Art Competitions in the UK 2012

Tips about entering Juried Art Competitions

blog posts and articles available on the Internet

Making a Mark: 20 tips for entering art competitions

What do you need to know when thinking about entering an art competition. Here's twenty tips - what are yours?

Making a Mark: Juried art competitions - does size matter?

Bigger is better. Small is beautiful. Does size matter? I know - one of those perennial questions which always gets asked but in this post I'm asking this question in relation to juried art exhibitions. Recently somebody commented (offline) on the photo below of the award-winning paintings in my recent post RWS / Sunday Times Watercolour Competition 2008 - exhibition review. The comment was to the effect that my reader hadn't previously realised the size of some of the paintings being exhibited.

Making a Mark: Selection, jurying and must-see lists

If there's one thing I've learned from watching people enter work into exhibitions it's that the decision will vary depending on who looks at the work in a given context. What gets rejected from one exhibition will win prizes in another.

Making a Mark: The Websites of Contemporary Painters in the UK

As always when doing one of my major artists' website search exercises, I've learned a few things about the current status and state of play of artists' websites in the UK.

Is your website up to scrutiny if you enter an art competition?

What Does It Mean When an Art Show is Juried?

What Does It Mean When an Art Show is Juried?

Joanne Mattera Art Blog: Marketing Mondays: Juried Shows

A review of what helps when trying to get into juried shows

Art Calendar | Judge and Jury: What to Expect When Entering Art Shows by By Annie Strack

Art Calendar - Judge and Jury: What to Expect When Entering Art Shows, By Annie Strack
Entering an art show, at any level of your career, is a wonderful means of gaining validation and recognition. For beginning artists, receiving appreciation from people other than friends and family can be very encouraging. Competition is an excellent way of building up a resume, especially if one is fortunate enough to win an award. Plus, more people may see your work, increasing the possibility of sales and getting into galleries.

8 Tips for Stronger Art Show Submissions - Art Biz Blog

Guest blogger Michelle Davis Petelinz gives artists tips for wowing the jurors who look at your slide submissions.

Petrified by rejection

"I felt I couldn't take the rejection from galleries and shows and what it takes to be a real artist. I just wanted to paint beautiful things--I wasn't looking for angst or meaning or whatever it is that the experts say makes art."

Behind the Scenes at Juried Art Competitions

By Dreama Tolle Perry and Leslie Saeta
Stephen Doherty joined us on our Artists Helping Artists radio show to shed some light on the mystery of the behind the scenes process of juried art competitions.

Art competitions - challenges and complications

what happens - and should happen - when things go wrong

Making a Mark: Art competitions and copyright - the AWS Gold Medal debate

This is a lengthy post highlighting issues relating to the use of reference photographs for artwork and is of relevance to:
* art societies which have to deal with disputes about copyright
* artists selling work or entering competitions with artwork based on a reference photo taken by somebody else, and
* artists who work in a hyperrealistic/photorealistic way.

Making a Mark: American Watercolor Society Gold Medal - the final verdict on Sheryl Luxenburg

It was a long time coming, however last month the American Watercolor Society, Inc., (AWS) finally released the following statement to the AWS membership and the artist community at large about the withdrawal of 2008 Gold Medal from Sheryl Luxenburg.

Making a Mark: AWS gold medal controversy - the final word

Yesterday I read a post on a forum by professional photographer Annie Kitzman which appears to answer the question which was THE hot topic two years ago. (see links at the end of this post). Was the gold medal winning painting at the centre of the American Watercolor Society controversy actually painted - or was it a giclee print?

Making a Mark: Government seizes control of Singer & Friedlander

This post is about the impact of the banking crisis and the looming recession on the sponsorship of art competitions and prizes.

John Moores Painting Prize 2012

£25,000 painting prize

Liverpool museums - John Moores Painting Prize 2012 competition and exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery

Calls for entry information for the John Moores Painting Prize 2012 (JM 2012) competition for contemporary painters.

JM2012 registration

Register for John Moores Painting Prize 2012

John Moores Painting Prize 2012 - Registration Form (pdf file)

John Moores Painting Prize 2012 - Registration Form (pdf file)

Liverpool museums - JM2012 conditions of entry | Call for entries | Walker Art Gallery

Conditions of entry for the JM2012 (John Moores 2012) competition for contemporary painters.

Liverpool museums - Frequently Asked Questions for John Moores 2010

Answers to FAQs about the JM2012 (John Moores 2012) competition for contemporary painters.

Liverpool museums - John Moores 2012 competition jury | Walker Art Gallery

For 2012, the jury are artists Fiona Banner, Angela de la Cruz and George Shaw, director of Whitechapel Art Gallery Iwona Blazwick and the BBC's Alan Yentob.

MAKING A MARK: John Moore Painting Prize 2012: Call For Entries

The John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize is the UK's best-known painting competition. It's a competition which is open to all UK-based artists working with paint.

You can register to enter the John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize any time up until Friday 20 January 2012

Liverpool museums - Sir Peter Blake: Patron of John Moores 2012 Painting Prize

Iconic artist, Sir Peter Blake, is the first ever patron of the John Moores Painting Prize at the Walker Art Gallery.

John Moores Painting Prize 2012 on Twitter

@JohnMoores2012

John Moores 2010

next exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool in 2012

Liverpool Museums - Homepage of the John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize

Information about the John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize competition and exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery.

John Moores 2010 on Twitter

Updates about the John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize 2010.

Making a Mark: John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize 2010

The John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize is an open submission competition available to all UK-based artists working with paint. Previous winners have included David Hockney, Peter Doig and Michael Raedecker.

You can register to enter the John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize any time up until Friday 19th February 2010.

Liverpool museums - history of the John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize

History of the John Moores Contemporary Painting prize at the Walker Art Gallery.

Liverpool museums - John Moores Previous Winners, 1980 - 2004

Previous years winners of the John Moores Prize for contemporary art 1980 - 2004. Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool houses one of Europe's finest collections of paintings, drawings, sculpture and decorative art and is one of eight National Museums Liverpool.

These include:
* 1993: Peter Doig - 'Blotter'
* 1999: Michael Raedecker - 'Mirage'

Liverpool museums - John Moores Previous Winners, 1957 -1978

Previous years winners of the John Moores Prize for contemporary art 1957 - 1978. Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool houses one of Europe's finest collections of paintings, drawings, sculpture and decorative art and is one of eight National Museums Liverpool.

These include:
* 1967: David Hockney - 'Peter getting out of Nick's pool'
* 1972: Euan Uglow - 'Nude, 12 vertical positions from the eye'

Liverpool museums - Fact File about the John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize

An introduction page for the fact file section, containing information about all the previous John Moores competitions.

