Visual Art Open, Art Sales Survey & Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize

£15k photo prize, Art Unlimited Open, £1k kids competition, theprintspace survey results...

May 09, 2023

Hi! Doors are open for the third and final entry phase of VAO 2023. Open to UK & International artists with a 1st prize of £2,000 and overall prize fund worth £10,000.

The winner also receives a solo show in London, annual mentorship programme, VAA premium annual membership, momentum programme, and art supplies.

£20 entry (£15 for artists under 24). See last year’s winners. (closes 26th June)

New Art Competitions

Newly opened on MoMa…

RSA William Littlejohn Award - £2,000 prize and exhibition at Edinburgh’s Royal Scottish Academy, free entry, Scottish based artists, free entry (25 Jun)

Art Unlimited 2023 - £2,500 prize and solo exhibition at Dorset gallery, any medium, global, over 18 and 15-18 categories, £15/£10 entry (31 Jul)

UK Art Competitions - 39 open

Illustration Competitions - 2 open

Photo Competitions

Newly opened on MoMa…

Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize - £15,000 1st prize, show at National Portrait Gallery, London, £21 entry, global (22 May)

TPG New Talent 23 - 6 x £1,500 awards, mentorship, bespoke website & billboard display for UK based photographers of any age who haven’t had a solo show (4 Jun)

RSA Morton Award - £5,000 prize and exhibition at Edinburgh’s Royal Scottish Academy, free entry, Scottish based artists (25 Jun)

Close-up Photographer of the Year - £2,500 1st prize + all Affinity apps, macro focusing rail & lens. Global, £10 entry (9 Jul)

Photography Competitions - 12 open

Kids Competitions

Newly opened on MoMa & elsewhere…

Into The Wild Artwork Competition - Win a £50 voucher for Belgravia books, £20 vouchers for winners of each age category: 4–6, 7–9, 10–13, 14–18 (17 May)

Design A Lorry Competition - Win £1,000 for your school and your design on an Aldi lorry, winners in each region, ages 5-14 from England, Scotland & Wales (23 Jun)

Young COPOTY - Win a Sigma Lens worth £700 1st prize + all Affinity apps, macro focusing rail & lens. Ages 17 and under, global, £5 entry (9 Jul)

RSPCA Young Photographer of the Year 2023 - £675 prize value of weekend photography break, £100-£500 Amazon vouchers for category/age group winners. UK based young people age 18 years or below (15 Aug)

Kid’s Art Competitions - 16 open

Fascinating time-lapse progress of Orlanda Broom’s 4m square Manna Hata painting.

Art Sales Survey

Results are in from the Online Art Sales Survey 2023 by theprintspace - over 650 artists were asked about their marketing practices with some interesting results.