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The Artist of the Year 2008 is now CLOSED
Entrants who's orginal work is required for final judging will be informed by 30th May 2008, if you have not heard from us by this date please assume you have been unsuccessful.

Selected original winning paintings must be available to be exhibited at a major exhibition in the UK in July. Good luck to all who entered and Happy painting to you all.

John Hope-Hawkins
SAA Chairman


Artist Of The Year 2007 - SAA
 
 Evening Olives Luberon
Congratulations to Maureen Davies -  Winner of The Artist of the year 2007

See the other 2007 winners
 

Previous winners


2006 winners


2005 Winners

 

Entry Fees

Free to SAA Members with no limit to the number of entries. Non members £7.50 per entry.

So join now and enter as many paintings as you like
 
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Prizes & Awards

Entry is FREE to SAA members so join now and enter as many paintings as you like.

First prize is £2000 (£1000 cash and £1000 art materials). Plus £500 worth of art materials to the art club, group or school of the winner's choice.


Open to all artists of all abilities from beginner to professional, child to OAP. The SAA Artist of the Year competition attracts entries from all over the world and has helped many artists with their careers. Enter to promote yourselfor just for fun. Previous winners have included paintings from Malta, New Zealand, Oman, Brazil, Norway, USA and many other countries including of course the UK.

Categories

  1. Best Portrait or Figure - £100 art materials.
  2. Best Abstract or Experimental Art - £100 art materials.
  3. Best Still Life, Flowers or Gardens - £100 art materials.
  4. Best Landscape, Townscape or Woodland Scene - £100 art materials.
  5. Best Waterscape, Boats or Seascape - £100 art materials.
  6. Best Animal or Wildlife - £100 art materials

The category winners are chosen from all paintings hung in that category. e.g. Best Portrait is from all portraits by all abilities.

Certificates for all the above plus 30 group winner runners up. e.g. Best Amateur Portrait etc.,
Selected artists will have the rare opportunity to see their work at a major exhibition in the UK.

All entries are to be sent with payment and artwork submitted as, good quality photographs or colour photocopies, original paintings cannot be accepted. No responsibility will be taken for any entries and no entry will be returned, please keep a copy for you records.
  • All artwork must be recent (no earlier than 2005) unpublished work of the submitting artist or where an artist has used another artwork as a source for their own submitted artwork, they must indicate.
  • E-mail entries are only open to SAA members and are acceptable in JPEG format no larger than 100kbs per image. With only one picture per email and no other information. Please email to aoy@saa.co.uk with full details included in each e-mail. Mark the e-mail subject as AOY2008 with your status and painting subject. It should look like this in the email subject: AOY2008 Amateur Landscape, Townscape or Woodland Scene.
  • Entrants must determine their own status from Professional, Amateur, Beginner (painting for less than 2 years at time of entry), Young (under 25 at time of entry and Junior (under 16 at time of entry).
  • DO NOT ENCLOSE ANYTHING ELSE WITH YOUR ENTRY.
  • Entries will not be acknowledged or returned.
  • If your entry is chosen your original work must be available for final judging.
  • Closing date for entries 7th March 2008. Winners will be informed by 30th May 2008, if you have not heard from us by this date please assume you have been unsuccessful. Selected original winning paintings must be available to be exhibited at a major exhibition in the UK.
  • There is no limit to the number of entries.
  • Please ensure that each painting entry is clearly marked with:
    - Full artist name
    - Full postal address
    - Telephone number
    - Membership No.(if a member)
    - Your Status
    - Age if under 25
    - Title of painting
    - Medium
    - Category
    - Size including frame in cm.
  • Incomplete entries will be disqualified.
  • Include full payment if you are not a member
  • Happy painting and good luck

Please send your entries to: 

SAA Artist of the Year, 
PO Box 50, 
Newark, 
Notts, 
NG23 5GY, 
UK
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