Step one: Click this link to create an account with our competition platform, or sign in to your existing account
Step two: Ensure you have prepared the following:
• Good quality, tightly cropped photos of your artworks
• An Artist Biography to help us get to know you
• An Artist Statement to convey the ideas behind your submissions
• An Artwork Description to help the judges understand your practical process and technique
• The titles, dimensions, year, and mediums of each of your submitted artworks.
Step three: Complete the entry form, and repeat for each artwork entered. Make sure to opt-in to our newsletter if you wish to be emailed with your results
Step four: Checkout online to complete your entries.
Good luck!
Wednesday 12 November 2025
Wednesday 11 February 2026 at midday (12pm UK time) – extended to 13 February at midday
£5 early bird entry | 12 November – 17 December
£6.50 standard entry | 18 December – 11 February
Our mission is to support artists by creating opportunities, celebrating their work, and fostering a thriving creative community. Jackson’s Art Prize operates without profit. Every entry fee goes directly toward covering running costs, the prize fund, and exhibitions.
To get five entries for the price of four, submit five entries before 11 February and the value of one entry will be automatically deducted from your order.
As a student, you are eligible for one free entry to Jackson’s Art Prize.
To redeem the offer, sign up for a Jackson’s Student Account, and you will be given a unique code to enter at the competition checkout.
If you already have a Jackson’s Student Account, find your unique code in your inbox.
Create an account with our awards platform here. Once you have entered your email you will receive a 6 digit security verification code to your email. Once entered on our awards platform you will have access to the registration form and can register for an account. Your account for submission to Jackson’s Art Prize is separate to your Jackson’s Art store account.
Yes, please login to your previously created account, where your information will be saved.
First, check your spam/junk email for the verification code. If you are having difficulty with the registration form itself, please make sure that all mandatory fields have been entered correctly.
As a general recommendation we’d also advise clearing your cache/cookies on your web browser and attempting to access the page in a private/incognito window.
If after these points have been considered you are still encountering issues then please contact us on [email protected]
If you are registering and logging in before the entry period begins on 12 November, there won’t be much to see or do. Once submission opens you’ll see the ‘Enter’ tab at the top of the screen which is where you will head towards to enter your artworks to the competition.
At any time prior to the deadline, entrants may request a refund for entries they no longer wish to submit. After submissions close on 11 February, refunds are not eligible to be processed. Entrants may not request a refund because their work was not selected for the longlist, shortlist, or prizes.
Yes, you may complete entries at any point during the submissions period, and they do not all have to be entered at once.
An artist biography is a short introduction about yourself and your practice.
Your artist biography should include key details about you and your practice, like where you are currently based, the mediums or media you work with, where and when you studied, or if you’re self-taught. You can also mention some of your notable achievements or exhibitions you’ve been part of.
It’s usually considered most professional to write your biography in the third person, using ‘he’, ‘she’, or ‘they’, instead of ‘I’. If you are entering multiple works, you can use the same artist biography for every submission you enter.
An artist statement lays out the intentions and ideas behind your painting, drawing, or print.
The content of the statement will vary depending on what is important to the piece, but it could include the concepts that it explores, your inspiration, why the subject speaks to you, and how the work relates to larger narratives and ideas. An artist statement is usually written in the first person, using ‘I’ instead of ‘he’, ‘she’, or ‘they’
Let your own voice shine through, and avoid complicated art-speak unless it’s relevant. Remember that your work won’t be judged on your statement, it is simply a way for the judges to gain further insight into your practice.
Entries for Jackson’s Art Prize are submitted digitally, which means artists from across the world can enter, but judging a painting, drawing, or print virtually has certain limitations. An artwork description allows the judges to form a well-rounded picture of the physical aspects of an artwork.
Was your painting built up with glazes of paint thinned with a medium? Or perhaps thick impasto gestures laid on with a palette knife. Are there mixed media elements in your drawing, and if so how and where have they been integrated? What printmaking processes did you use, how many layers and colours are there? Think of it as telling a story of how the work came into being.
The artwork description is a helpful way for the judges to gain further insight into your practice and understand how you have used your materials. Please remember that you won’t be judged on the artwork description alone or on how complex your technique is.
The entry period lasts 13 weeks from Wednesday 12 November 2025 to Wednesday 11 February 2026 at midday (12pm UK time).
Submissions close at 12pm UK time on Wednesday 11 February 2025. Entrants will not be able to login or submit their entries at any point after this.
If you experienced difficulty submitting your entry at the last minute due to a fault with the website, please email [email protected]
Yes, once you have signed in and started your entry, you can navigate to the bottom of the page and click ‘Save and close.’
