John Ruskin Prize is open for submission

  • Award, Competition, exhibition
  • United Kingdom
  • Paid Funding Type
  • Ended
ruskinprize.co.uk
  August 03, 2023

About Opportunity

The sixth edition of the John Ruskin Prize in 2024 is open to international artists and designers of all disciplines. All mediums are accepted, including drawing, painting, print, sculpture, photography, textile, animation, mixed media, digital, performance, and installation, but all works must be the artist's original work. "Seeing the Unseen, Hearing the Unspoken" is the title of the 2024 exhibition. The selection committee will shortlist 40 artists whose works will be shown at Trinity Buoy Wharf in London from February 1 to 18, 2024.

About Organizer

John Ruskin (1819-1900) was an English writer, artist, social critic and philanthropist. 
The John Ruskin Prize, established in 2012 by The Guild of St. George and the visual literacy charity The Big Draw, is a multi-disciplinary art award in the United Kingdom. Prize, named after social benefactor John Ruskin, is gaining a reputation for supporting and promoting artists, designers, and makers whose work defies conventional categorization. 

Details

 

Eligibility:

  • Both amateur and professional artists over the age of 18 can participate

Project/event location:

  • London, England

Participation fee:

  • Standard entry: 1 artwork: £25; 2 artworks: £40; 3 artworks: £50

  • Under the age of 26 entry: 1 artwork: £20; 2 artworks: £25; 3 artworks: £38

  • International digital entry: 1 artwork; £15: 2 artworks: £20; 3 artworks: £30

Award/prize:

  • Total prize - £8 000, including The Alan Davidson Under 26 Prize of £1,000, International Prize of £1,000, and The 2024 Kate Mason Prize for Innovation of £1,000

Application requirements:

  • Online application form

  • Personal information

  • Up to 3 digital images of each artwork

  • Artwork description

  • Artist statement

  • The artist is responsible for the transportation costs and safety of the work 

The submission closes:

  • 20 September, 2023

Selected artists will be notified: 

  • October, 2023

Specifications

Opportunity Types
Award, Competition, exhibition
Event Location
United Kingdom
Deadline
20 September, 2023
Funding Type
Paid
Applicant Country
United Kingdom
Open to
Worldwide