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International Art Prize 2024

"Finding inspiration everywhere"

Paul Smith’s Foundation and Winsor & Newton are partnering to launch a new art prize in painting and drawing. Six winning artists will be selected from a free-to-enter Open Call, chosen by a notable, local industry representative who has the networks and experience to develop an artist’s professional practice.

Each winner will receive up to £1,000 of materials from Winsor & Newton and £1,000 from Paul Smith’s Foundation to make a new piece of work that responds to the theme of “Finding inspiration everywhere”. These works will then be exhibited for sale in a Paul Smith store. Artists will keep 100% of the proceeds from a sale of their work and are invited to attend an intimate dinner with the judges at Mount St Restaurant in October, in London, hosted by Sir Paul Smith. Travel and accommodation expenses are generously funded by Winsor & Newton. Artists will also be featured in a short film, commissioned by Winsor & Newton, to be released in November 2024.

In year one, the prize will take place in London, Paris, New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo and Hong Kong. A winning artist will be selected for each city.

About Paul Smith's Foundation

Paul Smith’s Foundation was set up to bring about opportunities and give helpful advice to creative people. For decades, Sir Paul Smith has championed art and artists. From a 20-yr scholarship with the Royal Academy Schools, to a collection of over 10,000 works of art exhibited in stores worldwide. To date, over 120 artists have exhibited their work around the world with Paul Smith, including existing and especially commissioned pieces. The partnership with Winsor & Newton is the Foundation’s first international art initiative.

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About Winsor & Newton

The artists’ ally since 1832, Winsor & Newton has always innovated to help creators develop and flourish. With one of the widest portfolios of art materials in the world, used by names such as Edvard Munch, JMW Turner, and Piet Mondrian, the brand is now a modern ally of creative people and committed to seeing the world through their eyes.

Judges

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Ekow Eshun

Curator, writer and broadcaster and Chair of the Fourth Plinth in London.

Aina Bhargava

Aina Bhargava

Arts and Culture Editor of Tatler Asia

Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn

Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn

Founder of Salon 94 and Salon 94 Design, art advisor and collector.

Kyoko Hattori

Kyoko Hattori

Vice President of Pace, Japan

Fabien Vallerian

Fabien Vallerian

International Director of Arts & Culture chez Ruinart

César García-Alvarez

Co-founding executive and artistic director of The Mistake Room.

Six cities

London, Paris, New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Hong Kong

Artist eligibility

  • Open to artists of all abilities within the first 10 years of their career.
  • 2D works in painting and drawing only up to size A0.
  • Be able to complete the new work in the months of August & September 2024.
  • Deliver artwork to selected Paul Smith store between 3-6 October 2024.
  • Contribute content to the project film and be available for interview remotely.

Schedule

  • May 13th: Applications open.
  • June 30th: Applications close.
  • August 1st: Winners notified.
  • October 3-6th Artwork hung in store.
  • October 23rd: Artist and judges’ dinner in London.

Schedule

May 13th

Applications open

June 30th

Applications close

August 1st

Winners notified

October 3-6th

Artwork hung in store

October 23rd

Artist and judges' dinner in London

  • May 13th
  • June 30th
  • August 1st
  • October 3-6th
  • October 23rd

Artists are encouraged (but not obliged) to attend the dinner in London in October 2024 - travel and accommodation will be paid for by Winsor & Newton.

* For full eligibility criteria, see T&Cs below.

Applications closed.

