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.

The prize organisers welcome entries from artists, designers, architects and makers, at all stages of their careers, currently resident in the UK. Now in its 5th year, The John Ruskin Prize 2019 aims to uphold Ruskin’s beliefs whilst challenging the nation’s creatives to consider their role as catalysts of change, critics, social and political commentators and material innovators. Open to a broad range of interpretations, the prize organisers are inviting entries from a range of creative practitioners in response to the theme:Agent of Change.