Submissions for Jackson’s Art Prize 2025 are now open! Enter before 25th February 2025.ENTER HERENow celebrating its tenth year, Jackson’s internationally renowned art prize continues to recognise the work of hundreds of fine artists year after year. Artists working in painting, drawing, and printmaking, of all ages and abilities are encouraged to enter up to five artworks.This year sees 23 awards, an exciting Guest Judging Panel, an extended longlist and shortlist, more recognised entries than ever, and an early bird entry price of just £5. Read on for more details on this year’s competition, and bookmark this page for future reference.
Awards and Prizes
There are 23 awards to be won, including eight Material Awards sponsored by notable brands, a Student and Amateur Award, the People’s Choice Award, six Judge’s Choice Awards selected by our Guest Judging Panel, and five Jackson’s Choice Awards and the First Prize selected by the Jackson’s Judging Panel.First Prize- £6,000
- £2,000 Jackson’s art materials
- A filmed interview in your studio
- An invitation to sit on the Guest Judging Panel for 2026
- Exhibited at the Affordable Art Fair
- Exhibited at Bankside Gallery
- £1,000 Jackson’s art materials
- Invited to exhibit at the Affordable Art Fair
- Invited to exhibit at Bankside Gallery
- £1,000 Jackson’s art materials
- Invited to exhibit at the Affordable Art Fair
- Invited to exhibit at Bankside Gallery
- £1,000 Jackson’s art materials
- Invited to exhibit at the Affordable Art Fair
- Invited to exhibit at Bankside Gallery
- £500 Jackson’s art materials
- Invited to exhibit at the Affordable Art Fair
- Invited to exhibit at Bankside Gallery
- £1,500 in Michael Harding materials
- £1,500 in Talens materials
- £1,500 in Schmincke materials
- £1,000 in Faber-Castell materials
- £1,000 in Sennelier materials
- £1,000 in Cranfield materials
- £1,000 in Speedball materials
- £1,000 in Lawrence materials
- This year we look forward to introducing the Extended Longlist, which recognises up to 4,000 entries that pass through the first round of judging.
- 1,000 of those artworks will pass through to the Longlist.
- 100 will then be chosen to create the Shortlist.
- 60 artworks from the shortlist will be invited to exhibit.
Dates and Deadlines
Submissions open: 25th November 2024Submissions close: 25th February 2025Affordable Art Fair: 7th – 11th MayBankside Gallery: 24th – 29th JuneEntry Fees
- £5 early bird entry | 25th November – 31st December
- £6.50 discounted entry | 1st January – 18th February
- £7 full price entry | 19th – 25th February
Exhibitions
We look forward to exhibiting a selection of shortlisted works at the Affordable Art Fair on Hampstead Heath for the sixth year.Following that, we will exhibit a larger selection of the shortlist at Bankside Gallery in central London for the third year.Guest Judging Panel
The Guest Judging Panel will be revealed shortly.FAQs
What are the entry criteria?We accept:- Paintings
- Drawings
- Original Prints
- Three-dimensional/sculptural work
- Digital, computer manipulated, or AI art
- Pure photography
- Artwork of an inappropriate or offensive subject matter
- Digital prints e.g. giclee