The cumberland pencil company is delighted to announce its second

Derwent Art Prize

, open to British and international artists for works created in pencil.

The aim of the Prize, which in its inaugural year attracted over 3,500 entries from 67 countries worldwide, is to reward excellence through showcasing the very best international works created in this versatile medium.

The works entered

must be created in pencil

(including water-soluble, pastel, graphite, charcoal or colouring pencils). The work must not exceed 182cms 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

1st September 2014

to

January 2015

.

Copyright

of all works remains the property of the artist.

There is an entry fee of £15 (approx. 25 USD) application fee for the first work and £5 per additional works.

Eligibility

The Prize is open to all living British and international artists over the age of 18 years old on 9th June 2014.

Prize

A total prize fund of £12,400 (approx. 20,600 USD) will be awarded at the Private View at Mall Galleries, London on

15th September 2014

and will be divided as follows:

•

First Prize

: £6,000

•

Second Prize

: £3,500

•

Third Prize

: £1,000

•

People’s Choice Award

: £700

Two additional prizes will be awarded this year: the

Young Artist Award

of £500 for artists under 25 years, and an

additional People’s Choice Award

of £700, selected from all

2014

entries and judged by visitors to the Derwent Art Prize’s website.