Create an account  here. If you’ve entered before, you may use the same account. See our full step-by-step guide  here.

Yes, you can submit up to five artworks. Entry costs £6 per artwork.

No, please do not submit an artwork if you do not have access to the original.

Yes, submissions from art collectives or collaborations are accepted. Please use the Artist Bio to make it clear that there is more than one artist behind the work.

No, we are not accepting entries that have previously won a competition or that have been extensively exhibited.

We haven’t put a date limit on the artworks. As long as you still have the artwork in your possession, it can be entered.

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 – JPEG, JPG and PNG file types are accepted.

 – Maximum 3MB per image.

 – Do not include the mount / frame / any other background surface. These entries will be disqualified. Please only submit straight on, tightly cropped images that display only the artwork.

No, you may enter a 2D artwork of any size online. However, the maximum size for artworks to be considered for the Affordable Art Fair Hampstead finalists exhibition is 1.2 m on the longest side of the painting.

Yes, you can still enter your work on a circular/oval canvas. Photograph the artwork on a plain white background, and crop the image 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. 

No, there are no theme restrictions, however we do have  criteria.

No, photography is not accepted in this competition.

Yes, if photography is part of the process of making the work it’s accepted. Pure photography or digitally edited photography is not eligible.

 – Watercolour paint

 – Watercolour Pencils (used wet)

 – Gouache

 – Tempera

 – Ink

If you have used mediums across more than one category, please select the one that features most prominently, or one that you feel best reflects the work.

 – Oil Paint

 – Water Mixable Oil Paint

 – Oil Sticks

 – Cold Wax

 – Encaustic

If you have used mediums across more than one category, please select the one that features most prominently, or one that you feel best reflects the work.

 – Acrylic Paint

 – Acrylic Markers

If you have used mediums across more than one category, please select the one that features most prominently, or one that you feel best reflects the work.

 – Pencil

 – Pen

 – Charcoal

 – Oil Pastel

 – Soft Pastel

If you have used mediums across more than one category, please select the one that features most prominently, or one that you feel best reflects the work.

We do not accept Etchings or other forms of print. However, if the wood burning is part of the process of making the work which still fits the other criteria, we would accept it.

No, we are not accepting any printed artworks including monoprint, linocut, etching, screenprint, lithography, aquatint, woodcut, collograph print, or any other form or relief print or intaglio print.

As long as it is still flat and not a 3D object, we would be happy to accept it.

Any 2D substrate would be accepted.

Yes, as encaustic wax is often combined with oil paint, we are happy to accept that as a medium for this competition.

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. If it is an even mix and does not fit into any medium categories, feel free to enter it into one of our Subject Matter categories or the overall prize.

No, reproduction prints are not accepted. The submission must be an image of the original artwork, and you must have the original artwork available.

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.

Yes, the competition is open to artists worldwide. 

We’ll do our best to exhibit international winners, however, this has to be evaluated case-by-case.

Any artist of any age can enter the competition, no matter their previous experience or artistic education. 

If you are shortlisted, you will have the opportunity to submit your work to be selected for the Affordable Art Fair, but it is not compulsory. Being shortlisted and submitting work doesn’t guarantee that it will be exhibited. 

Additionally, if you have a question about exhibiting international submissions, please see above under Entrants > If I live abroad…

Yes, all works exhibited at the Affordable Art Fair Hampstead must be available for sale. The maximum price is £6000. 

The participating work must be framed, mounted, or complete for presentation and exhibition, suitable to the artwork. 

The maximum size for artworks to be considered for the Affordable Art Fair Hampstead finalists exhibition is 1.2m on the longest side of the piece.

By entering the Jackson’s Painting 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.

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In the event any tampering or unauthorized 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. 
• There are no refunds for entry fees after the longlist results announcement.
• Entrants may not request a refund because their entries were not longlisted or shortlisted. 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/their name, artwork, likeness or comments for publicity purposes without payment of additional consideration, except where prohibited by law.