The Sunday Times Watercolour Competition 2019

The Sunday Times Watercolour competition, which is now in its 32nd year, is open for entries. This annual competition is one of the UK’s most prestigious competitions for contemporary watercolour painting and any water-based media is accepted including acrylic, gouache and inks. The competition ‘aims to celebrate and reward excellence and originality in the medium of watercolour‘. The deadline for entries is the 17th June 2019 with the shortlist being announced on the 25th June 2019.

250 works will be shortlisted initially and these will be narrowed down and the final 100 will be selected on the 10th July. The shortlist will be selected by a panel of industry experts and there will subsequently be a touring exhibition of these final pieces.

Entries into this competition must be submitted online in the first instance, with artists submitting up to four pieces each. Entry costs are £15 per works and they must have been completed within the last three years. The competition is also only open to those living within the UK.

Take a look at previous exhibitors of The Sunday Times Watercolour competition here.

The following prizes are up for grabs: London Wall Partners Prize of £8,000, second prize of £3,00, third prize of £1,000 and there is also a young artist prize (those aged 30 or under) which consists of £250 and £250 worth of artist materials. Winners will also be announced in The Sunday Times Magazine and on The Sunday Times website.

The Exhibition

Following on from the above, 100 pieces will be selected for the exhibition. The touring exhibition commences in September, starting at The Mall Galleries in London. During October and November, works will be displayed in Trowbridge and will subsequently be displayed in Guilford during November through to January 2020.

Head over to the Sunday Times Watercolour competition website for full details on how to enter, including FAQ’s and the competition rules.

Have you entered the SFS Introducing from Explorers Against Exhibition competition yet? Find out more here.

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