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UK New Artists

UK New Artists   /   Deadline: 08/31/21

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We are seeking the UK's most exceptional new artists working across visual, applied and digital arts. With £15,000 and an international opportunity up for grabs, this is an amazing opportunity to springboard your career, have your work seen by an incredible panel of judges, and exhibit at Saatchi Gallery.

We're excited to once again collaborate with Robert Walters Group and Saatchi Gallery on the Robert Walters Group UK New Artist of the Year Award, designed to power the potential of emerging UK artists.
The final shortlist of 10 artists, selected by the judging panel, will have the opportunity to have their work exhibited at Saatchi Gallery – with all travel and transportation costs covered by Robert Walters Group – at the awards evening on Monday 4 November. Following the awards ceremony, the ten finalist's work will be exhibited in a virtual gallery for one month.

The Brief
"Where do we go from here? Is there to be a 'new normal'?"
The brief challenges new and emerging artists to explore the impact and aftermath of what has been a globally turbulent and trialling time for all – from our relationship to the things we once held close, right through to the pressure and barriers that the pandemic directly presented on our lives.

Location

Saatchi Gallery

Fees

FREE

Awards

The winner will receive a cash prize of £10,000 and the artist's work will be shown at the Robert Walters Group head office in Covent Garden for 12 months. The runner-up will also receive £5,000 from Robert Walters Group to help fund their future career in the visual arts. The public vote winner will receive an international opportunity with UK New Artists.

Judges include Cindy Sissokho - Curator at New Art Exchange and Associate Curator of Casablanca Biennale; Conor Rogers - artist and winner of the 2019 awards; Michael Forbes - artist and chair of Primary; Michelle Bowen - Director of UK New Artists; Paul Foster, Interim Director of Saatchi Gallery, and Robert Walters – art enthusiast, collector and CEO of Robert Walters Group.

Evaluation Criteria

The call for entries is open to artists working in visual, digital or applied arts. To be eligible for the award, you must be aged 18 or over, and within the first 10 years of your professional practice, and have the right to live, work or study in the UK.

Contact Information

Laura Evans
UK New Artists
Nottingham,

W: www.uknewartists.co.uk
E: info@uknewartists.co.uk