Threadneedle 2009
 The Threadneedle Prize for Painting and Sculpture is back in 2009, and is offering a whopping £25,000 top prize, out of a total prize fund of £36,000. It states that "Artists are invited to submit representational and figurative work that retains a strong reference to the real world, executed in your chosen medium of art, painting or sculpture (but not photography or video). Work must be based on observation, rather than concept or abstraction. All themes are admissible; traditional as well as innovative interpretations are both welcome. Artists are encouraged to submit recent work not previously exhibited and, preferably, work that has been created especially for this competition" Sixty works will be chosen for exhibition in London from Sept 2009. More details in the Art Comps section of this web site.
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Welsh Artist of the Year 2009
 Call for Entries. Fancy yourself with the title Welsh Artist of the Year, the search is on and if you are an artist living in Wales, or a Welsh artist living anywhere in the Uk, you can apply for this prestigious award, now in its ninth year. For more details please check the Artist Awards & Competitions section of theArtGallery.co.uk. Last years winner was Philppa Lawrence, with her entry called Bound Bonsai. Phillippa said winning Welsh Artist of the Year meant her "had been seen by a wider art going audience." It also gave her the opportunity to meet with world famous sculptor Richard Long, whom she has long admired. CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS
Welsh Artist of the Year 2008
Welsh Artist of The Year 2008
Emma Knowles' portrait of Jack will feature in the Welsh Artist of the Year Exhibition 2008. Now in its 8th year, the prestigious award will be presented, along with the accompanying exhibition at St David's Hall in Cardiff.
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Catherine Mann at The RA 2008
 Catherine Mann's print of Carbury Tower has been selected along with a few other artists to appear in this years Royal Acadmey Summer Exhibition 2008. The Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition is the largest open contemporary art exhibition in the world, drawing together a wide range of new work by both established and unknown living artists. Catherine's painting has since been sold.
Now in its 240th year, the exhibition includes around 1,200 works and the majority of works are for sale. This year’s exhibition coordinators are Royal Academicians Humphrey Ocean, Tony Cragg and Gordon Benson, and the theme is Man Made. Highlights of the show include a memorial gallery dedicated to the extraordinary artistic achievements of the late RB Kitaj, featuring some of Kitaj’s greatest works alongside recent paintings which are available for sale. Recently elected Academician Tracey Emin has curated a gallery, and the exhibition also includes a dedicated area for photographic works. Finally, the Academy's Courtyard plays host to a monumental sculpture by Sir Anthony Caro, titled Promenade. Once again the Academy is working closely with BBC2 on a special edition of The Culture Show which will celebrate Summer Exhibition 2008.
Emma Knowles Welsh Portrait Award 2008
 The Wales Portrait Award 2008 Mike Knowles and Emma Knowles were both shortlisted in the final 52 selected portraits for the 2008 touring exhibition. Emma Knowles' portrait of Rebecca, and Mike Knowles' self portrait will be exhibited along with 50 other artists' work. The Wales Portrait Award is a new Biennial designed to increase the awareness of portraiture as a fine art discipline. We are proud to have two artists represented in the final 52. Little has been done to encourage portraiture in Wales  since the late 19th century and this award is designed to redeem this gap in provision and to restore this important art form to its rightful place in a modern Wales. This is an inclusive initiative encouraging entries of original paintings from artists of any age living, working or born in Wales. The competition is also open to artists of any nationality whose work depicts a Welsh subject . The exhibition will be selected by a panel of judges. This is a consortia project organised by Denbighshire County Council with Bodelwyddan Castle, the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, St. David's Hall, Cardiff, and the Williamson Art Gallery and Museum, Birkenhead. Tour Venues thru 2008 are as follows:
Williamson Art Gallery & Museum, Birkenhead, 2 March – 13 April 2008National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, 19 April – 31 May 2008Bodelwyddan Castle, N.Wales, 17 June – 19 July 2008St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 14 September – 25 October 2008Clwyd Theatr Cymru, 1 November - 6 December 2008The exhibition will also be available for tour to other galleries during 2009A full colour catalogue will accompany the exhibition.Wales Portrait Award Denbighshire Arts Yr Hen Garchar Clwyd St Ruthin Denbighshire LL15 1HPFurther Informationtel: 01745 353814
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