APPRENTICEship
The K out of me
industry-driven, paid training programs combining on-the-job learning with classroom instruction, allowing workers to earn while they learn high-demand skills. Offering a pathway to careers without student debt, they lead to national credentials, with graduates averaging $86K annually and 93% retention rates
Overview
The Kenari Design Competition is an annual initiative celebrating emerging designers, storytellers, and cultural visionaries.
This competition reflects Kenari’s core values of integrity, identity, and intention — elevating artistry that speaks to lived experience, heritage, and the evolving language of fashion.
Artists and designers are invited to submit original work that embodies depth, craftsmanship, and meaning. The Kenari Design Competition is not about trend — it is about perspective, voice, and the courage to create.
Purpose
The Kenari Design Competition is created to:
Recognize and develop emerging talent within fashion and design.
Support artistic expression that challenges convention and expands cultural narratives.
Encourage design rooted in personal heritage, identity, philosophy, and lived experience.
Provide visibility, creative mentorship, and a platform for designers to bring their work to life.
Scholarship Details
Award:
Winner: Full feature in the upcoming Kenari Collection showcase + design produced and archived in the Kenari Vault.
Runner-up: Kenari Creative Residency access + mentorship and spotlight feature in Kenari Media.
Eligibility:
Open to designers, artists, and creators worldwide ages 18+.
Individual submissions only.
Submission Requirements:
Original garment, textile, accessory, or conceptual design.
Written Short Statement (250 words max) describing the inspiration, cultural relevance, and personal meaning behind the work.
Visual presentation: sketches, mockups, or photographs of constructed piece(s).
Submissions will be evaluated based on:
Artistic identity and conceptual depth
Craftsmanship and technical execution
Cultural, emotional, or philosophical resonance
Originality and creative intention
Alignment with Kenari’s ethos: Integrity | Identity | Imagination
Our Vision
Kenari is dedicated to elevating creatives who shape culture through truth, heritage, and expression.
The Kenari Design Competition exists to honor the designer who is more than talented — the designer who feels, who remembers, who builds meaning into form.
This is fashion with memory. Fashion with spirit. Fashion with soul.
Contact Information
For submission guidelines, deadlines, or partnership inquiries, please contact
Email: design@kenariinc.com
Phone: +1 (678) 791-8955
Website: www.kenariinc.com/designcompetition