The Jerwood Drawing Prize Tour Dates are as follows. Sadly for those in the North of England, and North Wales, there is really no nearby location to view the selected drawings. Bearing in mind that it was £18 to enter maybe it was fortuitous that you didn't get in if you entered, as it would cost a fortune in fuel to see your drawing up on display.
The ING Discerning Eye Exhibition is a show of small works independently selected by six prominent figures from different areas of the art world: two artists, two collectors and two critics. Work is selected from open submission and also from artists invited by the individual selectors. Each section is hung separately to emphasise its own distinctive identity. The impression emerges of six small exhibitions within the whole.
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
The Lynn-Painter Stainers Prize 2009 - Created in 2005 with the Worshipful Company of Painter-Stainers and the Lynn Foundation with The Spectator as media sponsor. The purpose of the Prize is to encourage creative representational painting and promote the skill of draughtsmanship.
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