Jerwood Drawing Prize
April 23 - June 26, 2005

After three years under the watchful eye of the University of Gloucestershire as the Cheltenham Open Drawing Competition, the Jerwood Drawing Prize is now managed by the Wimbledon School of Art.

A major national award for drawing, the prize regularly attracts around 2000 submissions. The aim of the competition is to reward and encourage talent and excellence in contemporary drawing. Each year a panel of professional artists, writers, critics, collectors and curators come together select submissions to be shown at an exhibition.

This gives the contributors national recognition and the opportunity to showcase their talent as well as allowing the public to see new art at an interesting and exciting exhibition. The judges also choose their top three drawings, which will earn their creators a hefty sum towards their future works - £5,000 for the winner, £3,000 for the second runner up and £2,000 for the third.

This is a huge contribution to the arts world and shows a commitment to the furthering of the UK's interest in contemporary art, and in particular drawing, a form often overlooked in an age of formaldehyde sharks, elephant poo and messy beds. 2004's judges include artist Basil Beattie, Sotheby's director Tony Godfrey and The Drawing Room's co founder Mary Doyle, who is also curator of the Contemporary Arts Society. The exhibition began in London and is now heading to the Lowry in Manchester with winning works from Sarah Woodfine, Stephen Walter, Tom Hammick and Student Prize winner Conrad Frankel.

Pictured: Chandelier 2003 by Henry Krokatsis carbon deposit on watercolour paper

Jerwood Drawing Prize
April 23 - June 26, 2005
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