Cara Looij scoops Young Creative award at Manchester Culture Awards

A University of Manchester Drama alumna has been recognised for harnessing her creative talents to benefit the community at the Manchester Culture Awards.

Cara Looij, who graduated in 2018, took home the Young Creative of the Year award at the event, and was selected from a shortlist of five inspiring people aged 25 and under.

Cara is co-founder and curator of the multimedia arts platform (In)sane MCR, which provides a platform for discussion on mental health in a creative space.

Now in their second year, the Manchester Culture Awards took place on 9 November 2019 and recognised the people, projects and events that are pushing creativity in the city, promoting heritage, art, music, theatre and performance, film, literature, digital art, photography and craft.