Submissions to Jackson’s Artwork Prize 2026 are actually open!
The competitors returns for the eleventh yr to search out the very best in rising artwork. Artists working in any two-dimensional method are invited to enter, and stand the possibility of successful a First Prize of £6,000 plus £2,000 in artwork supplies.
This yr sees 31 awards, an thrilling Visitor Judging Panel, the chance to exhibit at two London exhibitions, and an Early Chook entry worth of simply £5. Learn on for extra particulars on this yr’s competitors, and bookmark this web page for future reference.
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Awards and Prizes
There are 31 awards to be gained, together with First Prize, 5 Jackson’s Selection Awards, eight Materials Awards and Runners Up, the Scholar and Beginner Awards, the Individuals’s Selection Award, and 6 Choose’s Selection Awards chosen by our Visitor Judging Panel
First Prize
- £6,000
- £2,000 Jackson’s artwork supplies
- A filmed interview in your studio
- An invite to sit down on the Visitor Judging Panel for 2027
- Exhibited at Bankside Gallery
Visitor Choose’s Selection Awards (x 6)
- £1,000 Jackson’s artwork supplies
- Invited to exhibit at Bankside Gallery
Jackson’s Selection Awards (x 5)
- £1,000 Jackson’s artwork supplies
- Invited to exhibit at Bankside Gallery
Individuals’s Selection Award
- £1,000 Jackson’s artwork supplies
- Invited to exhibit at Bankside Gallery
Scholar Award and Beginner Award
- £500 Jackson’s artwork supplies
- Invited to exhibit at Bankside Gallery
Materials Awards
Oil Award, supported by Michael Harding
Winner: £1,000 in supplies | Runner Up: £500 in supplies
Acrylic Award, supported by Golden
Winner: £1,000 in supplies | Runner Up: £500 in supplies
Watercolour Award, supported by Schmincke
Winner: £1,000 in supplies | Runner Up: £500 in supplies
Drawing Award, supported by Faber-Castell
Winner: £750 in supplies | Runner Up: £250 in supplies
Pastel Award, supported by Sennelier
Winner: £750 in supplies | Runner Up: £250 in supplies
Intaglio Print Award, supported by Handprinted
Winner: £750 in supplies | Runner Up: £250 in supplies
Aid Print Award, supported by Cranfield
Winner: £750 in supplies | Runner Up: £250 in supplies
Planographic Print Award, supported by Speedball
Winner: £750 in supplies | Runner Up: £250 in supplies
Dates and Deadlines
Submissions open: 12 November 2025
Submissions shut: 11 February 2026
Reasonably priced Artwork Truthful: 8 – 10 Might 2026
Bankside Gallery: 23 – 28 June 2026
Entry Charges
Our mission is to assist artists by creating alternatives, celebrating their work, and fostering a thriving inventive neighborhood. Jackson’s Artwork Prize operates with out revenue. Each entry price goes straight towards protecting working prices, the prize fund, and exhibitions.
Visitor Judging Panel
The Visitor Judges for Jackson’s Artwork Prize 2026 can be introduced quickly. Keep tuned for updates.
Exhibitions
We stay up for exhibiting a choice of shortlisted works on the Reasonably priced Artwork Truthful on Hampstead Heath for the seventh yr.
Following that, we’ll exhibit a bigger choice of the shortlist at Bankside Gallery in central London for the fourth yr.
FAQs
What can I enter?
We settle for:
- Open to artists working in any two-dimensional method e.g. portray, drawing, and printmaking
- Artists based mostly within the UK or internationally
- Beginner, rising, and established artists
- Any theme or subject material
We don’t settle for:
- Three-dimensional/sculptural work
- Digital, pc manipulated, or AI artwork
- Pure pictures
- Art work of an inappropriate or offensive subject material
- Digital prints e.g. giclée
What number of artworks can I enter?
You could submit between 1 and 5 artworks. There are a number of benefits to getting into a couple of: it offers the judges a fuller sense of your inventive model and recurring themes, it will increase your probabilities that one piece will resonate with the judges, and it’s more cost effective – your fifth entry is free!
Can I save the entry type and are available again to it one other time?
Sure, after you have signed in and began your entry, you possibly can navigate to the underside of the web page and click on ‘Save and shut.’ To renew your entry, register to Award Power and click on ‘Enter’ on the high of the web page. Your drafted and submitted entries can be listed below ‘My Entries’.
Discover out extra about Jackson’s Artwork Prize 2026 in our FAQs
Sources
A Step-by-Step Information to Submitting Your Art work to Jackson’s Artwork Prize 2026
Methods to {Photograph} Your Art work
Methods to Write an Artist Biography, Assertion, and Art work Description
Learn and watch interviews with previous award winners from Jackson’s Artwork Prize.
