The Upstarts annual diary is as follows:
May - Call for applicants
July - Application deadline
August - Introductory evening
September - October - Workshops
November - Upstarts exhibition as part of Design Week

See photos of the 2011 Upstarts exhibition which took place in South Studios along with the Best of 2011 exhbition.

We'd like to say a huge thank you to the 2011 mentors:
Adrian Fitz-Simon, Andrew McNulty, Anne Hartnett, Anne-Marie Williams, Conor Nolan, Dave Garavin, Des Creedon, Diarmuid Slattery, Emma Sharkey, Jason Delahunty, John Kilkenny, Judy O’Broin, Michael Walsh, Nick Kelly, Nick McGivney, Noelle Cooper, Ray Swan, Rob O'Reilly, Rocky Grenell, Roisin Keown, Rory Hamilton, Stephen Quinn, Stuart Bradfield

and workshop hosts:
Bloom, Bluecube, Cawley Nea\TBWA, Dynamo, Irish International, Language, Ogilvy, Red & Grey, Red Dog, Rothco, Studio Aad, Zinc