MASK Create

MASK Create MASK Create, a UK registered, awards-winning educational non-profit, supports creativity and innovation in young people, educators and communities.

Global creativity and innovation MASK Awards for schools and young people, Creativity Clubs in schools, exhibitions, teacher-training resources, and more. MASK is a non-profit that transforms education through creativity. ⚡Our MASK Awards reached schools & young people in 63 countries worldwide⚡


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‎ ✨ APPLY FOR THE MASK Create Fundraising Fellows Programme 2026 ✨‎‎This is a unique opportunity for motivated young peo...
08/04/2026

‎ ✨ APPLY FOR THE MASK Create Fundraising Fellows Programme 2026 ✨

‎This is a unique opportunity for motivated young people in Kenya, US and UK with a strong academic background (Master’s degree completed or in progress) to gain hands-on experience in fundraising, partnerships, and the running of an international arts and education charity.

‎As a Fundraising Fellow, you will work closely with MASK’s Director of Community Impact – Kenya to support:

‎✅ Researching potential donors and partners
‎✅ Assisting with grant applications and fundraising campaigns
‎✅ Building relationships and contributing to communications and outreach

‎This is a part-time 6-month volunteer training opportunity

‎You will gain:

‎📌 Training in fundraising and partnership development
‎📌 Practical experience working with an international charity
‎📌 Mentorship and leadership opportunities
‎📌 Certificate of participation and professional reference
‎📌 Opportunity to grow into paid roles as the organisation expands

Master’s degree completed or in progress is required.

‎⏰Deadline: 17th April 2026
‎📍Location: Virtual
‎⏱️Time commitment: 4–6 hours per week

‎If interested, send a short statement of interest and CV to [email protected]

23/01/2026
✨ YOU ARE INVITED! ✨🎉We warmly invite MASK Awards 2025 participants, their parents, families, friends, and members of th...
03/01/2026

✨ YOU ARE INVITED! ✨🎉

We warmly invite MASK Awards 2025 participants, their parents, families, friends, and members of the public to join us for the MASK Awards Prize-Giving Ceremony — a global celebration of young talent, innovation, and creative education 🌍🎨

The MASK Awards honour outstanding creative young people, teachers, and schools from around the world who are shaping the future through imagination, ideas, and creative thinking.

🌎 This year, participants from 26 countries across every continent took part!

📍 MASK Awards Ceremony
📌 Venue: Sarakasi Dome, Ngara Road, Nairobi
🇰🇪 Country: Kenya
📅 Date: Friday, 30 January 2026
⏰ Time: 1:00 PM
🎶 ENTRY IS FREE

Join us as we celebrate:
🎨 Young artists & innovators
🏫 Inspiring teachers & creative schools

💫 Awards include:
• Artists of the Year — Kenya, UK
• Emerging Artists of the Year — Kenya, Colombia, Canada, USA, India
• Innovators of the Year — Kenya, USA, Thailand
• Creative Schools of the Year — Kenya
• Creative Teachers of the Year — Kenya
• Outstanding Media Patron of Young Creativity in Kenya

🖌️ Art shapes creativity. Creativity shapes innovation. Innovation shapes the world.

Everyone who believes in creativity is welcome.
Come experience the power of imagination, courage, and the creative spirit 💫

🌟




We’re proud to recognise The Star, the Kenya’s leading independent daily newspapers, as OUTSTANDING MEDIA PATRON OF YOUN...
03/01/2026

We’re proud to recognise The Star, the Kenya’s leading independent daily newspapers, as

OUTSTANDING MEDIA PATRON OF YOUNG CREATIVITY IN KENYA.

Founded in Nairobi, The Star is known for its bold, fresh, and independent editorial voice. Over the years, it has become a major national news platform, covering community stories, politics, social issues, and culture with clarity and courage.

The Star’s support of MASK Awards began in 2012, when MASK’s founder, Alla Tkachuk, invited the newspaper’s founding editor, William Pike, to support a national vision: to promote creativity across Kenya. That vision was generously embraced.

Since then, the partnership has helped amplify young creative voices across Kenya and promote MASK Awards in 67 countries worldwide — demonstrating the power of media to enable cultural growth and innovation at scale.

We thank The Star for its long-standing commitment to creativity, youth voices, and meaningful national impact.


