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Robert Walters Group UK New Artist of the Year Award 2022

In collaboration with Saatchi Gallery

UK New Artists   /   Deadline: 08/31/22

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Entries for the 2022 Award are officially OPEN! Emerging artists can submit their work for the chance to showcase at Saatchi Gallery and win a £10k cash prize.

UK New Artists is proud to collaborate with Robert Walters Group and Saatchi Gallery for the third year of the awards, championing the next generation of artists. From a free open call across the UK we are seeking to discover 10 outstanding artists whose work demonstrates a strong and original voice, and is of exceptional artistic quality.

The 10 shortlisted artists' work will be exhibited at the Saatchi Gallery, curated by Garth Gratrix, for a VIP awards evening, as well as in a virtual gallery space, online following the award.

Location

London / UK-wide

Fees

N/A

Eligibility

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.

Artists should be working within the following fields:

Applied arts: ceramics, glass, textiles, jewellery,
Digital Arts: Moving image, performance video, technological arts
Fine Arts: painting, printmaking, photography, installation, sculpture.

Requirements

Artists can submit up to 5 images/videos of the work, along with their application. You may enter as many times as you like, making a new application for a different piece of work.

Awards

First Award:
£10,000 cash prize

Second Award:
£5,000 cash prize

People's Choice Award:
Opportunity to take part in one of UK New Artists' international presentations.

All 10 finalists will receive a stipend of £200 to attend the awards, and all costs relating to exhibiting at Saatchi Gallery will be covered.

Evaluation Criteria

For 2022, the award is interested in works which address the theme, 'The Unimagined Future'.

It has been noted that 85% of jobs that will exist in 2030 haven't been invented yet, what else has yet to be thought about? What else has yet to be invented? Where will creative thought and ideas be in the next decade, what needs to change?

Judges will be looking for works which reflect the question posed and who are able to demonstrate the following:

Diversity of Experience - We're looking for artists who represent the UK's richly diverse population, and embody the experiences of their community.

Diversity of Expression - We're looking for artists who create bold, unique pieces of art that reveal their own perspectives and experiences.

Diversity of Thought - We're looking for artists who represent unique viewpoints and will help start new conversations in the UK art scene.

Contact Information

Laura

W: https://uknewartists.co.uk/robert-walters-ukna-award-2022
E: laura@uknewartists.co.uk