Category: Art Competitions

Here we have some more wonderful artwork from another student on the graphic design diploma course. Helena shows some super calligraphy. The graphics course focuses on all manner of essential typographic terminology and layout options, but also includes the opportunity to…

I have some lovely examples of experimentation from a student on the graphics course to share with you. The Illustration study unit encourages students to analyse a broad range of styles and then go on to create their own interpretations….

We have received an email from the Inapub, regarding a competition being held. If any of our students are interested, please contact the Inapub direct. As always the college is not affiliated with this offer, student participate at their own risk. We wish…

We have received an email from the UKCPS, regarding a new exhibition being held. If any of our students are interested, please contact the UKCPS direct. As always the college is not affiliated with this offer, student participate at their own risk….

We have received an email from Leigh Horbury, regarding illustrating his new book. Leigh has written below, if any of our students are interested, please contact him direct. As always the college is not affiliated with this offer, student participate at their own…

My name is Margaret Orchard. I am writing this having just learnt that I have won the LAC Competition for 2013. I am absolutely thrilled to have won and would like to congratulate Alexandra for her delightful depiction of her cat…

We would like to announce this years winners for the London Art College Competition 2013… Winner – Margaret Orchard – Purple Moment. Runner up – Alexandra Riley – Boris my Bengal. We would like to officially congratulate both students on…

Each year all of the college staff and tutors get together for a yearly meeting in Bristol UK. This year was a good turnout, with only four tutors missing, we had a superb meeting which was very enjoyable and productive….

The David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the Year 2014 is now open for entries. Please click the image below to visit their website. Contact Nina, details below, if you have any queries. Please note that the London Art College is not…

LAST DAY –  enter today – your last chance!!! The London Art College 2013 competition is now open! The competition is open to all current London art college students and those who have completed since September 2012. Students may enter…

We have a lovely student currently studying our Colour Awareness course who has created the montage below. I felt it was so colourful and the composition was very well designed, that it was worthy of being showcased on the college…

This is an opportunity for students to exhibit work under the title of still life, nature and objects shapes. Please note we are not affiliated with the Orleans house in any way. —————————————————————————– Open Exhibition – Still Life: Nature and…

We have just received information about this years Illustration west competition. Please note the London art college are not affiliates with this competition. We wish our students all the best if they enter. ————————————————— ILLUSTRATION WEST 52 Call for Entries…

Just received this memo, perhaps some of our students who are studying on the Illustrating Children’s books course might be interested! Let us know if you attend. ————————————– Some of your students may be interested in this, Anglia Ruskin Uni…

We have received an email from the The Construction Industry Council letting us know about a competition they are holding for photographers. if you enter and are successful let us know! As usual the college is not affiliated with this…

Information about this years competition at lessedra.com Please note we are not affiliated with Lessedra, please enter at your own discretion. ————————————————————– It is my pleasure to announce our 4th International Competition in  A VERY SMALL SIZE  Painting, Drawing, Collage, Watercolor, Photographs, Digital, Mixed Media…With…

We have received a lovely email from an up and coming band called Alfee. They are looking for a new logo and wondered if any of our students would like to give the design a go. There are sound clips…

We have received some information about the exhibition at Patchings and the UKCPS workshops that are being held in September. If any of our students attend, take some photos and let us know how you got on! We hope you…

We have received an email from Joe Williams telling us about a new game show that he’s helping to create for the UK tv station Channel 4. Have a read below and if you are interested contact him direct. As always the…

Vicki, who has just completed the Illustrating Children’s books course, has received her final grade and passed with Distinctions. I asked Vicki if she would write a little about her final piece which I have added below. We would like to wish Vicki the best of luck in her future career as…

We have received information about the following competition. This competition is not only suited to our illustrating children’s book students, but I’m sure our graphic design students would be interested too. As always we are not affiliated with this competition in any way. If you enter and win – let…

We have received information about a new photography competition. Please remember we are not affiliated with them in any way. If you enter, why not email us your entry so we can showcase it on our blog. If you win…let us know! ———————————————————————————————- PhotoVoice…

We have received information above the 3×3 picture show competition for our illustration students to enter. Please note we are not affiliated with this competition in any way. 3×3 Picture Book Show – Deadline: May 3, 2013 Information about the competition here >>…

We were thrilled to hear that one of our photography students entered into a Sony photography competition in conjunction with The Metro and The World Photography Organisation and has been chosen as the regional winner for Wales. Nicola Cooper is currently studying with Rona Cox on…

We have received this poster through to add to our blog just in case students are interested in entering. As always we are not affiliated with the competitions posted here. If you enter and are successful let us know!

