The Contemporary British Painting Prize 2017

The Contemporary British Painting Prize is now accepting applications.

From the submissions 12 artists will be invited to bring three original works chosen by the artist selectors to form The Contemporary British Painting Prize: Group Show 2017 taking place at the Stables Gallery, Orleans House, Richmond Museum, London from 24 August to 22 October 2017. A panel of critics and curators will then select a prize winning painting from the 36 exhibited works, with the winning painting being announced on the afternoon of the Private View, on Saturday 26 August.

The winning artist will receive a solo exhibition at The Herrick Gallery, London; a critical essay on their practice by art critic and curator Nicholas Usherwood and a £2,000 purchase prize of their winning work which will then enter the Priseman Seabrook Collection of 21st Century British Painting.

The Prize Winner selection panel judges for 2017 are: Elena Dranichnikova Founder of the Moscow Art Collectors Group (MACS) and founder of the Moscow School for Contemporary Art. Alice Herrick Artist, curator and owner of the Herrick Gallery, London. Jessica Litherland Visual Arts Producer, mac birmingham. Stephen Snoddy Director, New Art Gallery, Walsall. Nicholas Usherwood Curator, Art Critic and Writer on Contemporary Art and Editor of Galleries Magazine.

More information about the prize can be found here.

Deadline: Midnight, Sunday 30 April 2017.