Making a Mark: John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize 2010: shortlist announced

Includes links to artists websites

BP Portrait Award 2012

National Portrait Gallery - Call for Entries - BP Portrait Award 2012

Call for Entries - BP Portrait Award 2012

National Portrait Gallery - BP PORTRAIT AWARD 2012 - Rules

BP PORTRAIT AWARD 2012 - RULES

MAKING A MARK: Call for Entries: BP Portrait Award 2012

This post provides:
* an overview of the requirements for all those who would like to enter a portrait
* links to past exhibitions and reviews on this blog

National Portrait Gallery - BP PORTRAIT AWARD 2012 - How to enter

The best way to register your entry for the BP Portrait Award 2012 is online.

National Portrait Gallery - Entry Form

Closing date for entries: Monday 13 February 2012

National Portrait Gallery - The Exhibition

The BP Portrait Award 2012 exhibition will run at the National Portrait Gallery, London, from 21 June to 23 September 2012.a

National Portrait Gallery - The Awards

First Prize: A cash award of £25,000, plus, at the judges' discretion, a commission worth £4,000, to be agreed between the National Portrait Gallery and the artist.
Second Prize: £8,000
Third Prize: £6,000
BP Travel Award 2010: £5,000
BP Young Artist Award: £5,000

BP Portrait Award 2011

exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, London

National Portrait Gallery - BP Portrait Award 2011 - Call for Entries

Links to:
The Exhibition | Awards | How to enter | Entry form | Rules | Past exhibitions | BP Portrait Award: Next Generation

MAKING A MARK: CALL FOR ENTRIES: BP Portrait Award 2011

The BP Portrait Award 2011 exhibition will run at the National Portrait Gallery from 16 June to 18 September 2011. As always, the winners and selected entries will be exhibited first at the National Portrait Gallery.

National Portrait Gallery - Prize Winners

A slideshow of all the works winning prizes

National Portrait Gallery - Exhibitors

A slideshow of all the works in the exhibition by selected artists

National Portrait Gallery - Visitors' Choice

The Visitors Choice Award. The three most popular portraits will be displayed on the website from 12 September 2011.

MAKING A MARK: BP Portrait Award 2011: links to Selected Artists

Here is the "added value" list of all those artists selected for the BP Portrait Award. (Includes links to their websites)

MAKING A MARK: Review: BP Portrait Award Exhibition 2011

The National Portrait Gallery has recently announced that the BP Portrait Award Exhibition 2011 has been the most popular exhibition in the Gallery's history. I visited it on Tuesday - and the gallery was absolutely packed!

MAKING A MARK: BP Portrait Award 2011: People's Favourite & Statistics

This post covers:
* the top three portraits in the BP Visitor Choice Competition - as voted for by the people visiting the people visiting the BP Portrait Award 2011
* the tour of the BP Portrait Award following the close of the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery at the end of this weekend
* the BP Portrait Award Statistics relating to both entries and selected artists

BP Portrait Award - recent years

exhibitions held at the National Portrait Gallery, London

National Portrait Gallery - BP Portrait Award 2010

The Exhibition | Shortlisted artists | Past exhibitions | BP Portrait Award: Next Generation

The annual BP Portrait Award is the most prestigious portrait competition in the world, promoting the very best in contemporary portrait painting. Open to everyone over 18, this year's exhibition presents fifty-eight selected works from a record 2,177 entrants.

The exhibition will include the three artists shortlisted for the Award - David Eichenberg for Tim II; Michael Gaskell for Harry and Daphne Todd for Last Portrait of Mother - as well as the BP Travel Award 2009 winner, Isobel Peachey, who travelled to Belgium and Switzerland to document people who take part in historical re-enactments.

Making a Mark: BP Portrait Award 2010 - Call For Entries

The National Portrait Gallery in London has published the Call for Entries for the BP Portrait Award 2010. The closing date for this very prestigious competition is 14th February 2010 and you can find out who can enter and how to enter below.

National Portrait Gallery - BP Portrait Award 2009

Enter Online

• First Prize: A cash award of £25,000, plus, at the judges' discretion, a commission worth £4,000, to be agreed between the National Portrait Gallery and the artist.
• Second Prize: £8,000
• Third Prize: £6,000
• BP Young Artist Award (An award for entrants aged 18 to 30): £5,000
• BP Travel Award 2009: £5,000

Open to Everyone Over 18

For artists working in the portrait genre aged over 18 and living anywhere in the world it represents a unique opportunity to display their portrait painting in the BP Portrait Award exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in the centre of London. It certainly attracts a very healthy level of interest and entries from international artists.

Making a Mark: BP Portrait Award 2010 - Shortlist announced

This year 58 portraits have been selected from the 2,177 entries in this 31st year of the award. International artists aged 18 and over submitted their work for a major exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery which runs from 24 June until 19 September 2010.

There were 276 more entries than last year making this a record year for entries.

National Portrait Gallery - BP Portrait Award 2010 - Shortlisted artists

Shortlisted artists The three artists shortlisted for the BP Portrait Award 2010 are: David Eichenberg for Tim II; Michael Gaskell for Harry and Daphne Todd for Last Portrait of Mother.

Making a Mark: BP Portrait Award 2009 - Call for Entries

Online entry for the BP Portrait Award 2009 opens today - 15th December 2009.

Making a Mark: Craig Wylie wins BP Portrait Award 2008

Craig Wylie has won the first prize in the BP Portrait Award - as I predicted on this blog last week. In fact, I did rather well as I also predicted that Peiyuan Jiang would win the Young Artist Award (for an artist aged 18-30) - and he won too.

MAKING A MARK: Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2010 - prizewinners

David Chancellor has won the £12,000 Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2010

BP Travel Award

open to BP Portrait Award-exhibited artists

Making a Mark: BP Travel Award - 2009 and 2010

Paul Beel is the winner of the BP Travel Award for 2010.
Isobel Peachey won the 2009 BP Travel Award for her proposal to travel to Belgium and Switzerland to sketch and paint portraits of those taking part in historical re-enactments.

Making a Mark: Exhibition Review: BP Travel Award 2008 - Emmanouil Bitsakis

In 2008 the BP Travel Award was won by Emmanouil Bitsakis. His project involved visiting Xinjiang-Uigur Autonomous Region (north west China)..........

Making a Mark: BP Travel Award: Gareth Reid and the Finnish winter bathers

Gareth Reid was one of the two winners of the BP Travel Award 2007. He proposed creating portraits of members of the Scandinavian 'vinterbaderklubs' (winter-bathing clubs) who regularly swim in man-made ice holes.

Making a Mark: View the BP Portrait Award 2007 and BP Travel Award 2006 exhibitions

The exhibition also contains the exhibition of works produced by Toby Wiggins, the winner of the BP Travel Award 2006. He spent 4 weeks travelling around Wessex in a 1972 Camper van making portraits of people who worked the land.

Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2012

National Portrait Gallery - Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2012

National Portrait Gallery - Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize

National Portrait Gallery - Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize

National Portrait Gallery - Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize

Bulldog Portrait Bursary

The Royal Society of Portrait Painters - Bulldog Portrait Bursary

The bursary is worth £5,000. It will be primarily up to the winner as to how they spend the budget. The RP propose to allocate a member as a mentor and the winner will be required at various points throughout the year to report on their progress. They will be invited to exhibit at the RP annual show.

