Category: Art
The Cumberland Pencil Company presents the inaugural Derwent Art Prize, with an accompanying exhibition of winning works in charcoal, pastel, graphite, water-soluble and coloured pencils at the Mall Galleries in central London. The Prize, which is an open opportunity for international artists, aims to reward excellence through showcasing the very best international works created in pencil and offers prizes of up to £8,750.
The Majestic Savoy by Janie Pirie.
93 works by 80 international artists have been chosen for exhibition by the distinguished panel of selectors: Yvonne Crossley (Director of the The Drawing Gallery, Shropshire); Fisun Güner (journalist and freelance visual arts writer); and Professor Stephen Farthing RA (artist and Rootstein Hopkins Research Chair of Drawing at the University of the Arts, London).
'It's been an interesting process helping to select approximately 90 works from an international entry of nearly 3600 pieces. The resulting exhibition is made up of what we considered to be the best works submitted by both professional and amateur artists. The show demonstrates a flourishing interest in drawing from a wide range of starting points. I look forward to this open competition going from strength to strength in future years.' Yvonne Crossley
Walk in progress by Chrys Allen.
All selected artists will be featured on the Derwent Art Prize website where visitors to the site can vote for their favourites to win the People’s Choice Award. Following the London exhibition the show will tour to venues across the UK, including the Pencil Museum in Keswick, Cumbria.