OPPORTUNITIES

Derwent Art Prize

Artists worldwide are invited to take part in the Derwent Art Prize 2024. Created in 2012 by Derwent, this prize rewards excellence in contemporary graphic art and invites two-dimensional and three-dimensional work created in any pencil, including colour, water-soluble, pastel, graphite and charcoal pencils. The deadline for entries is 5pm on 4 January 2024.

For information and to enter visit www.derwent-artprize.com

Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours

The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours seeks the best in contemporary watercolour and water-media painting for its 212th exhibition at the Mall Galleries, London, from 28 March to 13 April. Submissions are now open, with a closing date of Friday 2 February at 12 noon. For more information and to enter visit www.mallgalleries.org.uk

Royal Society of Portrait Painters

Artists are invited to submit works for the Royal Society of Portrait Painters’ annual exhibition at the Mall Galleries in London in 2024. The society welcomes paintings, drawings and original prints including digital/iPad prints from artists over 18, from the UK and internationally. The closing date for submissions is Friday 26 January 2024 at 12 noon. For more information visit www.mallgalleries.org.uk

Royal Watercolour Society Open 2024

Entries are now invited to the RWS Open, celebrating water media in all its forms, including ink, acrylic, gouache, tempera and more. Artists of all backgrounds and at any stage of their careers are invited to submit works on paper in any water-based media. The deadline for entries is Monday 8 January 2024 at 11.59pm. For more information visit www.royalwatercoloursociety.co.uk