OPPORTUNITIES & COMPETITIONS
Check out the latest competitions to enter and make a note of important deadlines
Sending-in days DSWF’s Wildlife Artist of the Year 2022
Details: Founded by the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation in 2008, DSWF’s Wildlife Artist of the Year is an internationally renowned wildlife art competition open to amateur and professional artists. The competition uses the power of the arts to celebrate wildlife and raise vital funds for endangered species. The prize for the overall winner is £10,000. Other prizes offered include The Artist Award for the opportunity of an interview feature to be published in The Artist. Shortlisted works will be available to purchase on the DSWF website in September 2022, with 50-per-cent of the proceeds of artwork sales supporting DSWF and their ground-based conservation partners.
When: Open for submissions from January 6 to March 31. Contact: Apply online at https:// davidshepherd.org or email way@davidshepherd.org
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
Jackson’s Painting Prize
Details: Jackson’s Painting Prize exists to champion exceptional artworks made by international artists at all points in their careers, with tailored prizes that aim to give successful applicants the exposure and resources to support them in their practice. When: The deadline for entries is March 1.
Contact: www.jacksonsart.com
The John Ruskin Prize
Details: Organised by The Big Draw, the John Ruskin Prize is a multi-disciplinary art prize with the values of John Ruskin at its core. Sign up to the website to receive up-to-date news. When: Opens for submissions in February.
Contact: www.ruskinprize.co.uk or www.thebigdraw.org
New English Art Club (NEAC)
Details: The NEAC seeks work that demonstrates excellence in both concept and draughtsmanship. Artists over the age of 18 may submit paintings, drawings, pastels and original framed prints, not photography or sculpture. An exhibition of selected work takes place at the Mall Galleries, London from May 27 to June 4. When: Closing date: February 25. Contact: All work to be submitted online at https:// mallgalleries.org.uk/call-forentries/open-exhibitions Keep checking the NEAC website at www.newenglishartclub.co.uk
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2022
Details: The Royal Academy of Art’s Summer Exhibition is the world’s longest running and largest open-submission show. The exhibition brings together art in all media from prints, paintings, film and photography to sculpture, architectural work and more. The exhibition will take place at the Royal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly, London W1, from June 21 to August 21.
When: Submission deadline will be early 2022. Check the website for up-to-date information. Contact: www.royalacademy.org.uk
Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours (RI)
Details: The RI welcomes watercolour or water-soluble media to its 210th exhibition, including watercolour, acrylic, ink or gouache (excluding watersoluble oils) painted on paper or paper-based supports. The exhibition offers the opportunity to win awards worth over £8,000 and have your work seen by thousands of visitors, including buyers and collectors. Any artist over 18 may submit. An exhibition of selected work will take place at the Mall Galleries, London SW1, from April 14 to 23. When: Submissions close at 12 noon on January 28.
Contact: Enter online at https:// mallgalleries.org.uk/call-forentries/open-exhibitions
Royal Society of Portrait Painters (RP)
Details: The society invites artists over 18 from all over the world to submit portraits for its annual exhibition. Acceptable media include paintings, drawings and original prints, including digital/ iPad prints. An exhibition of selected work will go on show at the Mall Galleries, London SW1 in May. Dates to be confirmed. When: The deadline for entries is 12 noon on January 25. Contact: Apply online at https:// therp.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/
St Barbe Museum & Art Gallery Open Exhibition 2022
Details: Now in its 23rd year, anyone can enter up to two works of art, including sculpture and textiles on any theme. An exhibition of selected work will go on show at St. Barbe Museum & Art Gallery, New Street, Lymington, Hampshire SO41 9BH, from April 30 to June 11. When: Online submissions from March 4 to 20.
Contact: www.stbarbe-museum.org.uk
Sketch for Survival Introducing
Details: Sketch for Survival is a charitable initiative organised by the charity 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. Full guidelines will be published online from January 1. One hundred artworks are selected from all submissions to join the Sketch for Survival exhibition tour. In 2021 the tour visited Norwich, London and COP26 in Glasgow.
When: Submission details are available from January 1. Contact: Enter online at www. explorersagainstextinction.co.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/
TALPOpen 2022
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, from July 14 to August 14. Prize awards worth over £13,500 are offered including The Artist Purchase Prize of up to £3,000. When: The submissions deadline is Thursday April 7, 12 noon. Contact: Full details on how to enter can be found on pages 14 and 15 of this issue. Enter online via www.talp.co.uk