Deadline for entry Mon 12 Sep 2022 17:00 BST
The Ingram Prize is an annual purchase prize open to visual artists who are within five years of graduation from a UK-based art school.
Now in its seventh year, this leading prize for contemporary artists was established by The Ingram Collection to celebrate and support artists at the beginning of their professional careers. We recognise the vital importance of practical support in these early years, and through our prize we offer opportunities to exhibit and sell work, a programme of continuing professional development, and the chance to develop both industry and peer-to-peer networks.
Eligible artists can submit up to two works in any media, with no restrictions on size. The Prize is free to enter.
Selected finalists will be invited to showcase their entries in a group selling exhibition at Unit 1 Gallery in West London, 24 – 29 November 2022. There will be an accompanying illustrated exhibition catalogue & artist private view.
The Ingram Collection is one of the largest and most significant publicly accessible collections of Modern British Art in the UK. Through its programme of loans and exhibitions, the collection works in partnership with galleries & museums, innovative spaces, and new artistic talent to bring art to the widest possible audience.
Founded in 2002 by serial entrepreneur and philanthropist Chris Ingram, the collection spans over 100 years of British art and includes over 600 artworks. More than 400 of these are by some of the most important British artists of the 20th century, amongst them Edward Burra, Lynn Chadwick, Elisabeth Frink, Barbara Hepworth and Eduardo Paolozzi. The main focus of the collection is on the art movements that developed in the early and middle decades of the 20th century, and there is a particularly strong and in-depth holding of 20th century British sculpture. The Ingram Collection also holds a growing number of works by young and emerging artists – Ingram Contemporary Talent – and in 2016 established the Ingram Prize, an annual purchase prize created to celebrate and support the work and early careers of UK art school graduates.
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The Ingram Prize is generously sponsored by Rawlinson & Hunter.
Rawlinson & Hunter specialise in financial and taxation advice, and the company has had a long history of involvement with the art world by acting for artists, galleries and auction houses, with Partners also serving as trustees for national museums and charitable trusts owning art collections. Support for the arts by the firm is provided through sponsorship and pro-bono work.
Unit 1 Gallery | Workshop is an exhibition and residency space in London, unique in its approach, bringing artists and their practices to the public by providing residency and exhibition opportunities. They support a diverse range of emerging and mid-career contemporary artists by giving space and time for developing their practice, networking within their growing community, mentored by team members. Artists are constantly introduced to their expansive network of collectors, curators, art educators, professionals and visitors. They have now organised more than 60 exhibitions with over 200 artists and curators, with a yearly programme of 10 exhibitions and 25 artists in residence, drawing in international audiences and participants, as well as being a local landmark in West London.
Artists may enter up two 2 works in any medium and any size. You will also be asked a upload a CV. Entry is free.
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Artists will be notified of their selection by email by Friday 30 September. We regret that we are only able to contact shortlisted artists.
Deadline for submissions | 5pm Monday 12 September 2022 |
Finalists notified | by Friday 30 September 2022 |
Delivery of work to Unit 1 Gallery, London | Monday 21 November 2022 |
Opening event & prize announcement | Wednesday 23 November 2022 |
Exhibition | Thursday 24 – Tuesday 29 November 2022 |
Collection of unsold work | Wednesday 30 November 2022 |
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