£12k Small Works Show

ING Discerning Eye Exhibition, Will Maclean, $25k photo prize, art jobs and opportunities

Jun 04, 2022

Still from Martin Creed's Work No. 850 at the Tate, London

Hi! A huge thanks to all who donated to my Edinburgh Marathon fundraising page (still time for more!). Finished in 3hr 37min with a big smile on my face and over £1,000 raised for Alzheimer Scotland, 5/5 recommend!

“There’s something about finding stillness and calm while moving forward through pain toward a concrete destination” – Victoria Negri on How Running Makes Me a Better Artist

Small Works Show

The ING Discerning Eye annual exhibition is a unique show of small works (50cm in any dimension) selected by two artists, two collectors and two critics choosing works both from public submissions and personally invited artists. Each selector's choice is hung in separate sections creating six mini exhibitions and a rare opportunity to show your work alongside internationally recognised artists.

A £5,000 purchase prize awaits the winner with an additional £7,000 of prizes awarded in various categories. For UK based artists only (30 Aug)

Newly Opened

Dorset Art Prize - £7,000 of prizes, Dorset based children/adults (15 Jul)

Society of Wildlife Artists - £4k of prizes & show, International (19 Aug)

The Moth Art Prize - €1,000 prize, representational work, Int. (31 Aug)

UK Art Competitions - 35 open

Photo Prizes

LensCulture Street Photography Awards - $10,000 prizes, Int. (22 Jun)

Sony World Photography Awards - $25,000 top prize, UK & Int. (6 Jan)

Photography Competitions - 8 open

Kids Competitions

Dorset Art Prize - £5,000 of prizes for Dorset based children (15 Jul)

Youth Sony World Photography Awards - win Sony gear (6 Jan)

Kid’s Art Competitions - 14 open.

Looks way too simple for something so complex but works a treat.

A lovely man, proud Beta Band dad and my old art school teacher at Duncan of Jordanstone - Will Maclean’s new retrospective Points of Departure spans almost 50 years of his affinity with the sea - City Art Centre, Edinburgh (until 2 Oct)