New Contemporaries is an annual exhibition that is open to all final year undergraduates and current postgraduates of fine art at UK colleges. Selected by Maria de Corral, Richard Shone and Mark Wallinger, New Contemporaries 1996 was shown at Tate Liverpool and Camden Arts Centre, London.

Featured artists: Jeremy Akerman, Liz Arnold, Sybille Berger, Jane Brennan, James Chinneck, Jason Coburn, John Coffey, Martin Cole, Alan Currall, Xenia K, Dieroff, Ashley Elliott, Mark Hammond, Alexis Harding, Jun Hasegawa, Nicky Hoberman, Jamie Holman, Louise Hopkins, Rob Hunter, Chantal Joffe, Philip Jones, Sarah Jones, Roger Kelly, Sue Kennington, Leeds United, Javier Marchan, Corrado Morgana, Hayley Newman, Tim Noble, Monika Oechsler, Gary Perkins, Monika Pirch, Rosemary Toner, Alex Veness.