£10k Art Prize
Aesthetica contemporary art prize opens, fine art photography awards, art jobs & opportunities
Aesthetica Art Prize
Greetings! It’s a welcome return of the Aesthetica Art Prize, a contemporary art competition that’s doubled the previous year’s main prize to £10,000.
The annual award from the UK based art magazine Aesthetica is open to both UK & international artists creating work in any discipline, on any theme. Includes a £1,000 Emerging Prize for students and graduates from the last two years.
100 artists will be selected to feature in a group show, magazine feature and ‘Future Now: 100 Contemporary Artists’ publication. Order previous editions here.
Good luck if you decide to enter, closing date is 31st August, 2022 – enter here.
That’s it for new art competitions this week!
UK Art Competitions - 22 prizes open.
Children’s Art Competitions - 9 open.
New Photo Competitions
Fine Art Photography Awards - $5,000 Pro & Amateur prize fund (13 Feb)
International Photography Awards - $5,000 1st prize, Paris exhibition & book (28 Feb)
PX3 2022 - $5,000 1st prize, Paris exhibition & book, global (13 Jun)
ND Awards 2022 - $7,500 prize fund, professional & amateurs (18 Sep)
Photography Competitions - 5 open.
Art on TV
Bridget Riley - Painting the Line – behind the scenes access to UK artist (BBC iPlayer)
Painted with My Hair – intriguing documentary on a US lifer (BBC iPlayer)
This Cultural Life - Tracey Emin – deeply personal interview (BBC iPlayer)
78 Best Documentaries of All Time - good list includes Hockney & Banksy (Vogue)
Donate
Christmas dinner for a homeless person for £5 via Itison & Social Bite
Afghanistan Emergency Appeal - all donations doubled via The Big Give
NYC based artist Bradley Theodore on starting out as an artist (8 mins).
Art Opportunities
New arts jobs this week in England, Scotland, Wales, NI, Ireland & UK wide.
Art opportunities worldwide from Art Deadline, Art Rabbit & ArtistOpenCalls.
Nature’s snow globes…
Have a lovely Christmas, see you in the New Year!
Grant