• The Artist & Leisure Painter Open Art Competition 2025

    Earn recognition and win prizes for your work

  • The Artist & Leisure Painter Open Art Competition 2025

    Prizes worth over £17,000

  • The Artist & Leisure Painter Open Art Competition 2025

    Earn recognition and win prizes for your work

  • The Artist & Leisure Painter Open Art Competition 2025

    Up to 210 works exhibited at Patchings Art Centre

  • The Artist & Leisure Painter Open Art Competition 2025

    Judges: DAVID CURTIS, LIZ WOOD, SALLY BULGIN, JANE STROUD, INGRID LYON

  • The Artist & Leisure Painter Open Art Competition 2025

    Prizes worth over £17,000

  • The Artist & Leisure Painter Open Art Competition 2025

    Earn recognition and win prizes for your work

  • The Artist & Leisure Painter Open Art Competition 2025

    Up to 210 works exhibited at Patchings Art Centre

  • The Artist & Leisure Painter Open Art Competition 2025

    Judges: DAVID CURTIS, LIZ WOOD, SALLY BULGIN, JANE STROUD, INGRID LYON

  • The Artist & Leisure Painter Open Art Competition 2025

    Earn recognition and win prizes for your work

  • The Artist & Leisure Painter Open Art Competition 2025

    Prizes worth over £17,000

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Batsford Awards worth £600
Four prizes of Batsford art books to the value of £150 each
Batsford
Founded in 1843, Batsford is a publisher with an illustrious heritage and an enviable reputation in the areas of design, embroidery and textiles, chess, heritage, art and architecture.
www.batsfordbooks.com

BritishContemporary.art Award worth £1,800
One year’s representation by BritishContemporary.art, the online gallery featuring the best of British artists
BritishContemporary.art
Run by Mark David Hatwood, BritishContemporary.art is an exciting new online platform for the sale of work from some of the best contemporary artists alive and working today.
www.britishcontemporary.art

Clairefontaine Awards worth £500
Two prizes of £250 worth of art products from the Graphic & Fine Art range
Clairefontaine
Clairefontaine has been producing high-quality fine art papers and more in the valley of Meurthe for more than 150 years.
www.clairefontaine.com

Derwent Awards worth £500
Two awards worth £250 of art materials each
Derwent
With a proud heritage dating back to 1832, Derwent’s innovation comes from a deep understanding of artists. Derwent appreciates that their needs and aspirations may change over their artistic life, and with this in mind has produced a range of art materials that span from the first colouring pencil to the highest quality products – the majority of which are made in their British manufacturing plant in the Lake District, Cumbria, UK.
www.derwentart.com

West Design Award worth £540
Faber-Castell Polychromos wooden gift set of 120 pencils worth £540
West Design
www.westdesignproducts.co.uk 

Parker Harris Award Worth £600
One year Level 2 subscription to The Art Ladder
Parker Harris
Emma Parker and Penny Harris created Parker Harris in 1990. The partnership is now one of the leading visual arts consultancies in the UK. They are a small dynamic team who pride themselves in expert creation and project management of visual arts projects spanning all disciplines and all scales. Their clients range from trusts and foundations, SME’s and multinationals to charities, arts organisations and individual artists.
www.parkerharris.co.uk

Caran d’Ache/Rosa/Jakar Awards Worth £500
Two awards worth a total of £250 of art materials each
Caran d’Ache/Jakar
Caran d’Ache, established in 1915, produces a wide range of artists’ materials including coloured pencils, graphite pencils, pastels and more.
Rosa
ROSA Gallery Fine Art Watercolour Paints are designed and produced in Ukraine using high-quality materials, professional approach and modern specialised equipment ensuring the quality of their products.
Info@jakar.co.uk 

Rosemary & Co Artists
Rosemary & Co Artists awards worth £250. £100 for The Artist category, £100 for the Leisure Painter category and £50 for the Young Artist category
www.rosemaryandco.com