To resume your entry, sign in to Award Force and click ‘Enter’ at the top of the page. Your drafted and submitted entries will be listed under ‘My Entries.’
Once you have submitted payment for your artwork/s, you will see a message appear that says ‘Your submission to Jackson’s Art Prize 2026 is complete.’ You will also receive an email confirming that your submission has been successful. If you return to the Enter page, you’ll see that your entry status next to the artworks you have submitted will have changed from ‘In progress’ to ‘Submitted’.
In most cases, website faults can be solved by clearing your browsing history and/or cookies, and trying again. Other alternatives include using a different browser, or using a private browsing web page. Within the entry form we’ve added additional information to help with certain questions, please ensure you read these before attempting to input your information. We’d also recommend reading this blog post as it goes through the entry process step by step. If you are still having difficulty submitting your artwork, please get in touch: artprize@jacksonsart.co.uk.
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Once you have finished the submission forms for the entries you’d like to submit, navigate to the ‘My Entries’ section on the ‘Enter’ page. Click on the work you’d like to submit to open up the entry form, scroll to the bottom of the page and press ‘Add entry to cart’. This will take you through to the checkout page.
On the checkout page, if you’d like to pay for more than one entry at once, click ‘Add more entries to your cart’ which will take you back to ‘My Entries’ section.
Click the next artwork title and repeat this process, until you have all entries in your cart. You can then submit payment by checking out the cart.
Passwords on Award Force must be 12 characters long, containing uppercase and lowercase letters, a number, and a symbol. If you’ve tried a password with all these conditions and are still experiencing the issue, please send a screenshot of the error message to [email protected] for assistance.
The card name field in the checkout section is restricted to 20 characters at a maximum, please input your name within the characters restriction (i.e. without your middle name).
You do not have to submit your entries under your legal name – you can use an artist name or nickname if preferred. The name you choose will appear in all our digital and print communications.
You may enter any two-dimensional artwork. All entries are eligible for the shortlist, exhibitions, and 15 of the 31 awards. If you submit a painting, drawing, or original print, you will also be considered for the Material Awards.
We do not accept:
– Three dimensional or sculptural work
– Digital, computer manipulated, or AI art
– Pure photography
– Digital prints e.g. giclée
Yes, we welcome entries from artists worldwide.
Yes, you would still be eligible to be considered for a prize; this factor will not affect the judge’s decision. We hope to exhibit all the prize-winners at our Bankside exhibition, but understand it is not possible for all artists to send their work to us.
There is no theme for submission to Jackson’s Art Prize.
You may submit between 1 and 5 artworks to Jackson’s Art Prize. While submitting multiple pieces isn’t required, there are several advantages to entering more:
– It gives the judges a fuller sense of your artistic style and recurring themes.
– It increases your chances that at least one piece will resonate with the judges.
– It’s more cost-effective – your fifth entry is free.
There is no size limit, you may enter a 2D artwork of any size. However, artworks over 2m wide are not guaranteed to be invited to exhibit due to space restrictions and will have to be evaluated when the other exhibitors are confirmed.
You don’t have to submit a new artwork, but it is encouraged. Your entry should reflect your current or lifelong body of work.
We would prefer entrants to submit artworks that are available, so that they have access to the original pieces and can take part in the exhibition/s.
Please do not submit an artwork that has previously won a competition.
Yes, if you are a gallery, agent, or other representative and have the permission of the artist, please fill out the form in their name. You may not enter on behalf of someone else without their knowledge.
While we recognise digital technology as an important creative medium for many artists, Jackson’s Art Prize focuses on showcasing 2D artworks made with traditional art materials, celebrating hands-on techniques in painting, drawing, and printmaking.
Some less commonly used techniques don’t have their own Material Award, however can still be entered for the chance to win one of the other 15 awards including First Prize. Simply select ‘My work is not suitable to win any particular Material Award’ on the entry form.
You may only choose one Material Award category. However, you can pair it with one additional award category, such as Student or Amateur. All submissions are automatically considered for the First Prize, People’s Choice Award, Jackson’s Choice Awards, and Judges’ Choice Awards.
If you have used mediums across more than one award category, please select the one that features most prominently, or one that you feel best reflects the work.
If you have used mediums across more than one award category, please select the one that features most prominently, or one that you feel best reflects the work.
If you have used mediums across more than one award category, please select the one that features most prominently, or one that you feel best reflects the work.
If you have used mediums across more than one award category, please select the one that features most prominently, or one that you feel best reflects the work.
