The Signature Art Prize 2022 is Open For Entries!
We are delighted to announce that the Signature Art Prize 2022 is now open for entries.
The Signature Art Prize was established by gallery Directors Isobel Beauchamp and Elinor Olisa in 2006 to celebrate and identify emerging artists’ ‘Signature Style’.
They define an artist’s ‘signature style’ as being “that which makes an artist unique; a combination of process and method, contributed to by the artist’s own personality which results in a piece that sets them apart and will be recognised as that artist's work in years to come.”
Drawing attention to the individual perspective of students and recent graduates, the prize champions their signature themes and aims to bring their work into the spotlight. This year, the prize has added 'Digital' to the Film & Photography category and has launched their new website.
The international prize is open to those currently studying an arts-based course at university and those who have graduated within the last 3 years.
Artists apply in one of the following categories:
Painting
Sculpture
Photography, Digital & Film
Drawing & Printmaking
Submissions are reviewed and judged by a panel of esteemed, industry professionals, who then announce their shortlist. Shortlisted artworks are exhibited at the gala event and exhibition at which the winners are chosen and announced. Winning artists receive a career enhancing prize package.
DEADLINE TO APPLY: 2ND MARCH 2022
WE ARE DELIGHTED TO BE SUPPORTED BY:
CALLSIGN
Callsign is an identity fraud, authorisation & authentication company. We solve challenges that organisations face in getting their users on to and interacting with their digital platforms easily and securely. We provide solutions to some of the world’s largest banks and offer “bank grade” identification to public and private sector clients of all sizes. Callsign’s Intelligence Driven Authentication recognises users by combining deep learning insights - derived across device, location and behavioural data - with personalised and contextual customer journeys. As a result, users can get on with their digital lives whilst businesses improve customer engagement, increase productivity and reduce the risk of fraud.
THE BANKSIDE HOTEL
The Bankside Hotel are a design forward and award-winning hotel, who bring to their guests a rich and immersive art experience. This unique hotel, located in the heart of London's South Bank, has been designed for all those with a passion for culture, art and food. Bankside Hotel are proud of their neighbourhood and intend the building to be a true reflection of the community spirit. Handpicked art is at the core of what we do and this partnership with Bankside provides exciting opportunities for the artists we represent to showcase their work, practice and creative processes connecting with people who live, work and visit the area.
ARTCLOUD
The Signature Art Prize China run in partnership with established fine art and interiors company ARTCLOUD, the Signature Art Prize China shines a spotlight on Chinese graduates and emerging artists in both China and the UK.
This partnership between Artellite and ARTCLOUD creates an International Young Artists Award, that provides a unique prize for emerging artists in China, and promotes outstanding young artists' "signature style". Placing Chinese contemporary art at the centre of its mission, the prize, which will run alongside the UK edition will target the global art collector and raise further awareness of young, talented, Chinese artists.
THE ALDRIDGE FOUNDATION
The Aldridge Foundation is a charity built on a desire to open the minds of young people, equipping them with essential, transferable employability and life skills and developing an enterprising mindset so that they will have the ability to create better life chances for themselves. And become catalysts for positive change in their communities.
At the Aldridge Foundation, they believe that enterprising attributes and an entrepreneurial mindset can help you succeed, even when the odds are stacked against you. Skills and traits that go beyond traditional education can help young people experiencing deprivation to aim high and push beyond the obstacles and barriers that others don’t have to face. They call these Aldridge Attributes.
DEGREEART.COM AND CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE
One of the UK's first Online Art Galleries, over the past 16 years, DegreeArt.com has established itself as the market leader in UK student & graduate art sales, hand picking & promoting the most promising talent, based in Somerset House. As well as selling, commissioning and renting the finest artwork created by the artists emerging from the most prestigious art establishments, DegreeArt.com runs an Artists' Residency and Exhibition program from its gallery and takes part in Art Fairs throughout the year. DegreeArt.com offers clients the opportunity to invest in the artists of the future.