The winner will be invited to spend time with a number of our members throughout the following academic year.

Making a Mark: The Bulldog Bursary - an apprenticeship in portraiture

The Bulldog Bursary is that rare privilege - an educational project and a national bursary created to promote professional and artistic development within the field of painted portraiture. It's a prize which is subject to competition and comprises:

* a bursary of £5,000,
* studio space at the Art Academy, close to Tate Modern and
* most importantly, it offers a talented up and coming artist the opportunity to work alongside and be mentored by the members of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters (RP).

Summer Exhibition 2012 - Royal Academy of Arts

The largest open contemporary art exhibition in the world - at the Royal Academy of Arts, London

Summer Exhibition - Royal Academy of Arts

This is the website of the Royal Academy of Arts, London. The Royal Academy has free exhibitions and paid-entry exhibitions all year round in its historic galleries on Piccadilly in London's West End. On this site you can buy tickets for our exhibitions and read more about the Royal Academy of Arts,

Things you never knew about the Summer Exhibition - Summer Exhibition - Royal Academy of Arts

A list of facts about the Summer Exhibition

Turner painted some of his late masterpieces, including Rain, Steam and Speed - The Great Western Railway, in the Summer Exhibition itself. Varnishing Day was traditionally used for varnishing and touching up paintings in the galleries just before the exhibition opened to the public. An onlooker recalled him 'standing very close up to the canvas, [he] appeared to paint with his eyes and nose as well as his hands'.

MAKING A MARK: RA Summer Exhibition 2012: Call for Entries

Entry forms for the 2012 Summer Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts are now available.

This post is about the entry process for the world's largest open submission art competition.
* for those who have not submitted before - and
*for those who have just forgotten how and need a reminder!

Royal Academy Summer Exhibition - previous years

Summer Exhibition - Exhibitions - Royal Academy of Arts

The Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition is Held annually since the Royal Academy's foundation in 1768, the Summer Exhibition is a unique celebratory showcase for art of all styles and media, encompassing paintings, sculpture, photography, prints, architectural models, film, and artist's books.

Entering the Summer Exhibition 2011 - Summer Exhibition - Royal Academy of Arts

An artist may enter a maximum of two works for the consideration of the judges, for a handling charge of £25.00 per work. Entry Forms will be available to purchase online from 10 January until early March 2011.

MAKING A MARK: Call for Entries: RA Summer Exhibition 2011

The Royal Academy's 243rd Summer Exhibition will be held in the Main Galleries between 7 June - 15 August 2011. Around 200,000 visitors will visit and view about 1,200 works. It's very much an established part of the Summer Season in London and hence will attract people with funds who like to buy art!

The Threadneedle Prize for Painting and Sculpture

£25,000 first prize; £10,000 Visitors Choice Prize

Welcome to The Threadneedle Prize for Painting and Sculpture

One of the largest and most valuable art prizes in the UK. Keep up-to-date on artist deadlines, the exhibition, shortlisted artists and prize winners.

The Threadneedle Prize for Painting and Sculpture 2012

Selectors Prize £25,000

The Threadneedle Prize For Painting And Sculpture 2012 | Mall Galleries

Outline of details about registration and submission of entries in 2012

Threadneedle Prize 2011

Welcome to The Threadneedle Prize | Threadneedle Prize

One of the largest and most valuable art prizes in the UK. Keep up-to-date on artist deadlines, the exhibition, shortlisted artists and prize winners.

MAKING A MARK: Threadneedle Prize 2011 - a new selection process

This is a reminder about the Call For Entries for the Threadneedle Prize 2011 - for painting and sculpture - plus it also highlights and comments on the changes in the entry and selection process this year and another change which I've long lobbied for! This year is also a good year for artists who are computer 'savvy'.

MAKING A MARK: Three women artists win Threadneedle Prize in first three years

Today I've been given some data about entries to the Threadneedle Prize 2011 which is absolutely fascinating for an ex-number cruncher like me. Read on to find out
* why this Prize is so very different - and
* why it's much more representative this year!

MAKING A MARK: Review: Threadneedle Prize Exhibition 2011

Yesterday I went to the Preview of the Threadneedle Prize Exhibition which opened today. Below I offer you:
* my comments on the exhibition in general - which have been a challenge to write this year!
* plus comments on the work by the selected artists

MAKING A MARK: Threadneedle Prize: The Making a Mark Select Seven

Last week I reviewed the Threadneedle Exhibition. This week, like the jurors for the Threadneedle Prize and as I did last year (see My Threadneedle Prize shortlist), I'm going to share with you the seven works that I've selected as worth highlighting in 2011.

MAKING A MARK: Henriette Simson wins Threadneedle Prize 2011

Henrietta Simson has won the £25,000 Threadneedle Prize 2011 for her work Bad Government (After Lorenzetti). Her win means that a woman artist has now won the prize every year in the four years since it started in 2008

Threadneedle Prize 2010

won by Patricia Cain

Making a Mark: Threadneedle - just another art prize in 2010?

Some key changes in 2010 which makes it much more like other art competitions. The public no longer decide the main prize.

Making a Mark: Threadneedle Prize: selected artists

The artists selected for The Threadneedle Prize Exhibition have been announced. 46 works have been chosen from more than 2,100 works of art entered for The Threadneedle Prize 2010 exhibition in September at the Mall Galleries.

Making a Mark: Shortlist for £25,000 Threadneedle Prize 2010 announced

The seven works of art shortlisted for the £25,000 Threadneedle Prize in 2010 have been selected. This major open UK art competition aims to find outstanding contemporary figurative paintings and sculptures.

Making a Mark: Threadneedle Prize 2010 Exhibition opens today

Visit the Mall Galleries from today to see the 46 works selected from more than 2,100 works submitted for the Threadneedle Prize 2010. The £25,000 Threadneedle prize has this year been determined for the first time by the Selectors.

Making a Mark: My Threadneedle Prize shortlist

In 2010, unlike the judges I'm not proposing to work as a team in selecting my shortlist from works in the Threadneedle Prize 2010 Exhibition - so my perspective is a unique one!

Threadneedle Prize 2009

won by Sheila Wallis

Making a Mark: Threadneedle Prize Registration Opens

It's interesting to see how the criteria for entry have been changed and refined since last year's very successful inaugural year (see last year's call for entries here) when over 2,700 entries were submitted to the 11 regional prize drop off points around the UK

Making a Mark: Threadneedle Prize - exhibition goes online today

Today's the day (August 14th) that the 87 paintings and sculpture selected for this year's £25,000 Threadneedle Prize exhibition go online at www.threadneedleprize.com/exhibition. Images have been published however voting by the public will not start online until 1st September.

Making a Mark: Exhibition review: The Threadneedle Prize - the shortlist

Today the Threadneedle Prize Exhibition opens to the public, having been online since 14th August. I had a chance to see it yesterday while the hanging was being finalised and have had a good look at all the shortlisted candidates. This post is about the shortlisted works.

