Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize 2013: Telephone Phone For Entries

The Call for Entries for the eighth Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize has been published.

The Prize encourages the real best creative representational icon as well as promotes the science of draughtsmanship. The Exhibition of plant selected past times the Panel of Judges volition live held at the Mall Galleries inwards Feb 2013.

Cover of Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize 2013 Call for Entries Leaflet

I have got to tell I create real much similar the construct novel website which the Prize has this year.

To download the Call for Entries leaflet, Entry Form as well as labels, delight see the Info for Artists page.

Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize 2013

Prizes

The prizes amount £25,000 inwards value - which agency this ranks every bit 1 of the most prestigious fine art competitions inwards the UK.  This prize fund is allocated every bit follows:

• First Prize : £15,000 and a Gold Medal
• 5 Runner-Up Prizes each at: £1,500
• Young Artist Award: £2,500 (The Young Artist Award is for an creative individual who is 25 years of historic menses or nether on eleven Jan 2013)

Exhibition

The Judges volition select or then 100 works for the Annual Exhibition which volition live held at the Mall Galleries, The Mall, London SW1 from 18th Feb to 2d March 2013. Admission is free.

The Exhibition volition likewise live online.  Images of move selected for the 2012 Exhibition tin live seen at  http://www.lynnpainterstainersprize.org.uk/exhibition/

What's happened inwards the past?

You tin encounter the artwork shortlisted for the Lynn Painter Stainers Prize on the website on the Past Winners page

Panel of Judges

The panel of judges for the 2013 Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize comprises:

• Nina Murdoch - painter inwards egg tempera.  Nina has exhibited across the UK as well as won numerous awards including 1st Prize inwards the commencement Threadneedle Art Prize 2008.
• Antony Williams RP, PS, NEAC - painter inwards egg tempera.  Antony won 1st Prize 2012 Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize alongside his icon Still life alongside electrical fan. 
• Andrew Lambirth - writer.  He's a regular contributor to The Spectator as well as has written books as well as essays on numerous contemporary artists. 
• Ken Howard OBE, RA, PPNEAC, RWS ,  painter inwards oils as well as watercolour - Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Painter Stainers, Professor of Perspective at the RA Schools 2004-2012, Past President of NEAC as well as Judge inwards 2012
• Andrew Wilton, Visiting Research Fellow at Tate - Member of the Worshipful Company of Painter-Stainers as well as Judge inwards 2012

The judges volition live looking at all the paintings submitted throughout the UK inwards mid Jan 2013. For farther data close the judges Read More

What are the chances of success?

First things commencement - it helps to live realistic close the chances of success.

In 2012, 1,150 entries from all over the UK were submitted as well as 98 were selected as well as hung inwards the exhibition.  That equates to 8.5% adventure of a move existence selected - which every bit major competitions become inwards the UK is genuinely pretty good!

The other way of looking at this is that you lot have got a 91.5% adventure of spending coin on framing, transporting as well as submitting your artwork for absolutely no return.  So if budgets are tight you lot demand to construct certain you lot are fully aware of what costs are involved as well as have got confirmation inwards writing (see my Recommendation at the terminate re unselected as well as unsold works).

How to Enter

Parker Harris administrate the prize - encounter their LPS contest website not to live confused alongside THE contest website http://www.lynnpainterstainersprize.org.uk/).

You demand to:

• EITHER Download the Entry forms, farther information and labels from the Info for Artists page on the Prize Website
• OR send a SAE to Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize, PO Box 279, Esher, Surrey KT10 8YZ as well as you'll have printed versions of the higher upwards via snail mail.  

Then you lot demand to:

• READ the Call for Entries Leaflet - this provides guidance on the entry as well as details dates for regional collection of submissions
• COMPLETE all the sections of the Entry Form in BLOCK CAPITALS
• FILL IN the Labels

If you lot desire to inquire for the provisions of this telephone telephone for entries to live waived or varied you lot demand to apply to the Prize Organisers who have got sole discretion.

WHO tin enter

To larn into you lot must be

• over xviii on 12 Jan 2013 and
• resident inwards the United Kingdom, Channel Islands or Isle of Man.

WHAT you lot tin enter

This is a contest which values draughtsmanship inwards representational artwork past times UK artists who pigment or draw.

• Works submitted must live available for exhibition until 31 March 2013 (although I holler upwards they have got made a error alongside this appointment every bit the exhibition finishes on 2d March!)
• You tin submit upwards to 4 works. Eligible plant must be:
• original
• two dimensional plant inwards whatever icon or drawing media
• completed inwards the in conclusion 3 years
• never previously exhibited anywhere
• available for sale (except for commissioned portraits)

There are practical constraints on size as well as how plant tin live displayed. These are:

• works must non hand 72 inches (183 cms) inwards their largest dimension including frame.
• Works on newspaper must live framed. No move inwards metallic or plastic frames volition live accepted for judging. Specific requirements regarding framing and/or cross-bearers for canvases. There must alongside no projections are the parent of the frame.

The DEADLINE for entry

• The FINAL deadline for submissions to the Federation of British Artists (at the parent of The Mall Galleries) 17 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5BD is 11th as well as twelfth Jan 2013 between 10am as well as 5pm
• Earlier deadlines apply to the regional collection points which have got been arranged throughout the UK.
• For farther data close delivery inwards London as well as regional collection details Review of Specialist Art Couriers inwards the UK for alternative options.
  
  The provisions of the telephone telephone for entries may live waived or varied past times the Prize organisers at their discretion. (If you've got a occupation it never does whatever harm to ask!) The judges’ conclusion volition live in conclusion as well as binding.
  In addition, the creative individual bears the terms of the peril of impairment or loss, yet caused, as well as therefore all artists are advised to conform adequate insurance cover. (see Insurance for Art as well as Artists)
  
  NOTES:
  
  
  1. This post has been added to my Blog Page close Major UK Art Competitions 2012 & 2013
  2. You tin detect posts close this contest inwards previous years at Lynn Painter Stainers Prize in the Archie Section on my website Art Competitions inwards the UK - Resources for Artists
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