We have received another email from an individual who’s currently publishing a children book and needs some illustrations to go with it. If you help out do let us know. We cannot endorse this project, we are merely passing on the information! ———————————————————— I am currently in…

Here is another opportunity, this time for children’s illustration students. Good luck and if you are involved in the project let us know! ———————————————————————– I am writing to ask if any of your students would like to illustrate any of my next children’s books….

Here is another opportunity for a cartooning student this time, please note that the college are only passing on this information, we are not endorsing these opportunities. Good luck and let us know if you are the successful applicant. ——————————————————- Opportunity, for an enthusiastic…

We have received the following details from Oliver Carew from Illustrate it. It looks to be quite an exciting competition. If any of our students enter, let us know! ———————————————————————– In the coming few weeks I am due to launch an international online illustration…

We have received an email from Dominic Leyton and are posting it on our blog in case any of our students are interested in working with Dominic. We are in no way affiliated with Dominic Leyton, we have no knowledge about the project and are only passing…

We have received an email from Paul O’Brain and are posting it on our blog in case any of our students are interested in working with Paul  We are in no way affiliated with Paul, we have no knowledge about the project and are only passing…

We are pleased to announce this years winner and runner up for our 2012 London Art College Art competition. All of the tutors and admin staff who attended this years annual conference had the difficult task of choosing a winner…

Our annual art competition for our students has come to a close for another year and we have now posted all of the entries and finalists online for you to peruse! We had a fantastic response this year  with a whopping 84 entries. There were so many…

David Shepherds Wildlife foundation team have emailed us the press release below for our college news blog. I hope it is of some interest to some of our younger readers! ======================================================== Press Release: Animal Friends Insurance teams up with the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation to…

Click on the image below to view details of the David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the Year 2013 competition….

Students only have three weeks left to enter the London Art Colleges 2012 competition. Submit your favourite piece of art work today. If you have any queries regarding how to submit your artwork please email techsupport@londonartcollege.co.uk Submit your entries for…

Calling all students – submit one of your own favourite pieces of artwork to our London Art College 2012 art competition. Submit your entries today!. If you have any queries regarding how to submit your artwork please email techsupport@londonartcollege.co.uk Competition open…

We have received an email from ELCAF – East London Comics Arts Festival who are promoting their exhibition and event. We hope that those who live near or in the area interested in illustrating, cartooning and comic artwork will pop along to enjoy the show….

We have recived an email with the following information about the Oldie british Artist Award…if any of you enter and win, let us know! ———————————————————- The Oldie British Artists Award – to recognise the achievements of British Artists over the age of…

We have received an email from Marilyn Comparetto letting us know about this years art competition she is running. Please find all of the details below. =============================================== UK National Open Art Competition 2012  Deadline 30 June 2012 PRIZES 1st Prize £200 worth of…

We have received an email below from Città del sole and thought we would post about it on our news page. If any of our students are interested in entering their competition, the link to their website is below. It is in Italian,…

We have received an email with the following competition. We wish all of our students the best of luck if they enter. ========================================== 2012 London International Creative Competition Accepting entries now. Visit http://licc.us/ LICC invites all visual artists to submit their creative work for…

We have just received this email about the newly announced “Prince of Wales Award for Outstanding Miniature Painting”. We hope that you enjoy entering. If you win – let us know! ================================================= NEW ROYAL ART AWARD In 2001 His Royal Highness The Prince of…

We have received an email with information about the London 2012 International Creative Competition and we thought our students might be interested. Remember – if you win let us know! =================================================== The 2012 London International Creative Competition is accepting entries now.  LICC invites all visual…

Message from WILDLIFE ARTIST OF THE YEAR 2012……….. Following the fabulous success of the 2011 Wildlife Artist of the Year we are now inviting entries for the 2012 competition. All short-listed work will be exhibited at the prestigious Mall Galleries in…

Congratulations to the winner and runner up of the 2011 London Art College Competition. We will be adding more information about the winners over the coming weeks so please check back to our news blog to read about how the…

We recently posted details of a competition to find an illustrator for a forthcoming children’s book, ‘Momo and the Totobrats’. The runner up to this competition is one of our London Art College students Mrs Celia Carlile and we have…

We have received this email and thought it would be of interest to our students. My name is Sarah and I’m a committee member of the Children’s Book Circle. The CBC www.childrensbookcircle.org.uk are a voluntary group who put on events based on raising awareness of the…

Enter the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundations Anual Art Competition and help save wildlife too. Please visit their website for more details – David Shepherd wildlife competition

The London Art College competition entries can now be viewed online at the link below. We were thrilled with the amount of entreis, over 70 students entered this year and it will be a tough decision for tutors to choose…

London Art College Art Competition 2011 ONLY 1 WEEK LEFT! Enter Today!  The London Art College are holding a general art competition for all of their current students for 2011. Students can submit any drawing or painting they have completed….