Making a Mark: Selection for Threadneedle Prize & my shortlist

Which Threadneedle piece gets your vote? is an article written by Brian Sewell, the art critic of the London Evening Standard about the selection process for this exhibition. He was one of the jurors last year and observed the selection process this year.....

I love being a jury of one - there's none of those pesky alternative perspectives to deal with! Here's my choice of an alternative shortlist. I'm not choosing any of the official shortlist on purpose - although I would have given serious consideration to a couple of the pieces.

Making a Mark: Sheila Wallis wins £25,000 Threadneedle Prize

The public have voted in their thousands. The votes have been counted and tonight came the announcement that Sheila Wallis has been awarded the 2009 Threadneedle Prize (£25,000) for her self-portrait.

Threadneedle Prize 2008

won by Nina Murdoch

Making a Mark: Threadneedle Figurative Prize (part 1) - view the entries and vote!

The £25,000 Threadneedle Figurative Prize is brand new and is the largest art prize in the UK ever to be decided entirely by the public - based on votes in the gallery and cast online.

The public are choosing from a shortlist of seven artworks - which you can see in this post. Interestingly the shortlist offered in this first year of this very prestigious new prize for figurative work looks nothing like the photorealistic works which crop up so very often in the shortlist for the BP Portrait Award.

Making a Mark: Threadneedle Figurative Prize (part 2) - Green, Mills, Murdoch and Schierenberg

I saw the exhibition of works accepted for the Threadneedle Figurative Prize on Tuesday and was very impressed with the overall standard and presentation.

Making a Mark: Threadneedle Figurative Prize (part 3) - Brandford, Shaw, Williams and the DVD

Following on from yesterday's post about artists short-listed for the Threadneedle Figurative Prize, the ones I'm commenting on today are the ones that I responded to less on an emotional level. Which is not a comment on their skill or their concepts - just that they didn't reach out to me in the same way.

Making a Mark: Nina Murdoch wins the Threadneedle Figurative Prize 2008

Nina Murdoch, 38, is the winner of the inaugural year of the £25,000 Threadneedle Figurative Prize for Untitled, her amazingly luminous egg tempera study of a derelict corner of South London. It's been described as a work that transforms the mundane into something sublime.

I'm rather cockahoop as I was not only the first person to cast a vote in the gallery but was also the first person to vote for Nina's work!

Lynn Painter Stainers Prize 2012

moving to the Mall Galleries in 2012

Call for Entries Leaflet (pdf file) | Lynn Painter Stainers Prize 2012

Call for Entries Leaflet (pdf file) | Lynn Painter Stainers Prize 2012

Entry form (pdf file) | Lynn Painter Stainers Prize 2012

Entry form (pdf file) | Lynn Painter Stainers Prize 2012

Labels (pdf file) | Lynn Painter Stainers Prize 2012

Labels (pdf file) | Lynn Painter Stainers Prize 2012

The Worshipful Company of Painter Stainers, Lynn Painter Stainers Prize

New website coming soon

Lynn Painter Stainers Prize - recent years

exhibition at Painters Hall, City of London

MAKING A MARK: Rachel Levitas wins Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize 2010

On Monday night at Painters Hall in the City of London, Rachel Levitas was awarded the Lynn Painter-Stainer Prize 2010 for Urban fox III. She won a cheque for £15,000 plus an engraved gold medal and a jeraboam of Bollinger champagne.

MAKING A MARK: 65 Artists selected for Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize 2010

Names of the 65 artists and links to their websites

Making a Mark: Exhibition review: Toby Wiggins wins Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize 2009

Last night at the Private View at Painters Hall, Toby Wiggins was announced as the winner of the Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize 2009 for his painting Suspended Animation (pictured right).

Making a Mark: Shortlist for Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize 2009 announced

Six artists have been shortlisted for the Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize 2009. This competition is designed to encourage creative representational painting and promote the skill of draughtsmanship. It attracts prize money totalling £22,500.

I'm struck by how the six works although varied in style seem to fit together - indicating to me that there may have been more of a unity of vision and agreement among the judges this year.

Parker Harris - Entry details for the Lynn Painter Stainers Prize

Full details including submission rules & dates for the 2009 competition will be announced in 2009.

Making a Mark: Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize 2008 and Exhibition

The exhibition for The Lynn Painter Stainers Prize opened at Painters Hall in the City of London yesterday. I went along to see it and got permission to take some photos so you can also see something of what this exhibition is like too as part of this exhibition review.

Making a Mark: Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize 2008 - selected artists announced

The artists selected for this year's Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize were announced yesterday by the organisers Parker Harris.

Making a Mark: Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize 2008 - deadline 15th September

The deadline for applications from representational painters for the Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize is fast approaching. Artwork starts being collected from regional collection points in just under a weeks time. Those who can get to the City of London Hand In centre have slightly more than two weeks - final submissions will be received on Sunday 14 and Monday 15 September 2008.

This is the fourth year of the Prize which was created to encourage creative representational painting and to promote the skill of draughtsmanship. Prize money this year totals £22,500.

Timetable of Major Art Competitions in the UK 2011

MAKING A MARK: Major Art Competitions in the UK 2011 - a timetable

This is my annual post listing all the Major Art Competitions in the UK - with deadlines for entries and dates and venues of exhibitions where known and announced

MAKING A MARK: Major UK Art Competitions

A page devoted to links to blog posts about current art competitions in 2011 and calls for entries and exhibitions reviews in 2010. This will be updated throughout 2011 as calls for entry are published. Bookmark the blog and/or subscribe to it to access regular updates about what is happening

The Turner Prize 2011

Turner Prize 2011 comes to Gateshead | Arts Council

The Turner Prize 2011 exhibition opens to the public today at BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art Gateshead in partnership with Tate. This is the first time the Turner Prize has been presented beyond Tate's galleries.

BALTIC PRESENTS TURNER PRIZE 2011 - Exhibitions - BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art

BALTIC PRESENTS TURNER PRIZE 2011
21 October 2011 - 8 January 2012
Karla Black / Martin Boyce / Hilary Lloyd / George Shaw

BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art

Housed in a landmark industrial building on the south bank of the River Tyne in Gateshead, BALTIC is the biggest gallery of its kind in the world - presenting a dynamic, diverse and international programme of contemporary visual art.

Turner prize 2011 | Art and design | The Guardian

Latest news and comment on Turner prize 2011 from guardian.co.uk

Meet the Turner prize 2011 nominees - in pictures | Art and design | guardian.co.uk

Meet Hilary Lloyd, Karla Black, George Shaw and Martin Boyce, the four contenders for this year's Turner prize - on display at Gateshead's Baltic gallery from today

The Turner Prize

based on nominations / NOT an open competition

The Turner Prize

Introduction to the Turner Prize

About the Turner Prize

Explains the purpose and history of the Turner Prize

BALTIC PRESENTS TURNER PRIZE 2011 - Exhibitions - BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art

Housed in a landmark industrial building on the south bank of the River Tyne in Gateshead, BALTIC is the biggest gallery of its kind in the world - presenting a dynamic, diverse and international programme of contemporary visual art.

