Applications are open for Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait Prize 2021. Works must be a self-portrait of the artist. It must have been created post 2000 but this is the only condition for entering the Prize. All variations of work – figurative or abstract, alone or in a group, from life or from memory – will be accepted.

There are no restrictions on the size of the work and we welcome a wide variety of mediums including but not restricted to; painting, drawing, digital art, photography, sculpture, tapestry and ceramics. Multi-part works i.e. works in the form of a diptych or triptych etc., are eligible and will be regarded as one work.

Prize

Moreover, a cash prize of £10,000 will be awarded to a winner who will be selected by the panel of judges. Successful applicants will be notified if their work is included in the longlist of curated works.

Who can apply?

• Artists of all backgrounds and from anywhere in the world are invited to enter Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait Prize 2021.
• Even if this is your first ever self-portrait or artistic creation we welcome your contribution

Criteria 

Works must be a self-portrait of the artist. Basically, this is the only condition for entering the Prize. Artists of all backgrounds and from any location are invited to enter. All variations of work – figurative or abstract, alone or in a group, from life or from memory – will be accepted. Furthermore, there are no restrictions of size of work and we welcome a wide variety of mediums, including but not restricted to; painting, drawing, digital art, photography, sculpture, tapestry and ceramics.