This is an email we have been sent and have posted here just in case any of our students are interested in entering. Good luck and let us know how you get on! =========================================================== Children’s Book Rally with fantastic prize We are…

We have received an email from Birkbeck Hauxwell Publishing to ask if we would help publizise the Annual ‘Agnes Sloan Memorial Prize’ Competition. Good luck to any of our students who enter. ============================================================ ‘Agnes Sloan Memorial Prize’ Competition Below you will find the details of our…

We have recieved this email from www.lessedra.com – any students who enter, email us your artwork and we will display it here also and wish you the best of luck. ===================================================== It is my pleasure to announce our 2nd International Competition…

London International Creative Competition 2011 is accepting entries.  We celebrate your creativity however you like to express it. LICC invites all visual artists to submit their creative work for inclusion in the LONDON CREATIVE AWARDS.  The artwork is juried by a board…

We have received this email and felt it was appropriate to post on our blog. If any of our students submit please let us know and we will display your artwork here too. ———————————————————– An art exhibition with a difference Capture Cure 2011 is…

An opportunity for one of our Children’s Illustration Students…. —————————————————– In summary, my eldest daughter – herself only 12 – has written a series of short rhyming stories ostensibly to entertain her younger sister and cousins.  These stories are genuinely entertaining –…

We have been contacted by Scott Free Films Limited to ask if we will help publicise a competition to design a poster for their ‘Life In A Day’ film. It looks quite exciting, have a look at the trailer of…

We have received an email from a lady who is looking for a cartoonist to help her with her new project. Caits details and information is below. If you are the successful applicant please let us know! =============================================================== Hi. I am looking for…

INTERNATIONAL PRINT BIENNALE The 2011 International Print Awards are the centrepiece of the International Print Biennale. The Awards are an open submission opportunity for British and international artists and are open to all artists whose work encounters print. Works in any…

For those of you who follow our student artwork blog regularly, you may have seen this poem illustrated by our young artist students before. It is fascinating to view the different approaches the young artists take when illustrating it and they do come up with some wonderful ideas and designs. The image…

Meisha are looking for talented artists to design artwork for their brilliant debut EP. Working with new artists in the past resulted in this stunning video from Alec Strang and Dickon Knowles. Meisha feel strongly about working with good people…

International Open Art Competition 2011 This contest is ‘open’ to both amateur and professional artists. Deadline for entries 30 April 2011 Entry Fee- £10 to submit up to 5 images. Please read details and rules for the contest for more…

Here is a drawing from one of the students studying the coloured pencil course. This is a very fast and lively drawing of a dog, which focuses in on the eyes – which is where we tend to look first…

We blogged about a competition recently where students created and submitted with designs to help raise money for the Sumatran Orangutan Society. The finalist designs are now online at the link below – go and see the fabulous designs for yourself! You can even…

————————————————————————- From time to time we are asked to contact our students by people not connected to the college in any way. We are happy to do this but students should be aware that this does not constitute any sort…

Derwent Logo Competition This is your chance to embellish our logo any way you want. Enter our competition and let your imagination run wild! Illustrate around it, over it, under it, or just simply add bling! All using Derwent products, of course! The…

We are now accepting entries to the Penguin Design Award, Puffin Children’s Prize and Penguin Adult Prize. To submit your entry please go to www.penguindesignentries.co.uk The closing date for the competition is 5pm on Friday 15th April. For full details of the…

The United Kingdom Coloured Pencil Society celebrates its tenth anniversary with a major event from 19th September to 1st October 2011. ‘A Celebration of Creative Art’ will include the 10th UKCPS Open International Exhibition (of pure coloured pencil work) a…

When you study with the London art College on the coloured pencils course, you are able to cover many subjects including portraiture. As you can see this student is currently experimenting with skin tones and facial features.

Our coloured pencil tutor Julie has just forwarded us some images she would like us to add to the blog and website and this is one of them. Its rendered in coloured pencil and the student has concentrated on the eyes which work well.

My name is Julie Douglas and I am the new tutor for the Pastels course. I already tutor the Colour Pencil course. My main interest is drawing, for observation and as a basis for painting and design, and pastels are a fantastic way…

Wildlife Artist of the Year 2011 With a fabulous top prize of £10,000 and all short-listed entries exhibited at the prestigious Mall Galleries in London the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation’s Wildlife Artist of the Yearcompetition is now firmly established in the art…

We have been contacted by Claire Baylis who is the Fundraising and Outreach Officer for the Sumatran Orangutan Society. Claire is asking if any of our students would like to enter their T-Shirt competition. Please read the text below and…

Picturing Science 4th December – February 2011 Deadline for submissions 23rd October 2010 Through its annual open exhibition opportunities, Orleans House Gallery in Twickenham helps artists both locally and nationally to showcase their work in group exhibitions. Each year, over…