Call for Entries
Deadline: 6 May 2019, 5pm
Photographers from all over the world are invited to submit photographs or films to Earth Photo, an international photography competition and exhibition. The selection panel are particularly interested in works that are relevant to one of the following four categories: PEOPLE, PLACE, NATURE and - new to Earth Photo 2019 - CHANGING FORESTS. 'Capturing Earth's changing forests through photography is both important and challenging. Timing can be crucial; change can occur in the blink of an eye; with the violence of the chainsaw, or the catastrophic use of fire to clear land for agriculture. Slower changes to our forests are often difficult for us to perceive and challenging to convey in a snapshot. Chronic forest dieback due to drought, disease and
invasive species, as well as afforestation efforts for climate change mitigation, require an innovative photographic imagination to capture and communicate these processes effectively.' (Dr Thomas Smith, Assistant Professor in Environmental Geography at London School of Economics) Please click HERE to apply
Wells Art Contemporary: WAC Awards 2019
Call for Entries
Deadline: 15 May 2019, 5pm
Open to artists working in painting, sculpture, drawing, printmaking, photography, installation and video, the Wells Art Contemporary (WAC) Awards aim to stimulate debate, to challenge and to provoke, pushing the boundaries of the visual arts scene both nationally and internationally. Prizes include a solo show for a young artist, a London group exhibition, prize money and many more. Following the success of the 2018 Awards, WAC has been able to expand and work creatively with Wells Cathedral, which will host the 2019 exhibition. This is a vanguard project for both Wells Art Contemporary and Wells Cathedral and has allowed for the
development of an additional installation opportunity to run alongside the exhibition with interventions installed in up to eight different parts of the cathedral. Please click HERE to apply Image: David Theobald, The Internet of Things (IoT), video still (2018)
The Westmorland Landscape Prize
Call for Entries
Deadline: 17 June 2019, 5pm
The Westmorland Landscape Prize is a £10,000 prize and national call to artists working in any medium who are inspired by our landscape. Conceived and developed by Westmorland, the Prize aims to document, celebrate and interrogate our relationship with the landscape. The selection panel will be looking for works which reach beyond the aesthetic, stimulating thinking and debate about the way in which we exist alongside,
as part of, or sometimes in spite of our landscape. Please click HERE to apply Image: Mary Branson, Harvest (2018). Photo: John Miller
Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2019
Call for Entries
Deadline: 26 June 2019, 5pm
Selected from original drawings, the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize has an established reputation for promoting, celebrating, and championing excellence in contemporary drawing practice through this open exhibition dedicated to drawing. This year's selection panel will comprise Chantal Joffe RA, artist; Andrew Nairne OBE, Director of Kettle’s Yard, University of Cambridge; and Dorothy Price, Reader in History of Art at the University of Bristol, and Editor of Art History.
Artists selected for the Prize will be eligible for a range of awards totalling £27,000 including the Working Drawing Prize that this year has increased in value to £2,000. Following the success of the first Evelyn Williams Drawing Award in 2017, the Evelyn Williams Trust will again generously support an award of £10,000: this will be awarded to one of the 2019 shortlisted artists to support the development of a new solo exhibition. Please click HERE to register Image: Fiona G Roberts, You too? (detail, 2018)
Bath Society of Artists 114th Annual Exhibition
Call for Entries
Deadline: 16 April 2019, 5pm
Open to paintings, sculpture, drawings, prints and mixed media, this annual open exhibition will take place at the Victoria Art Gallery in the Spring/Summer of this year. Awards include the Bath Society of Artists Prize of £1,000, the Public Choice Prize of £500 and the Pegasus Art Prize of art materials up to the value of £350. Please click HERE to apply Image: Sophie Ploeg, Two Cushions
Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize at Draw Art Fair London
SAATCHI GALLERY - LONDON
17 - 19 May 2019
Draw Art Fair London, the first fair in the UK dedicated to modern and contemporary drawing, aims to present all facets of drawing as a fundamental practice and to create a platform where rare works by modern masters stand side by side with more recent works from the 21st century. In this way, the Fair provides an unrivalled opportunity for visitors to both discover and rediscover artists. Draw Art Fair London will feature c. 60 stands showcasing groups of drawings in a museum-style context. The Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize will occupy one of the 60 sought-after stands, presenting a selection of works exhibited in the 2018 edition of the Prize. Please click HERE for further information Image: Saatchi Gallery Exterior, © Matthew Booth
NATIONAL WATERWAYS MUSEUM, ELLESMERE PORT - LIVERPOOL
30 March - 30 May 2019
'The waterways throughout England and Wales are some of the most beautiful and iconic anywhere in the world. They are amazing spaces full of variety: one stretch buzzes with life, the next is silent and still - so that you are alone in a world of your own.' (Tim Eastop, Canal & River Trust) Featuring 29 works by 24 artists, Flow Photo 2019 explores both the practical and the therapeutic potential of water, particularly in the form of the UK's waterways. Following its opening at the National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port, the exhibition will move to the National Waterways Museum Gloucester, where it will be on display from 6 June - 13 July 2019. Please click HERE for further information Image: Toby Smith, Tarbet Isle
The Lore of the Land
Horniman Museum and Gardens
Until 2 June 2019 Occupying the Horniman Museum and Gardens' new arts space, The Studio, The Lore of the Land explores our deep-rooted relationship with the natural world. Artist Serena Korda has worked with a collective of local community members to create a multi-sensory installation complemented by objects from the Horniman's anthropology collection. Please click HERE for further information Image:
Installation shot courtesy of the Horniman Museum and Gardens
Lucy Marks: Big Skies, Land and Sea
Piers Feetham Gallery
4 April - 4 May 2019 Big Skies, Land and Sea will explore the energy and vitality of the natural world through a selection of work which celebrates the craft of painting. Working in both oil and watercolour, Lucy’s works are instantly recognisable by their highly textural nature, generated through a combination of painterly mark-making, layering and the application of raw materials directly onto the canvas or paper. Please click HERE for further information Image: Studio shot courtesy of Lucy Marks
Sitting: A new play by Katherine Parkinson
Arcola Theatre
10 April - 11 May 2019 Sitting is the debut play by BAFTA Award-winning actress Katherine Parkinson, whose many credits include The IT Crowd, Doc Martin and The Honourable Woman. The play explores the experience of sitting for a portrait: Luke, Cassandra and Mary attend weekly sessions where they end up sharing their funny and moving tales of love, longing and loss.
Please click HERE for further information Image: Katherine Parkinson photographed at Quo Vadis, London W1 ( Pal Hansen )
Preparations are underway for...
The Custody Code
Part of #Forests100 The Custody Code is a new art film and installation produced by Amanda Loomes and developed as part of the Forestry Commission’s centenary celebrations. The film will lift the curtain on the secret life of the working forest, telling the individual, intimate and often surprising stories of the men and women who call the forest their office. Coming to Alice Holt Forest in Summer 2019. Please click HERE for further information Image: Preparatory filming at Alice Holt Forest
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