If you have used mediums across more than one award category, please select the one that features most prominently, or one that you feel best reflects the work.
Yes, mixed media works are accepted, but they do not have their own category. If the work uses mostly one medium, you may enter it into the relevant category to be entered into the Materials Awards.
If your work was created using more than one medium and does not appropriately represent any singular category, you are still eligible to win one of the other 15 awards and do not need to select a Materials Award category.
Reproduction prints are not accepted. The submission must be the original artwork, and you must have the original artwork available.
An original print is an original piece of artwork that has been created through a printmaking process such as screenprint, monotype, relief print or intaglio. The work may be unique (1/1) or form part of a limited edition. An original print is not a reproduction of another original work (e.g. giclée digital prints).
We state that ‘Artworks must not be derogatory, offensive, threatening, defamatory, disparaging or contain content that is inappropriate, indecent, profane, tortuous, slanderous, discriminatory in any way, or that promotes hatred or harm against any group or person. Artworks deemed as such will be removed from the competition.’ Figurative works and nude forms, as long as they do not meet any of the criteria stated above are accepted and welcomed into the competition.
Many would argue that no painting is completely flat, a painting with texture is fine as long as it isn’t a completely 3D object.
Paintings and drawings on other surfaces are also acceptable, it is not only limited to canvas and paper.
The submitted artwork doesn’t have to be available for sale. However, if you would then like to be included in the exhibitions, it would only be eligible for consideration for the Bankside Gallery exhibition, but not Affordable Art Fair as all works must be for sale at AAF.
We’d recommend that the main image should just be the artwork without the frame, and the add-on image can be the artwork including the frame. That will give the judges context but allow them to focus on the artwork itself also.
Yes, it is acceptable for the second photo of your submission to include yourself, sometimes it can be helpful to understand the scale.
Please find our blog article on how to photograph your artwork here. The image should be an accurate representation of your artwork, taken in natural light, as well as being of a high resolution for reproduction online. If your photo is blurry, it will be disqualified.
Two photographs per artwork. The first should depict an accurate, tightly cropped image of your artwork. A second photograph is optional, but if you do submit one, it should feature a view of your artwork from further away (e.g. on a wall) so we can get a better understanding of the scale.
Please do not include the mount/frame/any other background surface in your first image. These entries will be disqualified. Please only submit straight on, tightly cropped images that display only the artwork.
Yes, it is fine for the signature and date to be visible on the artwork.
Yes. Please photograph the artwork on a plain white background and crop as tightly as possible.
If a multi-surface artwork (such as a diptych/triptych) is intended to be viewed as one piece, photograph and submit the work as one entry.
We accept JPEG, JPG and PNG file types. Minimum 1.5MB, maximum 3MB per image. Images of artwork must be at least 1000px wide (with a resolution of at least 72px per inch). This file size and resolution is more than enough for the judges to get a clear picture of your work. If you get through to a further stage of the competition, we may be in touch to request a higher resolution image for marketing purposes.
Artwork with a copyright stamp or watermark on it will not be accepted.
You can resize an image on a mac or pc using the following instructions:
Mac:
PC:
If your image is under 1.5mb, it cannot be enhanced online. We would recommend retaking the image using our image guidelines for the best results.
Judging takes place between 11 February and 20 March. Artworks pass through several rounds, and are judged by both the Jackson’s Judging Panel and the Guest Judging Panel.
The Jackson’s Judging Committee determines the winners of the First Prize, Jackson’s Choice Awards (x5), Student Award, Amateur Award, and Material Awards. The six Guest Judges each choose the winner of their own Judge’s Choice Award. The People’s Choice Award is chosen by the public via a vote from the shortlist.
The Extended Longlist will be announced on 25 February. You will receive an email to find out whether you have made it to the Extended Longlist. If you do not receive this email, it might be because you have previously unsubscribed to our newsletter – please make sure you are opted in to receive emails from us.
If your work did not make it to the Extended Longlist then unfortunately you have not progressed to the next stage of the competition this time.
If you do not receive an email from us with the results of the competition, it might be because you have previously unsubscribed to our newsletter – please make sure you are opted in to receive emails from us, otherwise we will be unable to contact you. If you still need help, get in touch with us at [email protected].
No, the judges’ decisions are final.
Unfortunately, we are unable to offer feedback on submissions, due to the high volume of entries.
A smaller selection of shortlisted artworks will be invited to exhibit at Affordable Art Fair, followed by a larger exhibition of the shortlist (those that can send their work) which is held at Bankside Gallery.