Turner Prize History

Lists for each year since 1984
* Jury
* Shortlisted artists
* Winner of the Turner Prize

Twenty years of The Turner Prize: 1984-2004 - an essay

Considers issues over different times periods, media and materials used and the Gender debate. Provides lots of statistics about the Turner Prize

In pictures: Turner Prize retrospective | Culture | guardian.co.uk (2007)

October 1 2007: As this year's Turner prize relocates to Liverpool for the first time, London's Tate Britain plays host to a retrospective charting 24 years of the controversial prize. The show features works by all the winning artists since it began in 1984, from Anish Kapoor to Damien Hirst, and Gilbert & George to Grayson Perry.

Turner prize winners | Art & Architecture | guardian.co.uk Arts

Who's shocking now?
'Like being a Holocaust survivor', 'All a bit crap', 'A homecoming', 'Nice for the parents' - as a retrospective exhibition gathers up the work of the 22 winners of the Turner prize, Charlotte Higgins asked them all what it was really like to win the world's best known art award.

Turner prize 2010 won by Susan Philipsz for a sound installation | Art and design | The Guardian

First artist to win for an aural work takes £25,000 as students clamour to be heard in cuts protest

Artes Mundi - Wales International Contemporary Art Exhibition & Prize

£40,000 is the UK's largest Art Prize

Artes Mundi - Wales International Contemporary Art Exhibition & Prize

Artes Mundi celebrates outstanding artists from around the world whose work tells of lived experience. It gives a platform to contemporary artists who are beginning to emerge onto the international stage.

about Artes Mundi | Artes Mundi

Artes Mundi was established in 2003 as a biennial contemporary visual arts initiative. It is international in scope, celebrating and recognising artists from across the world. Artes Mundi aims to:
* support and celebrate some of the world's most exciting artists
* encourage and enable audiences to develop greater understanding and enjoyment of contemporary art
* demonstrate the capacity of the visual arts to communicate across linguistic and geographic boundaries
* encourage debate and exchange of ideas between Wales and the world for the benefit of artists and the wider cultural sector
* provide an opportunity for wider discussion of the role of artists in society.

Artes Mundi Prize moves to Autumn 2012 | Artes Mundi

Artes Mundi Prize moves to Autumn 2012 July 27th, 2011
In a move that invites direct comparisons with the Turner Prize Artes Mundi, the UK's largest visual art prize, has announced that its fifth exhibition and prize will move from its usual slot in the spring to the autumn of 2012.

Blog | Artes Mundi

Blog | Artes Mundi

Artes Mundi 1 | Artes Mundi

Artists participating in Artes Mundi 1

Artes Mundi 2 | Artes Mundi

Artists participating in Artes Mundi 2

Artes Mundi 3 | Artes Mundi

Artists participating in Artes Mundi 3

Artes Mundi 4 | Artes Mundi

Artists participating in Artes Mundi 4

Yael Bartana | Artes Mundi

Yael Bartana was the winner of the fourth Artes Mundi prize in 2010. She uses photography, film, video, sound and installation to create complex visualisations. Using documentation, simulations and re-enactments she explores the relationship of the individual within society.

Discovering contemporary visual art

A collection of resources for teachers

Sunday Times Watercolour Competition

The premier watercolour prize in the UK - and limited to artists living in the UK

Parker Harris - The RWS / Sunday Times Watercolour Competition

Now generously sponsored by the Royal Watercolour Society & The Sunday Times, this prestigious competition aims to encourage the use of watercolour and water based media paintings among both amateur and professional artists.

MAKING A MARK: John Hunt wins Sunday Times Watercolour Competition 2011

John Hunt has won the Sunday Times Watercolour Competition. Other prizewinners are:
2nd Prize (£6,000) Jonathan Pitts
Smith and Williamson Cityscape Prize (£1,500) Dennis Roxby Bott RWS
Vintage Classics Prize for Cover Art (£500) Philip Ciolina
Highly Commended - June Berry RWS and David Paul Gleeson

MAKING A MARK: REVIEW: Sunday Times Watercolour Exhibition 2011

I visited the 24th Sunday Times Watercolour Exhibition at the Mall Galleries yesterday afternoon. I came away thinking that maybe there needs to be different way of selecting for this exhibition.

MAKING A MARK: 2011 Sunday Times Watercolour Competition - selected artists

Details of the selected artists. Some concerns expressed in the comments about the fact that only 67 artists and 69 works will be on display compared to the 100 works advertised in the prospectus

MAKING A MARK: Sunday Times Watercolour Competition - Call for Entries

The deadline for submissions is 2 July 2011. Read on to find out more about how to enter and also how you can see the exhibition which tours the UK after its stint in London in September.

Making a Mark: Emma Haworth wins Sunday Times Watercolour Competition 2010

Emma Haworth has won the the £10,000 1st Prize in the Sunday Times Watercolour Competition 2010 for her painting of Snowy Woods. Trees seem to be a theme for the prizewinners as Wladyslaw Mirecki was awarded the 2nd Prize (£6,000) for his image Fallen Branches.

The Mall Galleries will hold the exhibition of 107 works from 1 - 7 November 2010 at the Mall Galleries, in London (10am-5pm daily. Admission free) and will then tour.

MAKING A MARK: Review: Sunday Times Watercolour Competition 2010

A week ago I went to see the Sunday Times Watercolour Competition 2010 at the Mall Galleries. I was really looking forward to it having seen some good work in previous shows.

Truth is, this year I wasn't that impressed and consequently have been putting off writing this review which is, in any case, only of real benefit to those thinking about applying for next year.

Making a Mark: Call for entries: Sunday Times Watercolour Competition 2010

The Sunday Times Watercolour Competition, now in it's 23rd year, is the largest watercolour competition in the UK, and is one of the only remaining prizes to celebrate the diversity and beauty of the undervalued medium of watercolour. The competition celebrates all works produced in water-based mediums, whether they are abstract, figurative or landscape.

Making a Mark: Exhibition Review - Royal Watercolour Society / Sunday Times Watercolour Exhibition

My review of the exhibition of the selected entries for the RWS/Sunday Times watercolour competition 2009 - with images of works in the gallery

Winners of The Royal Watercolour Society/Sunday Times Watercolour competition announced - Times Online

Jonathan Pike won first prize for Monte Carlo while Danny Markey's Camper Van and Car, Falmouth Bay, scooped second

Making a Mark: RWS/Sunday Times Watercolour Competition - prizewinners and selected artists

Yesterday in the Sunday Times, arts correspondent and juror Frank Whitford announced the prizewinners in the Royal Watercolour Society / Sunday Times Watercolour Competition (2008)

I'm highlighting the winners first and then focusing on the artists selected for the exhibition in this post. There will be another post once I've seen the exhibition which opens on 10th September.

