Call for entries - The John Ruskin Prize 2012

The award is open to anyone over 18 working in painting, drawing, printmaking or mixed media and resident or domiciled in the UK.

The Theme: ‘A New Look at Nature’

First Prize: £1000 and opportunities to exhibit at Brantwood (John Ruskin’s former Lake District home) and in the Millennium Gallery, Sheffield during the major autumn 2012 exhibition, Force of Nature: Picturing Ruskin’s Landscape. The winner will also receive a bespoke crafted pencil case.    

Runners-up (nine): Inclusion in the selling exhibition of short-listed artists at Brantwood and one night’s accommodation to attend the Private View, where the winner will be announced.

Applicants may submit up to 3 digital images of artworks.
Artworks must be wall-mounted and not exceed 1.75 metres in any direction.

Entry charge: first image £10; second £5; third £5.
Big Draw members may submit one image free and two further images at £5 each.

Please visit The Big Draw Shop for full guidelines and to purchase an entry form: www.campaignfordrawing.org/shop

Submission Deadline: 1st June 2012
Shortlist Announced: 2nd July 2012
Winner Announced: 7th September 2012
Brantwood Exhibition: 8th September -14th October 2012

Selection Panel:
Howard Hull, Director, The Brantwood Trust
Clive Wilmer, Master, The Guild of St George
Peter Randall-Page, Artist
Sue Grayson Ford, Director, Campaign for Drawing