Five Pillars Exhibition: Mural Design Competition
About the competition
We are looking for student designs for a mural to accompany the Five Pillars exhibition in Martin Hall Exhibition Space in March 2025.
Any current Loughborough University student can enter, including undergraduates, postgraduates and doctoral researchers.
The mural will be installed as vinyl on the glass fronted entrance to Martin Hall Exhibition Space and will remain in place for the duration of the exhibition (10 March - 3 April 2025).
About the exhibition
The Five Pillars exhibition will celebrate Muslim identities and Islamic culture at Loughborough University, and regionally, by bringing together students, doctoral researchers, staff, community members and residents in one showcase. The exhibition aims to:
- Highlight the lived experience of Muslims
- Showcase the contributions of Islam and Muslims
- Explore the role of Islam in shaping new futures
The exhibition will be curated by Dr Kerri Akiwowo, Senior Lecturer in Textiles, School of Design and Creative Arts. The exhibition is part of a larger research project. The 'Lived experiences and improved futures for Muslim students and staff at Loughborough University' research project is funded by the Aziz Foundation and its Muslim Friendly Universities Programme and by Loughborough University. The project team consists of Professor Line Nyhagen and Doctoral Researchers Rafia Arshad and Ellie Moore, together with representatives from the LSU Islamic Society, The Chaplaincy and other stakeholders.
The winner will receive a £200 cash prize
Participation is open to all and entries from Muslims and non-Muslims are welcome
Deadline for entries: 5pm on Monday 10 February 2025
Design brief
Your design should align with the ‘Five Pillars’ exhibition theme – the lived experiences of Muslims and new futures for communities within Loughborough University or wider society. It could also reference one or more of the exhibition's sub-themes: Five pillars of Islam, The Art of Science, Reimagine, Object narratives or Communication.
Read more about these sub-themes
The design you submit should be either:
- Six vertical 1920 x 1080 pixels mock-up images; or
- one landscape image 1920 x 6480 pixels, which can be separated into six vertical panels for the windows in the gallery.
The chosen design will need to be developed for vinyl and you may be required to make some amendments to your design. The winner will be contacted directly with specifications and details.
