Junior Signature Art Prize 2025/26 Application Form
The Signature Art Prize was established by gallery Directors Isobel Beauchamp and Elinor Olisa in 2007 to celebrate and identify emerging artists’ ‘Signature Style’. They define an artist’s ‘signature style’ as being “that which makes an artist unique; a combination of process and method, contributed to by the artist’s own personality which results in a piece that is unique and specific to them.” With their intuitive knowledge of the contemporary art market, they endeavour to fully capture and develop each individual artist’s ‘brand’.
Please be patient as this can take several minutes if the files you have added are large.
Please hit Submit to enter your piece to the prize.
Wishing you all the best of luck!
(Please tell us what Year Group you in – i.e. Y10. If you left school in the Summer of 2025 please select 'Aldridge Alumni'. Please note that students who left school before Summer 2025 are not eligible to apply)
(This is a chance for you to tell the judges a bit about yourself and your artistic practice – you could tell us about when / why you first started creating art, why you enjoy it, who or what inspires you, what your favourite techniques / materials to use are – this is just so that we can find out a little about you)
(Please tell us which of the five categories your piece of work falls in to: Fine Art, Graphics, Photography, Textile, Film and Sculpture) Please Note - your work may be re-categorised at our discretion.
(The title and description of your artwork will be considered by the judging panel during the judging process and, if you’re selected to present your artwork at exhibition, it will be on display for guests to read. So, take a moment to think about what you are trying to express through your artwork and how your title might help you to do this)
Dimensions W x H x D in CM:
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(For all entries except Film, please let us know the size of your artwork, in centimetres)
(Tell us when you created this piece of work i.e. ‘2022’ – the work you submit can be your latest creation or something you created a couple of years ago that you’re really proud of)
(The title and description of your artwork will be considered by the judging panel during the judging process and, if you’re selected to present your artwork at exhibition, it will be on display for guests to read. Look back at the title you’ve chosen and expand on this – what is the meaning behind your work, what do you want viewers to think / feel / consider when they look at it? What was the inspiration behind you creating it? If you’re unsure where to start, you could look at how other artists describe their work and / or ask your art teacher or a friend to help you)
Why have you chosen to submit this piece of work to the competition?
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(Tell us why you’ve chosen this piece – think about why you’re proud of it… did you finally master a new technique or skill? Did you put lots of effort in to it outside of school? Is there a reason why this piece of work is special to you?)
Please upload a photo of your work (and if you like, a supporting photo) below and if there are any queries please send these to [email protected]. Before attaching your images, please save / label your main image as MAIN IMAGE and, if including, your supporting image as SUPPORTING IMAGE
If a Finalist, is Your Work Available For Sale?
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I give the Aldridge Foundation and Artellite permission to share images of my artwork across their social media platforms in the lead up to, and following, the competition
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I give the Aldridge Foundation and Artellite permission to share images of my artwork across their social media platforms in the lead up to, and following, the competition
