The open exhibition gives artists the opportunity to show their work in central London and win a range of prizes, including the ING Purchase Prize worth £5,000, as well as specific medium and regional awards, totalling £12,000.
Online submissions will be open via a dedicated portal until Tuesday 7 September 2021. The exhibition is scheduled to open at the Mall Galleries on 11 November 2021 with a prize giving and will run until 21 November 2021. All shortlisted works will be included in a fully illustrated print catalogue and an online exhibition, with commentary and introductions by the selectors.
This year’s selectors:
Anna Brady: Anna Brady is Art Market Editor at The Art Newspaper.
Adelaide Damoah: British-Ghanaian multidisciplinary artist.
Peter Brown: Bath-based artist.
Roland Cowan: Roland Cowan is an architect, contemporary art collector and trustee of Outset Contemporary Art Fund.
Russell Tovey: actor, author and playwright and host of the Talk Art podcast with the gallerist Robert Diament since 2018.
Tony Humphreys: CEO of the Discerning Eye from 2000 to 2021.
The only limit for artworks is their size: a maximum of 20 inches (50cm) including frame. All styles and mediums are welcome – including painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, film, textile, and more.
Key facts:
Call for entries: 21 May 2021 – 7 September 2021
Exhibition: 11 – 21 November 2021 at Mall Galleries + online
Entry fee: £10 per work