Making a Mark: RWS / Sunday Times Watercolour Competition 2008 - exhibition review

In this post I'm going to try and give a bit of the flavour of the exhibition of the RWS/Sunday Times Watercolour Competition which opened yesterday in its new home at The Bankside Gallery in London - which is also home of its new sponsor, The Royal Watercolour Society. The exhibition opened yesterday on 10th September and continues until Sunday 21st September.

21st Century Watercolour Competition

a competition run by the Royal Watercolour Society

21st Century Watercolour Competition 2009

Artists are invited to submit up to three framed, glazed water-based paintings on paper. Work is selected by a panel of judges.

Making a Mark: 21st Century Watercolour 2009 - call for entries

Today I'm posting the details of how to enter 21st Century Watercolour 2009, an annual open painting competition organised by the Royal Watercolour Society.

Making a Mark: 21st century watercolour - RWS 2008 painting competition

21st Century Watercolour is an annual open painting competition organised by the Royal Watercolour Society, which usually takes place in the Spring.

Jerwood Visual Arts - Contemporary Painters

Jerwood Visual Arts - Contemporary Painters

Jerwood Contemporary Painters aims to promote, discover and support imaginative and vibrant practice in contemporary painting and offers an exciting opportunity to emerging artists who are at a particular stage in their development, falling between student and recognised artist status. Up to 30 artists who have all graduated since 2000 are invited to show one selected piece of work and will receive a minimum of £1000, not as a 'prize' but as a participation fee. This fee is unusual for any group show or prize in rewarding all the artists showing in the exhibition and is an important part of nurturing serious support for artists at this critical point in their careers.

Jerwood Visual Arts - Painting Fellowships

Jerwood Visual Arts - Painting Fellowships

Jerwood Painting Fellowships are an open submission opportunity. Three artists will become Jerwood Painting Fellows. Each will receive a bursary of £10,000, will be assigned a mentor for a six month period and will be expected to work towards an exhibition within the Jerwood Visual Arts programme at Jerwood Space, London and on tour. UK based painters are invited to apply for three new Jerwood Painting Fellowships, to be awarded to outstanding artists in the first five years of their professional practice. Artists must not have or have scheduled a solo show or have gallery representation and must be UK residents.

ING Discerning Eye

exhibition at Mall Galleries, London

MAKING A MARK: Review: ING Discerning Eye Exhibition 2011

I went to the Private View of the 2011 ING Discerning Eye Exhibition last night. I was especially looking forward to seeing what two of the selectors had chosen.....You can view the works selected by each of the selectors online.

MAKING A MARK: ING Discerning Eye 2011 - Selected Artists

These are the artists selected for the ING Discerning Eye Exhibition 2011. I've split the list by (1) the number of works and (2) alphabetically. Plus this year I've included links to their websites

MAKING A MARK: ING Discerning Eye 2011 - Call for Entries

The Call for Entries for submissions to the ING Discerning Eye Exhibition 2011 has been published. The deadline for entries is 2/3 September in London - and dates in August for regional pick-up points around the UK

The Discerning Eye - home page

The Discerning Eye - charity promoting awareness of the visual arts in the UK

Parker Harris - ING Discerning Eye - info for artists

ING Discerning Eye - info for artists

The Discerning Eye - Exhibition Archive

An archive of the exhibitions from 1990 - 2009. The material for this archive is drawn from past catalogues and aggregated with information that emerged later (prizewinners etc).

Making a Mark: ING Discerning Eye 2010 - selected artists

ING Selected artists 2010.
This is a list of the selected artists PLUS a LINK (where I could find one) to what I think is a website which represents their work.

MAKING A MARK: REVIEW: The ING Discerning Eye Exhibition 2010

The winner of the £5,000 ING Discerning Eye Purchase Prize 2010 is Charlotte Harris for her painting of Strawberries and Cream. This post reviews the exhibition and includes images.

The Discerning Eye - exhibition archive (2010 exhibition)

This is the online gallery of the 2010 ING Discerning Eye Exhibition.

Making a Mark: Exhibition Review - ING Discerning Eye 2009

I went to see the ING discerning Eye exhibition last Friday. I've always found that I relate to some judges and their selections more than others but this year I found myself this year virtually ignoring the selections made by two of the judges - as did the panel which awarded the prizes.

Making a Mark: Susan Angharad Williams exhibits at ING (November 2008)

Next week the ING Discerning Eye exhibition opens at the Mall Galleries. Last year, Susan Angharad Williams, won the the ING Purchase Prize at the 2007 ING Discerning Eye exhibition with her work Still Life with Artichoke (see top). Last week, I was invited by Susan to attend the Private View of her new exhibition at the ING Offices at 60 London Wall in the City of London.

Making a Mark: ING Discerning Eye 2008 - a review

The ING Discerning Eye exhibition 2008 opens to the public today at the Mall Galleries. Yesterday I had a couple of opportunities to get a preview of the exhibition and below you can find a review of what I saw. An innovation this year is that you can now you see all the work online in a gallery on the Discerning Eye website.

Making a Mark: ING Discerning Eye 2008 - Prizewinners

The prizewinners in the ING Discerning Eye Exhibition have now been announced.

The major prize, the ING Purchase Prize (£5,000) has been awarded to Hedge-garden, August (1/48) by Cedric Huson.

Making a Mark: ING Discerning Eye at the Mall Galleries (November 2007)

I went to see the ING Discerning Eye Exhibition at the Mall Galleries yesterday. It's a unique art event insofar as it is the exhibition of pieces which have been chosen by two artists, two collectors and two critics who act as selectors for what are, in effect, six individual parts of the same exhibition.

2,300 contemporary artworks are submitted by artists from all over the UK. Artists in the process of establishing their careers can display work alongside well known artists.

Jerwood Drawing Prize

exhibition at Jerwood Space

Jerwood Visual Arts - Drawing

The number of artists submitting work, and the coaches of students arriving at the Jerwood Space and each venue every year testify to the interest and focus of many established and emerging artists on the role of drawing within their practice, be it exploratory, affirmative, generative, transformative, or summative. The visitor numbers on the tours also testify to the popularity of the exhibition with a wider audience. The administrative centre for the exhibition is based at Wimbledon College of Art, one of London's outstanding specialist art schools. The project is delivered through the working partnership of Wimbledon College of Art and the Jerwood Charitable Foundation.

The Jerwood Drawing Prize (NEW WEBSITE)

The Jerwood Drawing Prize

The Jerwood Drawing Prize, Exhibition.

The aim of the exhibition is to promote and reward talent and excellence in contemporary drawing.
Jerwood Drawing Prize, Wimbledon College of Art, Merton Hall Road, London SW19 3QA Telephone: 020 7514 9709 plus email address

MAKING A MARK: Jerwood Drawing Prize 2011 - Call for Entries

The call for entries has been made for the prestigious Jerwood Drawing Prize 2011. Online registration opened at the beginning of April and the deadline for entries is 20 June 2011.

