Artists are invited to submit works for the 2012 exhibition
Deadline: 8 September 2012
Application fee: £10 per work
Sponsored by ING Commercial Banking, this is an exhibition of small works independently selected by six prominent figures from the art world: two artists, two collectors and two critics. ING Commercial Banking and The Discerning Eye are delighted to announce the selectors for the 2012 competition:
Artists
Albert Irvin RA – English Abstract Expressionist painter celebrating his 90th birthday this year
Chantal Joffe – London based figurative artist
Collectors
Doris Lockhart – Influential Collector who created the original Saatchi Collection with former husband Charles Saatchi
Gerald Walker – CEO, ING Commercial Banking UK, Ireland and Middle East
Critics
Charles Darwent – Writer and Art Critic, The Independent on Sunday
Skye Sherwin – Writer and Art Critic, The Guardian
The selectors will curate their own section of the exhibition, resulting in six smaller exhibitions within one, each with very distinct personalities.
The uniqueness of having each work chosen by an eminent individual, unlike in a group selected show, has earned the exhibition an excellent reputation among art lovers and collectors alike. Work is selected by open submission and also from artists invited by the selectors. The works of lesser-known artists are given the opportunity to hang alongside the work of more established artists helping to connect hundreds of new artists with new audiences.
Painting, prints, drawing, photography and sculpture are accepted, the only criteria being that works should not exceed 20” (50cm) in their largest dimension and that all works must be for sale. Artists may submit up to six works. An exhibition of selected works will take place at The Mall Galleries, London from 15 – 25 November 2012.
Call for Entry Leaflet
http://www.parkerharris.co.uk/images/dynamicImages/DE%20call%20for%20entries%202012(2).pdf
Entry forms and information available to download online: http://www.parkerharris.co.uk/artists/awards/index.php?ArticleID=215&subsection=downloads
or send a SAE to ING Discerning Eye, PO Box 279, Esher, Surrey, KT10 8YZ.
Works are submitted to regional collection centres OR on the final hand in dates to the Mall Galleries, London on 7 & 8 September 2012. For more information contact Parker Harris on: 01372 462190 or de(@)parkerharris.co.uk
