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OPPORTUNITIES & COMPETITIONS
Check out the latest competitions to enter and make a note of important deadlines
Sending-in days
Bath Open Art Prize 2020
Details: Artists working in all
media are invited to enter the
Bath Open Art Prize, now in its
9th year. The prize welcomes
more idiosyncratic and whimsical
works relecting its open
approach. An exhibition of
selected work will go on show at
44AD Artspace in Bath, from May
22 to June 7 as part of Fringe Arts
Bath Festival.
When: Submissions deadline:
April 24.
Contact:
http://www.bathopenartprize.co.ukDerwent Art Prize
Details: The Derwent Art Prize
showcases the very best 2D and
3D artworks created in pencil
or coloured pencil as well as
water-soluble, pastel, graphite
and charcoal by British and
international artists. Selected
work will go on show at the
gallery@oxo, Oxo Tower Wharf,
Bargehouse Street, South Bank,
London SE1, from April 22 to
May 4, and at 20 Rue Saint
Claude, 75003 in Paris, from May
12 to 17. Apply online at
http://www.derwent-artprize.com
When: Deadline: February 17.
Contact: derwent@parkerharris.
co.uk
☎ 0203 653 0896The Harley Open 2020
Details: Amateur and
professional artists are invited to
enter work for The Harley Open- The competition celebrates
work made by artists within a
100-mile radius of the Harley
Gallery in Nottinghamshire.
Works, both traditional and more
experimental are invited in all
media. A irst prize of £2,000 is
ofered. An exhibition of selected
work will go on show at The
Harley Gallery, Welbeck Estate,
Welbeck, Worksop, from May 2
to July 5.
When: Open for submission
between February 1 and April 1.
Contact: Enter online at
http://www.harleygallery.co.uk
Hertford Art Society
Open Exhibition
Details: The 68th annual open
exhibition will take place at
Cowbridge Halls, Cowbridge,
Hertford SG14 1PG, from May3 to 16. All media is accepted,
excluding photographs.
When: handing-in day: April 25.
Contact: Download entry form:
http://www.hertfordartsociety.co.ukJohn Moores
Painting Prize
Details: First held in 1957, the
prize is named after the sponsor,
Sir John Moores, (1896-1993).
The competition culminates in an
exhibition held at the Walker Art
Gallery, Liverpool every two years
(this year, from September 11,
2020 to February 14, 2021).
When: Open for submissions
from February 17 to March 24.
Contact: https://www.liverpool-
museums.org.uk/walker/john-
moores/New English Art Club
(NEAC)
Details: The NEAC seeks
work that demonstrates
excellence in both concept
and draughtsmanship. Artists
over the age of 18 may submit
paintings, drawings, pastels
and original framed prints; not
photography or sculpture. All
work to be submitted online at
https://mallgalleries.oess1.uk
Prizes include The Doreen
McIntosh Prize, £5,000 and the
Bowyer Drawing Prize, £1,000.
Selected work will go on show at
the Mall Galleries, London SW1,
from June 12 to 20.
When: Submissions deadline:
February 28, 12 noon. Handing-in
day: April 4, 10am to 5pm.
Cost: £18 per work; under-35s,
£12 per work, which includes
free admission to the exhibition
(normally £4).
Contact: The Mall Galleries;
http://www.mallgalleries.org.uk
☎ 020 7930 6844Royal Academy Summer
Exhibition 2020
Details: The Royal Academy’s
Summer Exhibition, at the Royal
Academy of Arts, Piccadilly,
London W1, from June 9 to
August 16, is the world’s longest
running and largest open-
submissions show. Valuable
prizes include the £25,000
Charles Wollaston Award. Up to
two works may be submitted. The
initial round of selection will be
from digital images. Please see
website for full details: https://
summer.royalacademy.org.uk
When: Submissions deadline:February 17, 11.59pm. Receiving
dates from May 5 to 7.
Cost: £35 per work.
Contact: Entry forms will
be available online from
January 6; see https://summer.
royalacademy.org.uk
☎ 020 7300 5969/5929St Barbe Museum & Art
Gallery Open 2020
Details: Now in its 20th year,
anyone can enter up to two
works of art, including sculpture
and textiles on any theme. An
exhibition of selected work will
go on how at St Barbe Museum
& Art Gallery, New Street,
Lymington, Hampshire SO41 9BH
from May 1 to 31.
When: Submissions deadline:
March 29; handing-in days:
April 21 and 22.
Contact: Enter online at
http://www.stbarbe-museum.org.ukSky Arts Landscape Artist
of the Year 2021
Details: Open to both amateur
and professional artists,
Landscape Artist of the Year is a
televised art competition, which
celebrates artistic talent. Artists
are selected on the basis of a
landscape submission artwork.
Contestants take part in one of
six heats, where they have four
hours to complete an artwork
of one of Britain’s most breath-
taking vistas. Prizes include a
£10,000 commission. The event
takes place across six initial heats
in June 2020.
When: Deadline for entries:
April 17.
Contact: For more information
and to apply visit http://www.
skyartsartistoftheyear.tvSky Arts Portrait Artist of
the Year 2021
Details: Open to both amateur
and professional artists, Portrait
Artist of the Year is a televised
art competition (hosted by
Joan Bakewell and Stephen
Mangan), which celebrates
artistic talent. Artists are selected
on the basis of a self-portrait
submission artwork. Submissions
are selected by three judges:
award-winning artist, Tai Shan
Schierenberg, art historian Kate
Bryan and independent curator,
Kathleen Soriano. Contestants
take part in one of eight heats
held at the Battersea Arts Centre,
between March 24 and April 2,
where they have four hours tocomplete a portrait of a mystery
celebrity sitter. Prizes include a
£10,000 commission plus £500 of
Cass Art materials.
When: The deadline for entries is:
February 7.
Contact: Enter online at http://www.
skyartsartistoftheyear.tvTALPOpen2020
Details: Organised by The Artist
and Leisure Painter in partnership
with Patchings Art Centre, the
TALPOpen is looking for the
best two-dimensional works in
any media including drawing,
painting, printmaking and
digital artwork from amateur
painters in the Leisure Painter
category and from more
experienced and professional
artists in The Artist category.
Works from each category will
be exhibited at Patchings Art
Centre, Nottingham, from July 9
to August 9.
When: Submissions deadline:
April 9.
Contact: See pages 14 and 15 for
full details.
☎ 01580 763673/763315United Kingdom Coloured
Pencil Society (UKCPS)
Details: The 19th annual
international exhibition, Drawn
to Nature, is open to all artists.
Work must be original in concept
design and execution and on the
theme of nature. Each work must
comprise at least 50 per cent dry
coloured pencil. An exhibition of
selected work will go on show
at Nature in Art, Twigworth
Gloucestershire GL2 9PA, from
September 3 to 20.
When: Online entry open from
March 19 to June 19.
Handing-in day: September 2.Contact: http://www.ukcps.org.ukWildlife Artist of the Year
Details: Organised by the
David Shepherd Foundation,
the competition is open to
amateur and professional
artists aged 17 and over and
welcomes all traditional artistic
media (excluding digital and
photography). Prizes include a
irst prize of £10,000. Selected
work will go on show at the Mall
Galleries, London, May 27 to 31.
When: Closing date for entries:
February 10, 5pm.
Contact: Enter online at https://
davidshepherd.org/art/wildlife-
artist-year/details-of-entry