All Worldwide artists are invited to submit work for exhibition alongside with members of the UK Society of Wildlife Artists on the Society’s sixtieth Anniversary Exhibition, The Pure Eye 2023. The Wildlife Artists seeks submissions of works that depict wildlife topics and evoke the spirit of the pure world. By way of its varied definitions and interpretations, at its base, the spirit of the pure world for artists chic a sense rooted in people’ relationships to the world, and to nature, additionally that little one thing that lies past is what assist us to formulate an understanding of ourselves. All types of three and two-dimensional paintings are eligible to submit, all in topic and based mostly on representing the world’s wildlife, the society is especially eager to a recent imaginative and prescient with wild life creativeness, inventive capacity, originality and real creativity, that provides a private expertise or true understanding of the topic.
There are prizes value over £5,000. “The main target of the Society’s yr is the annual exhibition, The Pure Eye, that includes all artwork media. That is an open exhibition, held each autumn on the prestigious Mall Galleries in London. It’s a showcase for the perfect of artwork impressed by the pure world and is thought of the foremost occasion within the British wildlife artwork calendar.” – mentioned Harriet Mead, the President of Society. Submissions are on-line solely open to Friday 8 September 2023.
All chosen works ought to be delivered to Mall Galleries, London, for inclusion within the exhibition. Artists want to make sure that pictures are correct and present work at its greatest. Sculptors particularly ought to use plain backgrounds and take advantage of the choice so as to add a number of views of their inventive imaginative and prescient. All chosen artists ought to ship their work on Saturday 21 October, to Mall Galleries, 17 Carlton Home Terrace, London SW1Y 5BD.
Any artist over 18 could submit. Work needs to be based mostly on representing the world’s wildlife. Wildlife consists of any non-domestic animal reminiscent of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish, crustaceans and bugs however no botanical topics, pets or home animals. Additionally, no organic or scientific illustrations. Work could also be in any medium together with drawing, portray, sculpture and authentic prints. The submission charge is £20 per work for normal entries and £14 per work for artists aged 35 or underneath. Artists sending work from overseas ought to use an image service. For all information about Image Publish Artwork – information@picturepostcompany.co.uk
There are various prizes and awards obtainable to win, together with:
The Birdwatch and Swarovski Optik Artist of the 12 months Award: A prize of an ATS 80 HD recognizing scope with 25-50x zoom eyepiece plus subscription to BirdGuides/Birdwatch
The BIRDscapes Gallery ‘Conservation by Artwork’ Award: £1,000 divided equally between the successful artist and a conservation group or mission of their alternative
NEW The Michael Harding Oil Portray Prize: £500 of artwork supplies
NEW The Michael Harding Watercolour Portray Prize: £500 of artwork supplies
RSPB Award: £500
Dry Pink Press Award: The successful work reproduced as a greetings card
NEW Mall Galleries / FBA Award: Ten free submissions to exhibitions by the Federation of British Artists at Mall Galleries (value as much as £200) for a non-member exhibitor.
If please go to
www.mallgalleries.org.uk/open-calls/society-wildlife-artists-open-now
