FAQs - Re-entering the Emerging Artist Prize

In this article we answer many of the questions we are specifically getting from previous entrants to the art competition. So if you are thinking about entering again this year, and want to achieve more success, please see below. Feel free to comment or send us new questions (email us at artprize@oaktreeandtiger.com) to answer and we will update this article.

QUESTIONS.

What is different about the art prize this year?
Should I enter again with the same artworks?
How is the judging panel different this year?
If I was shortlisted, can I still be shortlisted again in this year?
What tips can you give to help me with my submission?
What tips can you give me to benefit from entering the art prize again?

ANSWERS.
 
What is different about the art prize this year?
                ​Importantly, we have a new judging panel with additional members. You can see the panel here: http://www.artprize.co.uk/the-prize.html/#judges
We are able to give bigger prizes now thanks to the sponsors, and there is an additional prize for sculpture and for Rich Mix.
We also have a significantly larger audience to show your entries to, on Facebook and Twitter, and we launched the Instagram page in September 2015.
 
Should I enter again with the same artworks?
                We would recommend entering a few previous artworks (if you weren’t shortlisted before) and new artworks. Many of the entrants weren’t successful last year because of the submission texts (usually not enough content) and quality of the photos, rather than the artworks themselves. Also the artworks will be seen with new eyes as we have new judges. Each judge will pick their list from all the artworks, for all of us to discuss in the meetings.
 
How is the judging panel different this year?
                We have 2 new judges. Briony Marshall is an established sculptor, works with members of the Royal British Society of Sculptors (www.rbs.org.uk) and mentors emerging artists. We also have Georgia Adamson (Director at Rosenfeld Porcini Gallery in Fitzrovia, London), Adeline de Monseignat MRBS (artist) and Aindrea Emelife (art critic, journalist and presenter).
 
If I was shortlisted, can I still be shortlisted again in this year?
                Yes you can, though it would have to be with different artworks. Shortlisted artists in previous years' prizes gained great attention with some being approached by galleries (for example, we saw one artist represented at London Art Fair in January 2016), dealers and even other art prizes (several artists made it into shortlists for other prizes).
 
What tips can you give to help me with my submission?
                If you entered in 2015 and asked for feedback, you will have got some great tips written by the team and emailed to you in July 2015, regarding your specific submission. You can read more of our tips in our blog here: http://www.artprize.co.uk/blog/how-to-win-an-art-prize .
We can also recommend an art expert to help you with the prize submission, you can contact us for their details and how much it costs, by emailing us at artprize@oaktreeandtiger.com
 
What tips can you give me to benefit from entering the art prize again?
                We will show some of your artworks submitted on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn and the gallery page on the website here: http://www.artprize.co.uk/gallery.html
Follow us, then share and like with your friends and family, and encourage them to support you with comments. You should reply to their comments too as this will get a lot of people seeing your art on these channels.
                Attending the free events we are organising is also a great way to learn useful tips and answer questions, while meeting the team, art professionals and other artists to collaborate/learn with.
 
Feel free to comment below or email us with any questions. Good luck!