WHAT IS IT?
A fund from Chelsea and VERSUS for creatives from under-represented backgrounds
CREATIVE DISCIPLINES
Artists, designers, musicians, poets, animators, photographers and more!
THE BRIEF
Create something that explores Chelsea and our community.
THE PRIZE
Two winners will receive £15k each to complete the task and present their work to the Chelsea world.
ABOUT THE FUND
Chelsea FC and Chelsea Foundation are partnering with VERSUS to launch the Blue Creator Fund, a project aimed at empowering the next generation of creators. The Blue Creator Fund is open to anyone in the UK aged 18-30 from an under-represented background working in creative spaces who wants to take their career to the next step.
The Fund will provide two successful applicants with up to £15k worth in funding to make a creative project around Chelsea FC and our community. The two successful applicants will get the chance to work with our Ambassadors, creatives and collaborators at VERSUS and showcase their work across VERSUS and Chelsea FC’s networks.
The Blue Creator Fund aims to promote young under-represented content creators and continue in Chelsea FC and VERSUS’ efforts to diversify football and change the culture of the game.
WHO ARE WE?
Chelsea FC and Chelsea Foundation are committed to success both on and off the pitch.
Our dedicated and committed community work happens through the Chelsea Foundation – the biggest charitable foundation in the Premier League.
The Blue Creator Fund is the latest example of synergy between the Club and Foundation to engage with our community and ensure the football industry is reflective of the communities it serves.
VERSUS is the platform championing the future of football and its rising influence on new music and culture.
With a premium presence across site and social, VERSUS are providing access to the personalities driving cultural convergence in football and exploring the inspirations fuelling it.
VERSUS is pushing culture forward – on and off the pitch.
No To Hate is Chelsea FC and Chelsea Foundation’s club-wide equality and diversity campaign.
Through No To Hate, Chelsea aim to tackle abuse online and in the terraces, celebrate our diverse history and change the culture of the game.
The Blue Creator Fund is the next step in No To Hate’s mission to help diversify football at all levels of the game.
MEET THEAMBASSADORS
MEET THEAMBASSADORS
VERSUS is extremely proud to be partnering with Chelsea on the Blue Creator Fund. We make it our company mission to build a better world for football – one built on inclusivity and accessibility for all – and this new project will help to do just that.
There’s a clear need for diversity within the creative space, but there’s also a need for opportunity. By joining forces, we hope to create real world impact that empowers people to do things they didn’t think possible.
– Mayowa Quadri, Blue Creator Fund Ambassador and Head of Brand at VERSUS
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