Making a Mark: The Jerwood Drawing Prize (2010) - how to enter

A summary of how to enter

Parker Harris - artists selected for exhibition 2010

The following artists have been selected for the 2010 exhibition. The number after each artists name represents the registration number of the work selected.

Making a Mark: Jerwood Drawing Prize 2010 - The Shortlist

The shortlist for the Jerwood Drawing Prize 2010 has been published. The shortlist of 70 artists chosen from over 3,000 submissions includes established artists as well as relative newcomers and students fresh from art school. This post includes LINKS to the websites of the shortlisted artists

Making a Mark: Jerwood Drawing Prize 2010 won by Virginia Verran

Virginia Verran has won the Jerwood Drawing Prize 2010 and has been awarded £6,000 for her drawing Bolus-Space (signal).

Parker Harris - Jerwood Drawing Prize 2011

The 2011 selectors are:
* Iwona Balzwick, Director Whitechapel Gallery, London
* Tim Marlow, Writer, broadcaster & Director of Exhibitions White Cube, London
* Rachel Whiteread, Artist

International Print Awards

exhibition in the North East

International print Awards 2011 | Parker Harris

The 2011 International Print Awards are the centrepiece of the International Print Biennale. The Awards are an open submission opportunity for British and international artists and are open to all artists whose work encounters print. Works in any medium will be considered and is not restricted to 2 or 3 dimensional works.

Northern Print - Northern Print Biennale

International Print Biennal - 17 September - 19 November 2011

MAKING A MARK: 2011 International Print Awards - Entries Deadline 6th June

The deadline for entries for The 2011 International Print Awards is 6th June 2011. The awards are a pivotal part of the 2nd International Print Biennale being held in Newcastle and Gateshead in September 2011.

BITE: Artists Making Prints

Mall Galleries, London

Bite: Artists Making Prints | Mall Galleries

Artists, printmakers and students may submit up to SIX fresh, innovative and exciting works for an exhibition held at the Mall Galleries in central London at the end of August. Our selectors welcome all original printmaking methods (including lithography, etching, screenprinting, drypoint, woodcut, linocut, monoprint, aquatint, mezzotint, etc.) and a large number of artist prizes are available to be won.

2011 Jolomo Bank of Scotland Award for Scottish Landscape Painting

landscape painting in Scotland

The Art of the Landscape: Scottish Landscape Painting and a £25,000 prize

The JOLOMO Bank of Scotland Award For Scottish Landscape Painting 2011 has been won by 24 year old Edinburgh artist Calum McClure. The award is the largest privately funded Arts Award in the UK with prize money totalling £35,000.

The Jolomo Foundation - Home

The Jolomo Foundation website

The Jolomo Foundation - Criteria

Criteria which stipulate who and what can enter 2011 Jolomo Bank of Scotland Award for Scottish Landscape Painting

The Jolomo Foundation - How to Enter

Details of how to enter the 2011 Jolomo Bank of Scotland Award for Scottish Landscape Painting

The Northern Art Prize

nominations only / limited to those living or working in the North of England

Northern Art Prize - About

The Northern Art Prize is open to professional artists of any age, working in any medium, living in the north of England (North West, North East and Yorkshire regions as defined by Arts Council England).

Nominations come from arts professionals across the north, ranging from curators of public galleries and museums to directors of artist-led spaces and independent curators.

Northern Art Prize - Current Prize

Shortlisted artists announced for the Northern Art Prize 2010.
They are Alec Finlay (Newcastle upon Tyne), Lubaina Himid (Preston), David Jacques (Liverpool) and Haroon Mirza (Sheffield). All four artists will be showing in a group ex

Nominators Northern Art Prize

The Directors and Curators who nominate artists for the Northern Art Prize. These are the people you need to impress.

Selectors Northern Art Prize

2011 selectors were
Caroline Douglas, Head of the Arts Council Collection
Tim Marlow, writer, broadcaster, art historian and Director of Exhibitions at the White Cube Gallery
Simon Starling, Turner Prize winning artist
Simon Wallis, Director at The Hepworth Wakefield
Sarah Brown, Curator of Exhibitions at Leeds Art Gallery

Longlist Northern Art Prize

Names of all long-listed artists - plus links to their work and who nominated them

Shortlist Northern Art Prize 2011

Names of all short-listed artists - plus links to their work and who nominated them

Winner 2011 Northern Art Prize

The winner will be announced at Leeds Art Gallery on 19 January 2012.

The Bath Prize

focuses on the city of Bath

The Bath Prize

The Bath Prize is a unique annual painting competition designed to stimulate new work, recognise and reward the best, and display it in the City that inspired it.

Wildlife Artist of the Year

run by the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation

Wildlife Artist of The Year

Wildlife Artist of the Year - Win £10,000 by entering this exciting art competition. 5 categories:
Endangered Wildlife - Any wild animal or plant that is threatened or endangered nationally or internationally.
Wild Place - Any scene or landscape showing the natural environment at its wildest, most beautiful or dramatic.
Wildlife in 3D - Any sculpture in any medium.
Wildlife in Action - Any wild animal jumping, fighting, flying or showing any other interesting behaviour.
Open - Let your imagination run wild!
The judges will accept any medium (excluding photography and film and electronically created artwork) in any style - oil, acrylic, watercolour, pencil, mixed media, bronze, plaster, wire, collage, traditional, abstract, black & white - the list is endless and the choice is yours.

MAKING A MARK: Wildlife Artist of the Year 2012 - Call for Entries (x2)

David Shepherd's Wildlife Artist of the Year 2012
This is an excellent exhibition and I was sad to miss the one last summer due to being on holiday. It gets a lot of visitors and the Private View is always packed with artists and collectors.

MAKING A MARK: Two opportunities to be Wildlife Artist of the Year 2011!

The closing date for entries for two wildlife art competitions are fast approaching. Deadlines and entry conditions are detailed below for :
2011 Wildlife Artist of the Year - the competition run by the David Shepherd Foundation requires you to enter online or by post by 31 January 2011

Making a Mark: Adam Binder wins Wildlife Artist of the Year 2010

Yesterday evening, at the Mall Galleries, Adam Binder's stunningly simple bronze sculpture of a polar bear on an iceberg - "Sinking Feeling" - won him the title of Wildlife Artist of the Year 2010. See photos of the works which won and three of the prizewinners

The National Exhibition of Wildlife Art

National Exhibition Of Wildlife Art

This is the biggest and most successful, open selling, exhibition of Wildlife Art outside London. All artwork is for sale.

BBC Wildlife Artist of the Year

MAKING A MARK: Wildlife Artist of the Year 2012 - Call for Entries (x2)

BBC Wildlife Artist of the Year 2012
This Prize hasn't been going long but it has attracted an excellent calibre of entry and the category winners provide a stimulating range of images. I also personally saw Stella Mays's winning entry at this year's SWA exhibition and it was very impressive (see image at the top of this post).

