A multidisciplinary art prize open to all artists, designers and makers, of all nationalities, aged 18 and over.
Deadline: 20 September 2023 | 5pm BST
Application fee:
Pricing is tiered according to how many artworks you may wish to submit. Please see pricing below:
- Standard entry: 1 artwork: £25; 2 artworks: £40; 3 artworks: £50
- Under 26 entry: 1 artwork: £20; 2 artworks: £25; 3 artworks: £38
- International digital entry: 1 artwork; £15: 2 artworks: £20; 3 artworks: £30
The 6th John Ruskin Prize is now open to entries from artists, designers and makers, amateur or professional, from anywhere in the world. Artists are invited to respond to the theme ‘Seeing the Unseen, Hearing the Unspoken’ - which can be explored and interpreted in many different ways. The John Ruskin Prize is a multi-disciplinary art prize with the values of the radical C19th polymath John Ruskin at its core, and has a growing reputation for supporting and promoting artists, designers and makers whose work defies easy categorisation.
The Prize welcomes works in all mediums, including drawing, painting, print, sculpture, photography, textile, animation, mixed media, digital, performance, installation and more. This year's judges include Cornelia Parker CBE RA, Gary Hill, Narinder Sagoo MBE, Bob & Roberta Smith RA, Dr Rachel Dickinson and Jane Barnes.
The selection panel will shortlist up to 40 artists and select work for inclusion in an exhibition titled ‘Seeing the Unseen, Hearing the Unspoken,’ scheduled for Trinity Buoy Wharf in London from 1 to 18 February 2024.
Five winners will receive prizes totalling £8,000: a 1st Prize of £3,000, 2nd Prize of £2,000, The Alan Davidson Under 26 Prize of £1,000, International Prize of £1,000, and The 2024 Kate Mason Prize for Innovation of £1,000.
Link: www.ruskinprize.co.uk
The John Ruskin Prize was inaugurated in 2012 by The Guild of St. George and The Big Draw (formerly the Campaign for Drawing). The Prize aims to uphold John Ruskin’s beliefs whilst challenging the nation’s artists to respond to challenging themes. The resulting exhibitions have attracted diverse audiences and received wide critical acclaim.