6 – 10 May 2026
Hampstead Heath, London
Due to space restrictions, we are only able to exhibit a small selection of prizewinning/shortlisted artworks at Affordable Art Fair. In 2025, we exhibited 17 works.
Selections will be made based on what is sent to us in good time, available for sale, within the correct price range, and creates a cohesive and representational curation. As well as this, due to space limitations, we will favour smaller works for selection at Affordable Art Fair, in order to allow more artists to exhibit.
You will be informed if your work has been selected for Affordable Art Fair by 6 May.
Yes, your work must be available for sale to be exhibited at Affordable Art Fair. It must be priced between £50 – £10,000 to be eligible. The commission taken by the Affordable Art Fair is 30%+VAT, and the commission taken by Jackson’s is 10%+VAT. We recommend you build this into your pricing structure.
When is the exhibition at Bankside Gallery?
23 – 28 June 2026, 11am – 6pm daily. The exhibition runs for six days, between Tuesday and Sunday.
The shortlisted artworks will be invited to exhibit at Bankside Gallery, including all prize-winners.
Your work is not required to be for sale at Bankside Gallery, however it is a great opportunity to procure a buyer. If you would like to sell your work at the exhibition or via Jackson’s Art Gallery, please be aware that we take a 20%+VAT commission on works sold. We recommend you build this into your pricing structure.
If shortlisted, you will be invited to exhibit, but it is not mandatory to take part. If you are unable to send us your work, please let us know as soon as possible.
If your work is shortlisted, we will provide the Shortlisters Manual, which contains detailed guidance on how to package and deliver your work safely.
Works on paper must be framed for the exhibition. We encourage framing smaller canvas works in a tray frame, and large canvas works can be exhibited framed or unframed. More details are provided in the Shortlisters Manual.
If you need to frame an artwork on canvas, do look into our Bespoke Framing Service, which delivers custom sized unassembled floating frames that you can put together at home, before sending your work to us. It’s a great economic way to frame your work. Find out more here: https://www.jacksonsart.com/bespoke-frame-builder
Canvas works can be exhibited framed or unframed. Works on paper must be framed for the exhibition. Please use wood or metal frames (not plastic), and don’t use frames that are held together with metal tabs at the back. These tend to show a gap between the mount/picture and the frame, which is visible from the front. Glass or good quality perspex can be used. Glass doesn’t have to be gallery quality but it is recommended.
If you are framing your work on canvas and you are based in England, do look into our Bespoke Framing Service, which delivers custom sized unassembled floating frames that you can put together at home, before sending your work to us. It’s a great economic way to frame your work. Find out more here: https://www.jacksonsart.com/bespoke-frame-builder
Unfortunately, we are not currently able to offer financial support to transport artworks to us for the exhibition. We would like to note that Jackson’s does not profit from Jackson’s Art Prize – funds collected from the entry fees go entirely back into funding the competition.
If sending work via domestic or international shipment, we highly recommend using an art handling specialist as they are highly experienced in transporting art safely, and their service includes insurance. You can use a commercial courier at your own risk. Please also make sure your work is insured in case of damage in transit.
Jackson’s Art Prize continues to recognise the work of hundreds of contemporary fine artists year after year. Artists working in all two-dimensional media including painting, drawing, and printmaking, of all ages and abilities are encouraged to enter. Jackson’s Art Prize 2026 costs £5 per artwork to enter between 12th November 2025 – 17th December 2025, and £6.50 per artwork to enter between 18th December 2025 – 11th February 2026. Entrants may submit up to five artworks. Entrants submitting five artworks will benefit from their fifth artwork for free.
Pure photography, computer generated, AI, or 3D sculptural works are not eligible for submission. Artworks for the competition must be submitted by the artist who created it. Artworks of an inappropriate or offensive subject matter will be removed from the competition.
All work must be your own intellectual property. This means we will not accept artworks that directly copy other people’s work (this does not include artistic interpretations) or works that are made from a tutorial. You may not enter Jackson’s Art Prize on behalf of someone else without their knowledge. We are not accepting entries that have previously won a major competition or that have been extensively exhibited in any established galleries.
Jackson’s Art Supplies may ask for artworks to be sent for further inspection and consideration before or outside of longlist/shortlist/prize-winning selection. The winning work must be available for viewing, if requested, and must be like the digital photo submission. We may require a photo of the winner standing in front of their painting for publicity purposes. Please do not submit an image if you do not have access to the original work. Jackson’s Art Supplies will advise on how the prize winner’s photograph should be composed.
Entrants are expected to carefully read the Guidelines & Criteria to ensure that the conditions are understood clearly.
