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11.02.2021

VAO 2021 Phase 2 Applications are Open

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Deadline: Midnight 15th March 2021

The VAO art competition is currently running in its sixth consecutive year and is open to both amateur and professional artists.

VAO2021 Prize Fund is worth £8,000!

Overall Winner Receives:​

  • Cash prize
  • Certificate
  • Solo Show at Deepbridge Chester Arts Fair
  • Annual Mentorship Programme
  • International Online Global Art Exhibition of Finalists
  • Free Career Development Talks
  • 20% Discount with Cass Art​

All Category Winners Receives:​

  • £250 cash prize
  • Certificate
  • Finalists will be exhibited at Deepbridge Chester Arts Fair

ALL submissions will receive promotion on social media and email coverage to 50,000, plus an invitation to the annual show.

Enter the VAO21 today.

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