Wildlife Artist Of The Year Competition 2018 - ARTIST COMPETITION

Sep 25, 2017 | by InfoDesigners

The winners have been announced on 12/02/2018

Artist competition titled Wildlife Artist Of The Year Competition 2018 is calling for entries. Below you can find all details about this competition:

The Wildlife Artist Of The Year Competition 2017, artist competition organised by David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation has been recently opened for entries and also this year they welcomes entries from around the world in all artistic media.

About competition

Now in its 11th edition Wildlife Artist Of The Year Competition is one of the most important event in the wildlife art calendar.

There are six categories:

• Animal Behaviour
• Into the Blue
• Urban Wildlife
• Vanishing Fast
• Wings
• Earth’s Wild Beauty

All categories cover all mediums, including sculpture and original prints (excluding photography and film and electronically created artwork). Entries must be work completed within the last five years by the entrants themselves and must be their own original work. Work completed before 12th February 2013 cannot be entered.

The judges are looking for not only beautifully executed original artworks but also an imaginative interpretation, moving away from the purely photographic to compositions with great characterization, showing imagination, originality and genuine creativity.

There is no maximum number of entries. Copyright will remain with the artist.

Judging will take place in three stages. Prize giving and exhibition will be at the Mall Galleries, London 1st May - 6th May 2018.

Entry fee for DSWF members (17-25 years and over 60) is 10 GBP per entry and for all others are 25 GBP per entry.

Eligibility

This competition is open worldwide to both amateur and professional artists alike aged 17 years or over.

Award

• Overall Winner: 10,000 GBP cash prize
• Overall Runner-Up: 1,000 GBP cash prize
• Remaining Category Winners: 500 GBP each

Proceeds from the sale of works exhibited at the exhibition are to be split 50/50 for sales made for the duration of the exhibition and for one month after. Thereafter, any sales made as a result of the continued promotion of the piece by DSWF will be split 70% artist and 30% DSWF.

For all further informations about the competition Wildlife Artist Of The Year Competition 2018 or to submit your works visit the following official website: