OPPORTUNITIES & COMPETITIONS
Check out the latest competitions to enter and make a note of important deadlines
Sending-in days Chelsea Art Society
Details: Unfortunately, the 2021 Chelsea Art Society Open Art Exhibition has been cancelled. The exhibition will take place in 2022 – more details to follow in the coming months. In the meantime, the society will hold an exhibition at 340 Kings Road, London, from September 6 to 19. Contact: www.chelseaartsociety.org.uk
Derwent Art Prize
Details: The Derwent Art Prize is a bi-annual competition and will not be taking place until 2022. Entries will be called from this summer until early 2022. Full details will appear on these pages in the coming months. For more information in the meantime email derwent@parkerharris.co.uk
Dorset Art Prize
Details: The Dorset Art Prize is free to enter and open to all Dorset residents, rewarding and celebrating art across Dorset. Various categories, including categories for young artists, allow both emerging and established artists the opportunity to showcase their work. An exhibition of selected work will take place at Poole Museum later in the year.
Closing date: July 15.
Contact: www.thecollege.co.uk/dorsetart-prize
Figurative Art Now
Details: In its 60th year, the Federation of British Artists is bringing together the best of figurative art by launching a new online selling exhibition and art prize called Figurative Art
Now. The organisers are seeking figurative work in a range of media including painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking and illustration. Work should captivate the online audience of art lovers from far and wide and must have been made since January 1, 2020. A virtual exhibition will take place with the Mall Galleries this summer. Closing date: Digital entries must be submitted by June 1. Contact:
Upload images at https://fan.artopps.co.uk
Hahnemühle 2022 Calendar Competition
Details: The calendar competition is open to all artists in all painting and drawing media and traditional etching techniques, as well as mixed media that has been created on Hahnemühle or Lana paper. This year the theme of the competition is ‘Joy and Happiness’. Five entries are permitted per person.
Closing date: June 30. Contact: www.hahnemuehle.com
Holly Bush Emerging Woman Painter Prize
Details: The prize is aimed at supporting, encouraging and mentoring emerging women painters. Each year 21 artists are chosen from a competition to exhibit at Burgh House, Hampstead in July, with a first prize awarded to a painter who has demonstrated exceptional potential to become an established professional artist. Closing date: Open for entries until June 1.
Contact: www. ecclestoneartagency.com
Royal Society of Marine Artists
Details: The RSMA seeks submissions of art inspired by the sea and marine environments – covering anything that involves tidal water. All work must be submitted online. Open to all artists over the age of 18. Acceptable media are: oil, acrylic, watercolour, original prints of any media, mixed media, drawing, pastels or sculpture. An exhibition of selected work will go on show at the Mall Galleries, London, from September 30 to October 10.
When: Open for submissions now. The closing date for entries is 12 noon on Friday July 9.
Contact: Enter online at https://mallgalleries.oess1.uk
Sketch for Survival Introducing
Details: Sketch for Survival Introducing is a charitable initiative organised by Explorers Against Extinction to help raise awareness about species extinction and habitat loss while also raising vital funds for nominated frontline conservation projects through the sale of artworks. The exhibition is free to enter. One hundred selected artworks join the Sketch for Survival exhibition alongside invited artists and celebrities and are included in the end of year auction.
When: Open for submissions now. The closing date for entries is June 30.
Contact: Enter online at www. explorersagainstextinction.co.uk/
Society of Equestrian Artists Open Exhibition
Details: The 42nd annual The
Horse in Art open exhibition will be held at Sally Mitchell’s Gallery, The Newcastle Arms, Tuxford, Nottinghamshire NG22 0LA. Entries are invited. Information is still be to confirmed. Email: admin@equestrianartists.co.uk or check the website for up-to-date information or telephone 0300 0110 185 (11am to 4pm). Closing date: tbc.
Contact: www.equestrianartists.co.uk
Society of Wildlife Artists
Details: The Society of Wildlife Artists seeks submissions of works that depict wildlife subjects and evoke the spirit of the natural world for its 58th annual exhibition. All two- and three-dimensional artwork inspired by the natural world is eligible. The selection committee is looking for artwork that displays a deep knowledge and understanding of the subject matter, based on ‘in the field’ observation, work that reflects a personal, original and creative response, work that displays a high level of technical skill, and work that showcases interesting approaches and emerging new talent. An exhibition of selected work will go on show alongside members’ work at the Mall Galleries, London, from October 14 to 24.
When: Open for submissions from Monday June 21 to Friday August 20, 12 noon.
Contact: Enter online at https:// mallgalleries.oess1.uk
The Society of Women Artists
Details: The Society of Women Artists (SWA) invites submissions of fine art works including paintings, drawings, sculptures, ceramics, engravings, lithographs and other printing techniques, for its 160th annual exhibition. The exhibition, which will be online and virtual, will run from September 21 until December 31. Prizes and awards are valued over £4,000 including the £1500 Young Artist’s Award.
Closing date: Open for digital submissions until June 24. Contact: www.society-womenartists.org.uk
The Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize
Details: Entries are now invited to the TBW Drawing Prize with £27,000 offered in prizes. An exhibition of selected work will tour across the UK, including in London (Trinity Buoy Wharf ) and Dundee (Cooper Gallery). Closing date: Deadline for entries: June 15.
Contact: https:// tbwdrawingprize.artopps.co.uk/
TALPOpen2021
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. Up to 140 selected works, 70 from each category, will be exhibited at Patchings Art Centre, in two separate galleries, Covid rules permitting, from August 21 until September 26. Prize awards worth over £13,500, include The Artist Purchase Prize of up to £3,000.
Closing date: extended to June 3. Contact: Full details on pages 14 and 15. Submit entries online via www.talp.co.uk
Wells Art Contemporary
Details: Wells Art Contemporary (WAC) is an open competition for visual art based in Wells, Somerset. An exhibition of selected work will take place at Wells Cathedral this summer and there will also be an additional virtual exhibition.
Closing date: May 25.
Contact: https://wac.artopps.co.uk/