OPPORTUNITIES & COMPETITIONS
Check out the latest competitions to enter and make a note of important deadlines
Sending-in days Derwent Art Prize
Details: The Derwent Art Prize is a bi-annual competition, which will take place in 2022, showcasing the best 2D and 3D artworks created in pencil or coloured pencil, water-soluble pencil, pastel, graphite or charcoal. An exhibition of selected work will go on show at gallery@oxo, London, from February 24 to March 6.
When: Deadline: January 4, 2022. Contact: www.derwent-artprize.com
The Football Art Prize
Details: The Football Art Prize is a new open call opportunity for artists, organised by Touchstones Rochdale, supported by Arts Council England, to celebrate art and football, coinciding with the 2022 World Cup. Artists over the age of 18 working in all twodimensional media including photography and moving image, will be eligible. The prize will give an opportunity for artists to showcase their work in a regional touring exhibition opening at Touchstones Rochdale in March 2022 and touring to Sheffield and Sunderland. Entries will be invited online and a virtual gallery showcasing all shortlisted works will run alongside the actual exhibition. A £5,000 first prize is offered.
When: The deadline is November 19. Contact: https://footballartprize. artopps.co.uk/
The John Byrne Award
Details: Established in 2012 The John Byrne Award is a creative competition, open to anyone over 16 years old living or studying in Scotland. Work can be entered in all disciplines on any theme or topic. The competition is quarterly, with a year-round exhibition and the chance to win a cash prize of £500. Work can be submitted in any creative discipline, but entries must include a piece of creative work on a chosen theme. When: This is a quarterly competition so entries can be made at any time throughout the year.
Contact: Apply online at https:// www.johnbyrneaward.org.uk/ enter-now/
The Pastel Society
Details: The Pastel Society seeks the best in contemporary dry media, combining traditional skills with creative originality for their annual exhibition. The society accepts pastels, oil pastels, charcoal, pencil, Conté, sanguine or any dry media. Artists are invited to submit work for exhibition alongside members of the Pastel Society at their 123rd annual exhibition at the Mall Galleries, London SW1, from February 16 to 26, 2022. There are more than 15 prizes and awards on offer, many especially for nonmember artists.
When: All work must be submitted online. Open for submissions now; closing at 12 noon on Friday December 3.
Contact: For full details and to enter the 2022 exhibition, go to https://mallgalleries.oess1.uk/
Royal Society of British Artists
Details: The Royal Society of British Artists invites painters, sculptors and printmakers to submit their work for consideration to be shown in the society’s annual exhibition in 2022. As well as skill and draughtsmanship, they will be looking for originality and creativity. The exhibition offers several prizes and awards, worth over £5,000. Selected work will be exhibited at the Mall Galleries, London, from March 3 to 12, 2022.
When: All work must be submitted online. Open for submissions now; closing at 12 noon on Friday December 10.
Contact: Full details and to enter the 2022 exhibition, go to https://mallgalleries.oess1.uk/
Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year
Details: Entries are now invited to the 2022 Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year, Series 9. Artists enter with a self-portrait created within the past five years. They are selected on merit by the panel of judges and proceed to the televised competition heats where they are given four hours to paint a surprise celebrity sitter. Filming takes place at Battersea Arts Centre in March 2022. Full details on how to take the best photograph of your self-portrait are available on the Sky Arts website.
When: Open now for entries, with a closing date of February 11, 2022, at 12 noon.
Contact: Enter online at https:// www.skyartsartistoftheyear.tv/ portrait/
Upton Country Park Open 2021
Details: The Gallery Upstairs at Upton Country Park is inviting artists within a 15-mile radius of Poole in Dorset to enter the Upton Country Park Open 2021. This year the theme of the exhibition is ‘Wild’. Entries are invited in any medium, including painting, drawing, sculpture, handcrafted prints, digital and textile art, but not photography and video. There is a nonreturnable fee of £5 per piece entered. Selection will be made digitally. The exhibition will go on show at The Gallery Upstairs, from December 3 to 21.
When: Closing for entries on November 20.
Contact: Full details and to enter go to www.pedas.org.uk or www.thegalleryupstairs.org.uk
Visual Art Open 2022
Details: The Visual Art Open competition is a not-for-profit event open to both amateur and professional artists based in the UK and internationally. The aim is to give artists a platform to develop their passion and career in the arts sector. There are five categories to apply to: Painting, Mixed Media and Printmaking; Illustration and Drawing; Sculpture; Photography and Digital Art; and Young Artists (aged between 16 and 24). When: The 2022 competition will be open for entries shortly. Contact: Apply online at www.visualartopen.com