£12k Derwent Art Prize
Artist Survey results, Banksy podcast, Photography contests, World Animal Day prize...
Hi folks. Apologies for the copy and paste mishap last week - here’s the right link to last year’s winners of the ING Discerning Eye prize, on with the show…
This week’s featured open call is the 7th edition of the Derwent Art Prize for 2D and 3D work created in pencil (including water-soluble, pastel, graphite, charcoal or coloured pencils). Mixed media works are eligible but the main component must be pencil or one of the media previously listed. Featuring £13,000 of prizes, including a first prize of £4,000 (plus £600 of Derwent products). Open to both UK & International artists, £15 entry fee for first work, £5 for under 25s.
The previous edition received a record 6,100 artworks from 43 countries. View the 2022 Prize Winners. Group show at Gallery@Oxo, London next April. (closes 4th Jan)
Art Competitions
Newly opened on MoMa and elsewhere…
Art For Change Prize - £10,000 1st prize, deadline extended to 31st July.
Women in Art Fair 2023 - a new art fair dedicated to readdressing the gender imbalance in the art industry. Theme is ‘The World is A Family’, free (21 Aug)
Marshwood Arts Awards - 3 artists/makers are chosen from each category to exhibit in a group show at Allsop Gallery, Bridport this October. Selectors for 2023 are: Painting & Drawing: Fru Tholstrup, Print Photography: Don McCullin, Sculpture: Andrew Logan, Digital Media: Mike Kus, Applied Arts: Kate Malone. Prizes TBC. (18 Aug)
Innovate Grants - 2 x $1,800 grants for Artists & Photographers, Summer entries open for $35, global (14 Sep)
UK Art Competitions - 28 open
Photography Competitions
Newly opened on MoMa…
LensCulture Emerging Talent Awards - 8 x $1,500 cash grants, any genre, New York exhibition for 25 finalists, $35 entry, 30% student discount, global (23 Aug)
Environmental Photographer of the Year Award - £5,000 1st prize, ‘showcases the most inspirational environmental photography from around the world. The award celebrates humanity’s ability to survive and innovate and showcases thought-provoking images that call attention to our impact and inspire us to live sustainably.’ Free entry, global (30 Aug)
Photography Competitions - 9 open
Children’s Competitions
Newly opened on MoMa…
World Animal Day Mug Competition - winners of each age group (5-10, 11-16, 17+) will receive a mug with their design on a commemorative mug (31 Aug)
Kid’s Art Competitions - 12 open
Acme Artist Survey
Acme’s Artist Tenant Survey - Results are in from hundreds of London art studio tenants and it’s not looking rosy…
Nearly 75% of respondents indicated that they were struggling financially. Even though nearly half of our respondents considered themselves to be mid-career artists, only 12% indicated that they could support themselves financially through their practice, with income required from multiple other sources to survive.
View results in full in the Acme Survey PDF.
Nick Grindrod, an abstract painter from Sheffield, on having fun with his art, his 3 mile walk to the studio and working on plywood ‘because it can take so much battering’.
Art Exhibition
ArtWorks Together Exhibition - international exhibition showcasing artwork by artists with learning disabilities and autistic artists from around the world. Held at Pillared Hall, Wentworth Woodhouse, a Grade I listed country house in Rotherham, accompanied by a programme of creative workshops. (30 Aug - 24 Sep)
Banksy Podcast
The Banksy Story - Just finished the new 10 part podcast series exploring all things Banksy by self proclaimed superfan James Peak. It’s a fun listen and might even have the first recording of Banksy’s voice but the real star is Steph Warren who worked at Pictures on Walls. All episodes on BBC Sounds now (UK) or weekly everywhere else.
Art Opportunities
New arts jobs this week in England, Scotland, Wales, NI, Ireland & UK wide.
Art opportunities worldwide from Art Deadline, Art Rabbit & ArtistOpenCalls.
Odds & Ends
The tragic death of her son at 18 changed everything for Luella Bartley. Here, the celebrated designer reveals how art is showing her a way to live (Guardian)
How artists can grow their Instagram following with lots of examples (theprintspace)
A digital archive of graphic design documents (via Recommendo)
Choosing a clear primer for oil painting (Jackson’s Blog)
See you next week,
Grant