New Lights currently provides five great prizes prizes. This will be judged by our independent panel of judges.
2. The Sponsor’s Choice Award. This is a separate award of £2,500 for the work chosen by our main sponsor. 3. One of this year’s judges has kindly sponsored a prize. As one of the world’s most celebrated print-makers, Norman Ackroyd’s work showcases the dramatic results that etching delivers, and he is keen to support fellow artists. The winner of the Norman Ackroyd Prize for the best etching in the show will receive £1,000 from Norman himself.
4. The Swinton Foundation Prize is sponsored by Swinton Park Hotel, which has hosted a number of contemporary art exhibitions since it opened in 2001. This prize is inspired by La Colombe d’Or in France, which has a long history of supporting art and artists. Some reports say that artists such as Miro, Matisse, Chagall and many more settled their bills by leaving a painting for the hotel owners, before the artists attained popularity. Consequently, this prize offers a wonderful package for a professional artist at the beginning of his or her career: 5. New Lights is constantly looking for new prizes to add and is currently in discussion with potential sponsors.
All eligible entrants are automatically entered for all available prizes. To check your eligibility and to apply, click on the links at the top of this page.
1. Our main award is The Valeria Sykes Prize, named after our main sponsor, consists of three parts:
There is also the tig Prize for the most outstanding representational work. tig (The Inter Group) is a Yorkshire-based marketing communications provider and their prize is designed to help a professional artist promote themselves. The winner of this prize will receive 1,000 full colour A5 postcards: a great way to show off work.
In addition to the awards outlined above, New Lights provides all short-listed artists with:
PRIZES
TO CHECK YOUR ELIGIBILITY AND ENTER, FOLLOW THE LINKS ABOVE THIS PAGE. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO DOWNLOAD THE ENTRY FORM HERE.
Two nights full board accommodation for two in exchange for a piece of work inpired by the room the winner stays in;
A bespoke programme of unparalleled access to provide either inspiration for the winning artist, or rest and relaxation for the long-suffering friend or partner;
Exhibition and promotion of the winner’s works to Swinton Park’s clientele;
Commission-free sale of the winner’s works;
Publicity for the artist including a page on Swinton Park’s website, production of cards showing one of the artist’s works.
