Women In Art Prize
Formerly Holly Bush Prize, Design a women's rugby kit, International Print competition, Student awards
Rumours of the Holly Bush Prize’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. The Women In Art Prize dons a new name and owner but it’s the same inclusive ethos of celebrating the work of emerging women artists in painting & photography.
The £6,000+ prize fund includes a £1,500 award for artists of African & Caribbean heritage while the £1,000 Dame Emma Thompson Award goes to the best painting.
Open to to UK based artists or enter the Best Overseas category if further afield. The £25 entry fee allows 2 works submission. (closes 8th June).
Friend of MoMa Riga Forbes was part of the 2021 exhibition so let’s see if we can get some more shortlisted artists this year, keep me posted!
New Art Competitions
Newly opened on MoMa…
Get Shirty - £2,000 1st prize to design a women’s rugby kit for Hartlepool Rovers Ladies RFC (£1,000 cash & £1,000 towards a female sports group of the winners choice), free to enter, UK (31 Mar)
D31 Gallery Summer Exhibition - £500 commission fee, theme: ‘Power’, Doncaster gallery show, £10 entry (18 May)
International Original Print Exhibition - £650 value studio prize & lots of other printmaking/art materials prizes, London group show, £16 entry. Global (5 Jul)
UK Art Competitions - 40 prizes open
Photo Competitions - 11 open
Nine year old naturalist Benji Fallow donates all proceeds of his artwork to wildlife charities, recently giving £100 to Wild Justice. Buy prints and cards at his Etsy Shop.
Kids Competitions
Newly opened on MoMa…
Design A T-Shirt Competition - win a T-Shirt with your design, ages 3-9, UK (31 Mar)
Get Shirty - £2,000 prize, design a women’s rugby kit, adults & children, UK (31 Mar)
Design A Mascot - £100 book voucher, for Calleo Audio Guestbooks, UK (2 Apr)
Children’s Art Competitions - 120 open.
Enjoyed this Oliver Wainwright article on architect David Chipperfield's rise from shop designer to starchitect. Got to visit that James Simon Gallery.
Exhibitions
Tickets now available for the Sony World Photography Awards 2023 (14 Apr - 01 May) & the 8th edition of Photo London at Somerset House (10-14 May).
See Joy Yamusangie’s jazz infused paintings at Tiwani Contemporary (to 1 Apr).
Spring Exhibition at Fidra Fine Art, Gullane, Scotland (18 Mar - 30 Apr)
Art Opportunities
New arts jobs this week in England, Scotland, Wales, NI, Ireland & UK wide.
Art opportunities worldwide from Art Deadline, Art Rabbit & ArtistOpenCalls.
Graduating from a Scottish art school this year? Applications are now open for 4 student awards between £2,000 - £3,000 for a period of travel and research.
Odds & Ends
When AI Comes for Your Art - Podcast with artist Greg Rutkowski and WSJ tech columnist Christopher Mims on what's at stake for the art world.
Famous photographers' portraits of their partners. A Twitter thread featuring a collection of photos of the partners of famous photographers. (via Jocelyn K. Glei)
More at Things I Have Drawn…
See you next week,
Grant