Terms & Conditions
  1. The PSF x W&N International Art Commission (“Competition”) is organised by Colart International Holdings Limited trading as Winsor & Newton , company number 03659130, whose registered office address is at Huckletree West, The Mediaworks Building, 191 Wood Lane, London, United Kingdom, W12 7FP (“Colart” or “Our”).
  2. The Competition will commence at 9am BST on 13 May 2024 and will close at midnight BST on 30 June 2024.
  3. By entering the Competition, you agree to these terms and conditions.
  4. You may only submit one entry per person to the Competition.
  5. The entry must belong to you. If you submit more than one entry or any bulk entries made from trade or consumer groups will not be accepted.
  6. Participants must be aged 18 years or over when they enter the Competition.
  7. The Competition is open to entrants of any country or territory, as long as they are able to deliver their artwork to the country for which they apply, if successful.
  8. The Competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by Meta.
  9. Six winning participant(s) will be selected by an international judging panel comprised of leading experts within the art industry from all valid entries in accordance with these terms and conditions.
  10. The winning participants will receive up to £1,000 of materials from Winsor & Newton and a £1,000 stipend from Paul Smith’s Foundation to make a new piece of work that responds to the theme of “Finding Inspiration Everywhere”. Completed works will be exhibited in a Paul Smith store in one of the following cities: London; Los Angeles; Paris; New York; Tokyo; or Hong Kong. The winning participants must organise travel at their own expense to and from any exhibiting Paul Smith store. Artworks must be no larger than A0 in size and delivered to the store ready to hang by 3 October 2024.
  11. Winners will be invited to attend a dinner in London on 23 October 2024 hosted by Paul Smith. Attendance at the dinner is not mandatory as part of the prize but for those wishing to attend, Winsor & Newton will provide an amount to cover economy air, train or car travel and one night’s hotel accommodation in London.
  12. The prize(s) are non-transferable, non-refundable and cannot be exchanged by the winner(s) for any cash or other alternatives in whole or in part.
  13. Colart’s decision concerning the determination of the winner(s) will be final and no correspondence will be entered
  14. The winning participant(s) will be notified on 1 August 2024 by email.
  15. If a winning participant does not confirm acceptance of the prize(s) within 7 days, they will automatically forego the rights to claim the prize(s).
  16. Materials supplied by Winsor & Newton will come in the form of a voucher that can be used either in store or online (where applicable) and materials available will only be those stocked in the relevant region.
  17. Any submissions and information provided by you, including images, names and town/city of your residence, will be used by Colart for the purposes of the Competition and for marketing.
  18. Winning participants will be asked to make behind the scenes content (remotely and under direction from Our filmmaker) with the IP from any such content owned by Winsor & Newton with agreement that it can be shown on third party channels.
  19. Where necessary, Colart may undertake all such action as is reasonable to protect itself against fraudulent or invalid claims including, without limitation, to require further verification as to the identity, age and other relevant details of a participant.
  20. Colart will only process your personal data as set out in Our Privacy Policy, as amended from time to time: https://www.colart.com/en/privacy-policy/.
  21. You hereby agree to receiving marketing and non-marketing emails from Colart. Colart will also share your entry and personal data with the Paul Smith Foundation for the purpose of selecting the winning participant(s) and you hereby consent to receiving marketing and non-marketing emails from the Paul Smith Foundation. Paul Smith Foundation’s Data Processing & Privacy Policy can be found here: https://www.paulsmithsfoundation.org/legal
  22. Colart reserves the right to cancel, suspend or change the Competition or any terms and conditions applicable to the prize(s) at any time, without having to give reasons for its decision and without incurring any liability to you as a
  23. Entries which are incomplete, misspelt, inaudible, incomprehensible or submitted outside the Competition opening times/dates are void and will not be entered into the Competition.
  24. Employees, contractors, directors and agents of Colart and their immediate families are ineligible to enter the
  25. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Colart and its group companies shall not be liable to you or any third party for any direct or indirect loss, expense, injury, claim, liability or damage of any kind resulting in any way from: (i) entries lost, damaged or delayed as a result of any network, computer hardware or software failure of any kind; (ii) the unavailability or interruption of the Competition; (iii) the participant's use or misuse of the Competition or software relating to the Competition; (iv) any delay or failure in performance by Colart; (v) accepting or using the prize(s); or (vi) any negligence of Colart or its employees, contractors, directors or agents in connection with the Competition.
  26. Colart and its group companies shall not be liable to perform any of its obligations under the Competition or in respect of the prize(s) where it is unable to do so as a result of any circumstances beyond its control and shall not be liable to compensate participant(s) in such circumstances.
  27. The Competition, these terms and conditions and any non-contractual obligations arising out of them, are governed by English By entering, you irrevocably agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales to settle any disputes or claims arising out of or in connection to the Competition or these terms and conditions (including non- contractual disputes or claims).

Note:
2 September 2024 – Clause 21 of these terms and conditions were updated to include a link to Paul Smith Foundation’s Data Processing & Privacy Policy.