Cowbridge Open Art Competition 2024
A call for creators of 2D Art, Prints and applied Art (3D Work). Your chance to participate in the second Cowbridge Open Art Event
Monday 19th – Saturday 31 August 2024
Offering 16 prizes from a total of £2250 prize money.
Cowbridge, in the beautiful Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales is the setting for our second biennial Open Art Competition. Cowbridge is already renowned for its famous Music Festival and Food and Drink Festival – now the Cowbridge community vision is extending to the world of art and design. We welcome your entry in three categories, with selected entrants exhibited in Old Hall, Cowbridge, CF71 7AF.
Prizes
| 2D ART Art First Prize £300 | 3D / APPLIED ART First Prize £200 | PRINT First Prize £200 |
| Art Second Prize £200 | Second Prize £150 | Second Prize £150 |
| Art Third Prize £150 | Third Prize £100 | Third Prize £100 |
| Highly Commended 6 X £100 |
VISITORS’ CHOICE £100
Entrant Information
Information for Entry
| Application Forms to be received by SUNDAY July 21 | CLICK HERE to access entry page. As a reference, use name and number of entries. Eg. JSmith3/A.Evans1) To be sent to cowbridgeopenart@gmail.com or by post to – Cowbridge Open Art, 1 Castle Precinct, Llandough, Cowbridge CF71 7LX |
| Entry fees | 1 / 2 / 3 works £12 / £18/ £22 respectively |
| Methods of Payment | 1. by Bank Transfer to – Cowbridge Open Art, Sort code 30 – 99 – 50 Account no. 47177960 2. By post – to address listed above. |
| Conditions | All artists must be age 18 or over. All work must be for sale and are subject to a 25% commission. Entry fees are non returnable and do not guarantee acceptance of work into the exhibition. Acceptance is by the discretion of the judges. The exhibition will be stewarded at all times, there are two security cameras in the main gallery, but all work is submitted at the artists’ own risk. |
| Notifications of acceptance | From August 1st |
| Submission of accepted work | All successful work must be delivered to the Old Hall, High Street, Cowbridge Saturday August 10th (10-4) Sunday August 11th (10 – 4) |
| Official Opening | Sunday August 18 – 1.30- 4pm |
| Exhibition Dates | Monday August 19 – Saturday 31 |
| Location | The Old Hall, High Street, Cowbridge, CF71 7AH |
| Categories | 2D Art, 3D / Applied Art / Print |
| Prize Fund | £2250 |
Successful entrants will be notified asap after JULY 21 and the winners notified before the Opening event on Sunday, August 18 2024
Judges
| There are three distinguished judges – one for each field. Each is an experienced curator, lecturer or practioner in his/her field, and they will select the successful entrants and the winners. | |
| 2D Art Applied Art Small Prints | 2D ART CERI THOMAS Dr Thomas was the 1999 winner of the Gwyn Alf Williams memorial Award and is a well know name, particularly in Welsh artistic circles. He is a freelance artist, art historian and curator based in south Wales, who’s publications include – Ogwyn Davies: Bywyd a Gwaith / A Life Apart (Talybont: Y Lolfa 2022) and “Shaping Art in Wales; David Bell, Kathleen Armistead and the Modern Artist” (H’mm Foundation 2023) 3D/APPLIED ART – PAMELA JONES Pamela Jones is an award-winning figurative ceramic artist who lives and works in Wales. Previously an actress in London, notably, at the National Theatre and The Peter Hall Company, she moved to America with her family before returning to Wales where she studied ceramics at Cardiff Metropolitan University. Pamela, is a commissioned artist, and a member of The Society of Women Artists and The Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers. PRINT – MARTIN TRUEFITT-BAKER Based in the Brecon Beacons, where hi is greatly influenced by the local landscape , wildlife and changing seasons, Martin Truefitt-Baker was originally a graphic artist and illustrator with some printmaking and book design. Having spent years involved in Art and Design and education, he has recently returned to concentrating on his own work and now mostly produces acrylic and watercolour paintings alongside carefully designed and handprinted linocut prints. |
A big thank you to our sponsors!
With thanks to the sponsors of Cowbridge Open Art 2024
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