Caran d’Ache Award Worth £100
One Neocolour ll water-soluble wax pastel, metal box with 40 assorted colours worth £100
Caran d’Ache
Caran d’Ache, established in 1915, produces a wide range of artists’ materials including coloured pencils, graphite pencils, pastels and more.
Info@jakar.co.uk

Leisure Painter Award worth £2,600
One prize of a showcase feature on a selected artist in Leisure Painter magazine
Leisure Painter
Leisure Painter is the number one learn-to-paint magazine featuring practical painting and drawing tutorials from top art tutors.
www.painters-online.co.uk

Studio Plus Commended Award worth £100
Two subscription to Studio Plus worth £50 each
The Artist
The Artist has been providing committed painters, from experienced amateurs to professionals, with inspiration and practical painting and drawing demonstrations designed to improve painting techniques since 1931.
www.painters-online.co.uk

St Cuthberts Mill Awards worth £1,200
Three prizes of St Cuthberts Mill paper to the value of £400 each
https://www.stcuthbertsmill.com/

The Artist Award worth £2,600
One prize of a showcase feature on a selected artist in The Artist magazine
The Artist
The Artist has been providing committed painters, from experienced amateurs to professionals, with inspiration and practical painting and drawing demonstrations designed to improve painting techniques since 1931.
www.painters-online.co.uk

The Artist Exhibition Awards worth £2000
Up to 10 selected works from The Artist Exhibition will be awarded a mixed exhibition at Patchings Art Centre.
The Artist
The Artist has been providing committed painters, from experienced amateurs to professionals, with inspiration and practical painting and drawing demonstrations designed to improve painting techniques since 1931.
www.painters-online.co.uk

Hahnemühle Award worth £495
Three prizes of art supplies worth £165 each.
Hahnemühle
Hahnemühle have been creating their products at the same location in Germany for over 430 years – with the highest quality and innovative spirit, drawn from experiences and tradition. Their paper is made from high-quality cellulose and pure spring water using old recipes and traditional methods.
www.hahnemuehle.co.uk

Search Press Award worth £350
Two prizes of £175 worth of art books
Search Press
Search Press is the leading supplier of arts and crafts books in the UK, publishing beautiful and practical books.
www.searchpress.com

Patchings Award worth £350
A gift voucher worth £350 to be used at Patchings Art Centre in Nottinghamshire
Patchings Art Centre
Patchings Art Centre is a repurposed farm in Nottinghamshire, housing an arts centre with an exhibition programme, annual art festival, art classes, shop and cafe.
www.patchingsartcentre.co.uk

Painters Online Courses worth £150
Two prizes of a free course of the winner's choice from Art Supplies with Painters Online
Painters Online
Painters Online is an online art community, combined with two of the UK’s most loved art magazines, The Artist and Leisure Painter. They are committed to helping artists of all levels to develop their skills with their inspirational content and professional artist contributors.
www.painters-online.co.uk

Painters Online Webinars worth £200
Two prizes of £100 vouchers to be spent on webinars and recording on Art Supplies with Painters Online
Painters Online
Painters Online is an online art community, combined with two of the UK’s most loved art magazines, The Artist and Leisure Painter. They are committed to helping artists of all levels to develop their skills with their inspirational content and professional artist contributors.
www.painters-online.co.uk

Art Supplies with Painters Online Awards worth £600
Two prizes of £250 & one £100 gift voucher to spend on Art Supplies with Painters Online
Art Supplies with Painters Online
Art Supplies with Painters Online is an all-new online shop offering you a wide range of art materials from your favourite brands as well as a range of art courses and webinars for you to expand your knowledge.
https://artsupplies.hooluh.co.uk

Royal Talens Award worth £1200
Four prizes of art supplies worth: Young Artist - £275:  Sakura, Leisure Painter - £425: Van Gogh, The Artist - £550:  

Royal Talens: Since they were formed in 1899, Royal Talens have made it their goal to stimulate as many people as possible to express their creativity by offering a wide range of art supplies for all.
www.royaltalens.com

Daler-Rowney
Daler-Rowney awards worth £600. Three prizes of £200 of Daler-Rowney materials for each category: The Artist, Leisure Painter and Young Artist
daler-rowney.com

 

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