KICD Kenya The Star, KenyaTheStarKenya

The MASK Awards CREATIVE TEACHER OF THE YEAR 2025 goes to three people who don’t just teach art —they open minds, change...
02/01/2026

The MASK Awards CREATIVE TEACHER OF THE YEAR 2025 goes to three people who don’t just teach art —
they open minds, change lives, and build bridges to creativity:

✨ Sam Kimemia
✨ John Ngugi
✨ Sister Julia Mulvihill
of COGRI Art Club, Nairobi, Kenya 🇰🇪

Because art isn’t a “nice extra”, it’s how we learn to THINK, CREATE and INNOVATE.

Sam and John are practicing artists. Through COGRI Art Club, they help young people build confidence, imagination, and creative habits that last a lifetime.

And behind it all is Sister Julia Mulvihill — the heart and brain of the project — supporting, guiding, and believing in creativity as a force for good, growth, and social change.

These educators are more than teachers.
They are bridges to creativity — generous, socially conscious, and deeply committed to helping young people reach their full potential.

👏 THANK YOU for proving that creativity matters, and that art can lift us all higher.

Celebrating Innovators! 🌟We’re proud to announce the MASK Awards'INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR 2025 - goes to these three winner...
02/01/2026

Celebrating Innovators! 🌟

We’re proud to announce the MASK Awards'

INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR 2025 -

goes to these three winners, recognising their bold solutions in response to Global Goals challenges:

✨ Teagan Tierney — USA
No Hunger challenge

Teagan’s idea, ‘Services into Currency’, reimagines how helping others could itself become a form of value exchange.

✨ Alvin Kiptoo — Kenya
Create Your Own Job challenge

Alvin’s ‘Embroidered QR’ solution blends tradition and tech — turning hand-stitched scannable codes into a bridge between culture and digital opportunity.

✨ Pat Lochanakosin — Thailand
Moral Compass Challenge

Pat’s ‘Ethics Labs’ concept creates interactive spaces where students can practice ethical decision-making in real-world scenarios.

These young creators inspired the judges with their originality, confidence, and ability to turn creativity into real impact — locally and globally. 🌍💡

Congratulations to all the young innovators shaping the future through creativity! 💫


Celebrating Creative Schools! 🌟We’re proud to announce the MASK Awards' CREATIVE SCHOOL OF THE YEAR 2025 -recognising ou...
02/01/2026

Celebrating Creative Schools! 🌟

We’re proud to announce the MASK Awards'

CREATIVE SCHOOL OF THE YEAR 2025 -

recognising outstanding institutions nurturing young creativity goes to:

✨ Citam Schools Athi River — Machakos, Kenya
Teachers: Frida, Sam
Headteacher: Isabella Kwamboka

✨ COGRI Art Club — Nairobi, Kenya
Teacher: Artist Samuel Kimema
Director: Julia Mulvihill

✨ G-Thamini Art Center — Embakasi, Kenya
Teacher: Artist Simon Muriithi
Director: Noor Abdulahi Dadacha

✨ St Bakhita Schools (Sabaki) — Nairobi, Kenya
Teachers: Joan, Sam
Headteacher: Maxwell Embenzi

These schools inspired the judges with their commitment to fostering imagination and empowering the next generation of creative changemakers. 🎨🌍

Congratulations to all the educators and leaders who make young creativity thrive! 💫


🌟 We’re excited to announce the MASK Awards’ EMERGING ARTISTS OF THE YEAR 2025 — goes to these five brilliant young crea...
02/01/2026

🌟 We’re excited to announce the MASK Awards’

EMERGING ARTISTS OF THE YEAR 2025 —

goes to these five brilliant young creatives whose talent and potential stood out on the global stage:

✨ Muying Deng — Canada
✨ Hailey Kluck — USA
✨ Kyle Nderitu — Kenya
✨ Nicolás Escobar — Colombia
✨ Bathmawathy G — India

These emerging artists impressed the judges with originality, vision, and promise. 🌍🎨

A huge congratulations to each of them! We can’t wait to see how their creative journeys evolve from here.

🎉 Big congratulations to these outstanding young artists! 🎉We’re thrilled to announce the MASK Awards’ ARTISTS OF THE YE...
02/01/2026

🎉 Big congratulations to these outstanding young artists! 🎉
We’re thrilled to announce the MASK Awards’
ARTISTS OF THE YEAR 2025 —
goes to these four remarkable young creatives whose work stood out among submissions from 27 countries around the world:
✨ Flavian Masai, Kenya
✨ Maisie Businge, Kenya
✨ Beda Mubatsi, Kenya
✨ Heidi Passant, UK
Their originality, skill, and vision captured the judges’ attention — and represent the power of youth creativity. 🌍🎨

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