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Now in its 20th year, and with £60,000 of prizes on offer, The National Open Art (NOA) competition aims to

nurture creative talent from emerging and professional artists. This year, there will be a £1,000 graduate award

and a new miniatures category. Pictured above is 2015 winner Asleep, submitted by then 18-year-old Kaye Song;

it was the first A-Level entry to win a top prize at the NOA competition. Each entry is judged anonymously, and the

final deadline for submissions is 10 July. This year’s finalists will be exhibited in NOA’s Winter Exhibition at

Mercers’ Hall, London, in October where the prizewinners will be announced.

http://www.thenationalopenartcompetition.com

9 ARTISTIC THINGS TO DO IN

THE NATIONAL OPEN ART COMPETITION

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