The Threadneedle Prize registration opens Tuesday 1 March

The £25,000 Threadneedle Prize is the UK’s leading showcase for paintings and sculptures that promote the practice of representational art, but challenge its language and assumptions.

The Prize encourages both experienced and emerging artists to submit fresh and intriguing works that are strong and topical observations on the world. With over £40,000 of prize money to be won, The Threadneedle Prize is one of the largest prizes for a single work of art in the UK.

Registration opens on Tuesday 1 March 2011.

News for 2011.....

• The NEW two-stage pre-selection process applies to ALL entries - paintings as well as sculptures.
• Upload a digital image when you register online at a reduced entry fee of £12.
• The selection panel will view ALL digital images. Work pre-selected by this panel will be invited to hand-in their work at Mall Galleries in central London for final selection.
• The 2011 selectors include Julie Lomax, Head of Visual Arts at Arts Council England, Lisa Milroy RA, Head of Graduate Painting at Slade School of Fine Art and Godfrey Worsdale, Director BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art. 

• All exhibiting artists will qualify for the £10,000 Visitors’ Choice prize.
• Free admission for all visitors to the exhibition.
• Plans for an international tour of selected work from the 2011 exhibition

www.threadneedleprize.com for more information