What's On | Mall Galleries - WILDLIFE ARTIST OF THE YEAR 2011 & WILDLIFE ART EXHIBITION

Tue 7 - Sat 11 June 2011, 10am to 5pm (closes 4pm on final day)
The exciting wildlife art competition returns this year supported by a fabulous collection of original works by associate artists. All profits from the sale of paintings will support David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation projects in the field.

BBC Wildlife Artist of the Year 2011: The rules | Discover Wildlife

BBC Wildlife Artist of the Year 2011: The rules - Wildlife & Nature Photography - BBC Wildlife Artist of the Year 2011: The rulesTHE RULES   Entries The competition is open to all artists aged 18 or over, amateur or professional, other than employees ofBBC Worldwide, Bristol Magazines Ltd and

BBC Wildlife Artist of the Year Award 2011: Call for entries | BBC Wildlife Magazine

Your chance to enter the BBC Wildlife Artist of the Year competition 2011.

MAKING A MARK: Two opportunities to be Wildlife Artist of the Year 2011!

The closing date for entries for two wildlife art competitions are fast approaching. Deadlines and entry conditions are detailed below for :
- 2011 Wildlife Artist of the Year - the competition run by the David Shepherd Foundation requires you to enter online or by post by 31 January 2011
- BBC Wildlife Artist of the Year - entries close on 28th February 2011
I've summarised the entry arrangements below

BBC Wildlife Artist of the Year 2010

A new category this year for international artists with a digital entry

BBC Wildlife Artist of the Year 2009

The competition is open to both professional and amateur artists, and it's free to enter. There are 14 different categories. Each category will have a winner chosen by our panel of expert judges. Their artwork will be displayed with the annual exhibition of the Marwell International Wildlife Art Society and published in BBC Wildlife in August 2009. Plus, the overall winner will be awarded the title 'BBC Wildlife Artist of the Year 2009' and will win a place on the 2010 Festival of Wildlife in Brazil

Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize

organised by the National Portrait Gallery

National Portrait Gallery - Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize

National Portrait Gallery - Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize

MAKING A MARK: Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2011 - Call for Entries

I'm highlighting the Call for Entries for the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2011, a major international photographic award.

MAKING A MARK: Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2010 - prizewinners

David Chancellor has won the £12,000 Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2010 for his portrait (see right), Huntress with Buck, of 14 year old Josie Slaughter from Alabama on her first hunting trip to South Africa.

National Portrait Gallery - Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2010

National Portrait Gallery - Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize

Making a Mark: Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2010 - Call for Entries

The National Portrait Gallery in London has published the Call for Entries for the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2010. The closing date for this very prestigious competition is 18th July 2010 and you can find out who can enter and how to enter below.

Jerwood Visual Arts - Photography

During the period 2003 to 2008 the Jerwood Photography Awards identified the most innovative artist photographers emerging within the UK. The Awards were organised annually by Portfolio Magazine and financially supported by Jerwood Charitable Foundation.

National Portrait Gallery - Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2009

National Portrait Gallery - Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2009

National Portrait Gallery - Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2008

National Portrait Gallery - Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2008

National Portrait Gallery - Photographic Portrait Prize 2007

National Portrait Gallery - Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2007

National Portrait Gallery - Photographic Portrait Prize 2006

National Portrait Gallery - Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2006

National Portrait Gallery - Schweppes Photographic Portrait Prize 2005

National Portrait Gallery - Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2005

Landscape Photographer of the Year

£10,000 Photography Prize

Take a view - Landscape Photographer of the Year

With a total prize fund of £20,000, plus a six-week exhibition at the National Theatre and an AA book of Best Entries, the Take a view UK landscape awards are set to become the desirable annual competition for photographers of all ages.

The Art of the Landscape: Landscape Photographer of the Year 2011 (Results)

Scottish amateur photographer, Robert Fulton has won the title of Landscape Photographer of the Year 2011 for his stunning picture of a Winter Field in Snow. The Cumbernauld-based photographer is the fifth person to win the overall title and the £10,000 prize.

Artists with a disability

Shape > News > Call for entries: The Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary (for artists with a disability)

The Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary 2010-11 is open for entries. The bursary, now in its fourth year, is available to mid-career disabled artists working in the field of visual arts. This year's winner will be given £5,000 and a residency at BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead.

2010/11 Bursary Deadline - 18th October 2010

Older People

EAC's Over 60s Art Awards

EAC's Over 60s Art Awards have been encouraging and celebrating the remarkable wealth of talent, creative energy and enthusiasm among amateur artists aged between 60 and 100+, since 1994.

The National Open Art Competition

The National Open Art Competition

The National Open Art Competition accepts submissions of original artwork including paintings, drawings and art photography.

Art of Nurture 2011

Student Art Competition

Art of Nurture 2011 - Student Art Competition

Art of Nurture 2011 - Student Art Competition sponsored by Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance

Art Magazine competitions

Artist of the Year 2009 - Artists and Illustrators Magazine

The search for the Artists & Illustrators Artist of the Year 2009 is now under way! Last year, we had more than 1,500 entries, with the quality, quantity and sheer inventiveness coming as a refreshing surprise to our expert panel of judges - including Prof. Maurice Cockrill, Head of the Royal Academy Schools.

Artists & Illustrators (A&I) magazine is the best-selling magazine for professional artists and aspiring amateurs, it provides both inspiration and practical advice to its readers through features, profiles and interviews of accomplished artists or new talent and previews of forthcoming show

BBC Wildlife Magazine - Wildlife Artist of the Year 2010

BBC Wildlife Magazine - the world's best-selling natural history and environmental magazine
Last year's launch of the BBC Wildlife Artist of the Year Award met with a wonderful response. More than 700 artists entered their work, from as far away as Japan and Canada - and the standard was amazing.

THE CATEGORIES
» British mammals (behaviour and portraits)
» British birds (behaviour and portraits)
» All other wildlife (behaviour and portraits, in the UK & worldwide)
» The wonder of plants (British and worldwide)
» Beneath the water (marine and freshwater)
» Animals in their environment (British and worldwide)
» World mammals (behaviour and portraits)
» World birds (behaviour and portraits)
» Black and white nature (pencil, lino cuts, etchings, wood block etc)
» Visions of nature (innovative, creative impressions of wildlife)
» Frozen planet (please note, entries must feature animal life)
» Endangered species (entries must feature species listed by the IUCN as 'Endangered' or 'Critically Endangered')
» International artists - a new category judged purely on digital imagery, exclusively for artists outside of the UK. This is to save our international entrants the great costs of sending artwork to the UK.

MAKING A MARK: Artist and Illustrator - Artist of the Year 2011

Artists and Illustrators - is one of the UK's most popular art magazines. It currently has a competition to identify the Artist of the Year 2011 - and you can see all the contenders online.

ARCHIVE: Timetable of Major Art Competitions in the UK 2010

Making a Mark: Major Art Competitions in the UK - a timetable

This is my annual post listing all the Major Art Competitions in the UK. It excludes

* art competitions based in the UK which have a first prize of less than £10,000
* the major open exhibitions by national art societies which I covered in UK National Art Societies: 2010 Open Exhibitions - dates and deadlines