Wales Contemporary Open

£14,500 prize fund, 36 open art competitions, artists supporting Ukraine, art jobs & openings

Mar 25, 2022

Wales Contemporary

Hi folks, apologies for the brief hiatus, life getting in the way so for a bit so could be another couple weeks or so before the weekly schedule’s back on track.

No shortage of art competitions in the meantime starting with Wales Contemporary where artists from all around the world are invited to enter work in 2D or 3D (separate prizes for each category) on any subject matter.

There’s a £14,500 prize fund and exhibitions at Waterfront Gallery, Milford Haven and gallery@oxo, London (closes 19th July 2022).

New Art Competitions

TALP Open Art Competition - £13,500 worth of prizes & exhibition, UK & Int. (7 Apr)

Landmark Student Art Prize - £8,000 prize fund, London based art students (19 Apr)

Emerging Artists Award - £500 1st prize, East Midlands artists age 17-25 (30 Apr)

FLAMIN Fellowship - 6 x £2,500 awards for England based film based art (17 May)

Tabernacle Art Competition - £2,250 prize fund, show at MOMA Machynlleth (13 Jun)

Lumen Prize - $11,500 prize fund, art that engages with technology, UK & Int. (3 Jun)

International Original Print Exhibition - £1,500 worth of prizes, London show (6 Jul)

UK Art Competitions - 36 open.

New Children’s Art Competitions

UKTS 2022 Art Competition - £900 prize fund in 5 age groups, art & poetry (22 May)

Young Close-up Photographer of the Year - £700 of prizes, ages 17 & under (12 Jun)

Children’s Art Competitions - 11 open.

New Photography Competitions

Close-up Photographer of the Year - £5,500 prize fund, UK & Int. (12 Jun)

Photography Competitions - 8 open

Artists Support Ukraine

With news from Ukraine increasingly bleak it’s been heartening to see artists across the world using their creative skills to help.

In just 20 hours Stanley Donwood’s ‘Pax’ sold out its edition of 1,000 raising £100,000 for the DEC appeal while UkraineSupportPledge just announced they’ve raised over £100,000 too! Follow along on Instagram & Twitter.