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Final days to enter: £10K Top Prize - 2nd Chaiya Art Awards

The UK's leading awards exploring spirituality through the Visual Arts with a top prize of £10,000.
 
The Chaiya Art Awards are open to any artist and covers all mediums including painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, glass, textiles, mixed media, photography and video. Artists are invited to be authentic and daring as they respond to the theme 'GOD is ...'  This competition is open to people of all faiths, to those who have no belief in God, and to everyone in between. It’s about continuing an age old conversation in a modern setting with contemporary eyes.   

The winners exhibition will take place at London’s prestigious South Bank gallery@oxo from 10-19 April 2020.

Call for Entries: The John Ruskin Prize 2019

CALL FOR ENTRIES

THE JOHN RUSKIN PRIZE 2019: AGENT OF CHANGE

PRIZES: 1st Prize: £3K | 2nd Prize: £1K | Student Prize: £1K

A shortlist of 25 artists, designers and makers will have their selected works exhibited at The Holden Gallery, Manchester in a high profile exhibition from 12 July - 24 August 2019.

DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES: 12.05.2019 at 5pm

Visual literacy charity The Big Draw, organisers of The John Ruskin Prize have announced the nationwide call for entries for The John Ruskin Prize 2019. The prize returns following the critically acclaimed prize exhibition ‘Master of All Trades’ held in Sheffield in 2017 attracting an audience of over 44,000 visitors.

New international bursaries for UK bloggers

The British Council is thrilled to offer a new opportunity for talented UK arts bloggers and writers to travel internationally.

Bloggers have had a huge influence on UK performance, but opportunities for paid work or career development are few and far between. To address this, we’re piloting a programme awarding bursaries to three UK bloggers – enabling them to have an international experience, develop their skills and build connections outside the UK.

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