You can enter Jackson’s Art Prize by navigating to ‘Enter’ on the main menu at the top of the page at jacksonsart.com/artprize/. This will take you to our submissions platform, Award Force. You will need to register your details to then submit your entry or entries. Please note: You cannot login using your customer profile for the Jackson’s Art Supplies online shop. You must create a separate user profile for the competition. The minimum file size is 1.5MB, the maximum file size is 3MB and we accept jpg, jpegs and png files. Images of artwork must be at least 1000px wide (with a resolution of at least 72px per inch). Please ensure that your image/s is the correct way up before submitting. Artwork with a copyright stamp or watermark on it will not be accepted. The image/s of the artwork should be a clear, high quality photograph which must not show any unnecessary or irrelevant content, such as frames, mounts, walls, tables or any other kind of background. The image/s should be an accurate representation of the artwork, taken in bright natural light, as well as being of a high resolution for reproduction online. You may upload a second image which should be taken from further away, to see the scale of the piece.
By entering the Jackson’s Art Prize, each entrant agrees to indemnify, release and hold harmless Jackson’s Art Supplies and its parent, affiliate and subsidiary companies, the software platform, administrator, advertising and promotional agencies, and all their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents from any liability, damages, losses or injury resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from that entrant’s participation in the competition and the acceptance, use or misuse of any prize that may be won. Jackson’s Art Supplies and its parent, affiliate and subsidiary companies do not make any warranties, express or implied, as to the condition, fitness or merchantability of the prize.
Jackson’s Art Supplies and its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotional agencies, and all their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents disclaim any liability for damage to any computer system resulting from access to or the download of information or materials connected with the competition.
Jackson’s Art Supplies and its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotional agencies, and their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents disclaim any liability for any breach of copyright made by an artist’s submission, accidental, unintentional or otherwise.
If you or an immediate family member is an employee of Jackson’s Art Supplies, you cannot enter the competition. Jackson’s Art Prize is non-transferable. No substitution or cash equivalent of prizes is permitted.
Jackson’s Art Supplies and its respective parent, affiliate and subsidiary companies, agents, and representatives are not responsible for any typographical or other errors in the offer or administration of the Art Prize, including, but not limited to, errors in any printing or posting or these Official Rules, the selection and announcement of any winner, or the distribution of any prize.
Any attempt to damage the content or operation of this Art Prize is unlawful and subject to possible legal action by Jackson’s Art Supplies. Jackson’s Art Supplies reserves the right to terminate, suspend or amend the Art Prize, without notice, and for any reason, including, without limitation, if Jackson’s Art Supplies determines that the Art Prize cannot be conducted as planned or should a virus, bug, tampering or unauthorised intervention, technical failure or other cause beyond Jackson’s Art Supplies’ control corrupt the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper play of the Art Prize.
In the event any tampering or unauthorised intervention may have occurred, Jackson’s Art Supplies reserves the right to void suspect entries at issue. Jackson’s Art Supplies and its respective parent, affiliate and subsidiary companies, agents, and representatives, and any telephone network or service providers, are not responsible for incorrect or inaccurate transcription of entry information, or for any human error, technical malfunction, lost or delayed data transmission, omission, interruption, deletion, line failure or malfunction of any telephone network, computer equipment or software, the inability to access any website or online service or any other error, human or otherwise.
At any time prior to the deadline, entrants may request a refund for entries they no longer wish to submit. After submissions close, refunds are not eligible to be processed. Entrants may not request a refund because their work was not selected for the longlist, shortlist, or prizes. You cannot request a refund if you take part in the competition and your entry was not selected as a winner. You cannot request a refund after the results announcement.
We take each submission and the information regarding it in good faith. We will not conduct any background checks unless we believe there are grounds for disqualification or we have been alerted by an additional party. Jackson’s Art Supplies reserves the right to extend the submissions period for any of its competitions.
By participating, each entrant grants Sponsor (Jackson’s Art Supplies Ltd) permission to use his/her name, artwork, likeness or comments for publicity purposes without payment of additional consideration, except where prohibited by law. If you have any questions, please email: [email protected]
Jackson’s Art Supplies cannot take responsibility for any damage to artwork incurred in transit on its way to or from our studio. It is the artists’ responsibility to provide sufficient and suitable packaging in order to effectively protect the artwork both to us and on its return journey. Jackson’s Art Supplies will not be liable for any damage incurred due to insufficient or inappropriate packaging of the artwork, or as a result of the way in which the artwork is made.
It is the artists’ responsibility to arrange transport and insurance of artwork both to our studio for the exhibition and back, and incur any costs associated with couriers or delivery companies including customs charges.
