Art Writing Prize

About the Open Call

The Art Writing Prize seeks to discover and celebrate innovative forms of art writing, encompassing essays, reviews, criticism, fiction, and visual art that incorporates writing. The prize supports practitioners at a critical juncture in their careers who demonstrate exceptional capacity but require support for development and dissemination. Submissions are judged by a panel of field-leading artists, curators, art historians, and critics based on quality, innovation, interdisciplinary approach, and relevance to contemporary discourses.

What is Offered

One grant of £3,000 annually.

Requirements

Applicants must be resident in the UK and over the age of 18. Submissions must be in English. Recipients must not be formally incorporated as an organization of any charitable or commercial nature.

How to Apply

Email a MS Word document or PDF submission (max 12,000 words), CV, contact details, and a brief biographical statement (max 400 words) to submissions@emergingartfoundation.org. Additional images may be included as PDF or JPEG files.