Derwent

, renowned pencil manufacturers, are proud to announce the fifth instalment of

The Derwent Art Prize

. Its aim is to reward excellence by showcasing the very best artworks created with any pencil (

including water-soluble, pastel, graphite, charcoal or colouring pencils

) by British and International artists.

Artists are invited to submit up to 6 images. The works entered

must be created in pencil

. The work must not exceed

182cm

in its greatest dimension. There is no minimum size limit.

The Prize is open to both

2 dimensional

and

3 dimensional

works. All entered work must have been completed within the last 3 years. The work selected for exhibition must be available from

22 April

to

4 May

.

This year’s entries will be judged by a distinguished panel of selectors including a gallery curator, a leading artist and an art critic.

Copyright

of all works remains the property of the artist.

There is an entry fee of 15 GBP (

approx. 20 USD

) for the first work and 5 GBP (

approx. 6.50 USD

) per additional works.