Good
Does your creative project make Bath a better place? Are you using technology to improve people’s lives, or perhaps your creative talents benefit charities and social enterprise? Tell us all about how your company uses creativity for good.
Winner 2024: Bath Spa University
“Impressive repertoire of thoughtful activities, powered by creativity. Recognised in Social Enterprise Awards as an outstanding practice. Highly effective in connecting deeply with variety of Bath organisations.”
Previous Winners
2022: Art at the Heart of the RUH
2021: Matt Finch
2020: 44AD and Bath Carnival
2019: Designability
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Designer
Designers, we want you! Any form of stunning design – graphics, product, interiors, digital, physical: anything that is engaging, distinctive and potentially award-winning…
Winner 2024: Tom Shenton, Storm Consultancy
“Tom’s distinctive and effective design work from branding to UX work for clients such as Yuup, CiteAb, Getting Married and Co-Forest has demonstrably led to success. Excellent year!”
Previous Winners
2022: Lucy Jane Photography & Design
2021: Frahm
2020: Wild + Wolf
2019: NatAlt Design
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Film & Photography
Produced photography or videography that will blow our Judges away? Whether yours or for a client, make sure you show and tell us all.
Winner 2024: Radio Bath (Film, TV & Media) & Pete Helme Photography (Photography)
Film, TV & Media: “This volunteer channel is giving Bathonians a voice with now over 100 hours of original content every week, 1,000 interviews annually and 38 presenters.”
Photography: “Expanded to create two thriving business streams with videography and photo editing masterclasses, increasing client rates by 20%. Pete’s M.mode Creative project is a vital gem in the sector.”
Previous Winners
Film, TV & Media - 2023: Radio Bath
Photography - 2023: Pete Helme Photography
Film, TV & Media - 2022: Complete Control
Photography - 2022: Pete Helme Photography
Film, TV & Media - 2021: Friction Collective
Photography - 2021: Pete Helme Photographer
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Founder/Entrepreneur
Have you founded a company or project? Are you an entrepreneur creating amazing things? Young or old, established or still experimenting, tell us about your talents and you could win a Creative Bath Award.
Winner 2024: James Binns & Tim Edwards, Network n Media
“Dynamic games media duo has powered stellar growth organically. Team now 150+; annual sales increase of 76.5% in last three years; and increasing success in US.”
Previous Winners
2022: Grace Farrimond, Young Blooms
2021: Cassia
2020: David Kelly, Storm Consultancy
2019: Nathan Baranowski, OJO Solutions
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Inspirational Person
Has someone inspired you to be great? Or helped you on your creative career path? Whether teacher, mentor, trainer or peer, they deserve your recognition. Nominate them today!
This award is inspired by the late Sue East, much-loved headteacher of St Andrew’s Church School and a creative and transformational head teacher, courageously committed to the laws of possibility, inclusivity and the ceaseless joy of lifelong learning.
Winner 2024: Kate Pullinger, The Studio in Bath
“Kate is a pioneer in the creative sector with ambitious drive and clear aspiration for countless students. Also an accomplished novelist, editor and strategic lead.”
Previous Winners
2022: Jason Thornton, Bath Philharmonia
2021: Harriet Beveridge
2020: Richard Godfrey, Rocketmakers
2019: Penny Hay, 5x5x5=creativity
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Marketing Campaign
We want to hear about unique, effective and creative campaigns that have delivered results. Could yours be a winner?
Winner 2024: Bath Christmas Market
“It pivoted its marketing cleverly to focus on Bath’s festive past. Achieved its largest first-time visitor total and a digital reach of 100 million.”
Previous Winners
2022: The Little Theatre Cinema
2021: Clearly PR
2020: Shift Active Media
2019: Ready
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Performing Arts & Music
Have you created or taken part in a special live performance? Music, acting, dance or other, let us know!
Winner 2024: The Natural Theatre Company
“Bouncebackability with a vengeance! This was its most successful year, with 447 performances at 53 events including Glastonbury and Ascot Races plus significant outreach work.”
Previous Winners
2022: Lizzie Rose Dance Teaching
2021: Bath Aphasia Choir
2020: The egg
2019: Natural Theatre Company
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Product design and creation
Calling all product designers and makers, this category is for you and it’s brand new, so show us what you’re made of…
Winner 2024: Digital Wonderlab
“Innovative work includes revolutionary user interface for globally-recognised talent intelligence platform Stratigens, which enables searches of 690 million profiles bringing together over 1,000 data points.”
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Publisher & Writer
Think you’re Bath’s best publisher? Tell us why! This category is for publishers and content producers of websites, books and magazines.
Winner 2024: Really Decent Books
“Highly successful and nimble publisher of children’s books, struck huge partnerships with Wilko and Aldi and created 50 new titles in 2022. Decent indeed.”
Previous Winners
2022: Really Decent Books
2021: Really Decent Books
2020: Anna Vaught
2019: Ad Hoc Fiction
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Young Creative
Aged 30 and under and doing great creative work, either freelance or within a company? Let us know!
Winner 2024: Emma Ingledew, Little Theatre Cinema
“Emma is an excellent addition to this much-loved cinema. She created exciting campaigns to promote Matilda: The Musical and The Railway Children Return.”
Previous Winners
2022: Ben Long, Rocketmakers
2021: Blackhound Productions
2020: Alice McNeil, Rocketmakers
2019: Odette Smaldon, Design by Odette
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