- 3rd MAR
Submissions open - 12th MAY
Submissions close (midday) - 21st - 23rd JULY
All entrants & Shortlist notified of results - 5th NOV
Prize Winners announced at Private View - 6th - 14th NOV
Exhibition open - 23rd NOV
People's Choice Award winner announced - SPRING 2027
Showcase Award Winner at The Other Art Fair - 2027
Solo Show Award Winner exhibition at Soho Revue
Artist ANTONIA SHOWERING, Artist DANIEL CREWS-CHUBB, Curator, Writer & Broadcaster EKOW ESHUN, Founder of Ginny on Frederick FREDDIE POWELL, Art Historian & Author KATY HESSEL, Artist KAYE DONACHIE and Artist PHOEBE BOSWELL.
CASS ART
Cass Art is a leading art supplies retailer where customers can shop online or in 14 stores across the UK, browsing more than 20,000 products from the world’s best art brands. Committed to its manifesto of ‘Let’s fill this town with artists’, Cass Art is on a mission to make good quality art materials accessible and affordable to everyone, aged 3-103, beginner or professional. The brand supports artists through bursaries, prizes and sponsorships, working with the Mayor of London, Sky Arts, National Saturday Club as well as universities and societies across the UK.
SOHO REVUE
Soho Revue, founded in 2019 by India Rose James, is a contemporary art gallery located in the heart of Soho showcasing emerging artists at the vanguard of contemporary art. Soho Revue is committed to working with those who have traditionally been denied equity in the arts, and therefore prioritises a programme which promotes emerging female artists amongst other historically under-represented groups. sohorevue.com
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THE BOMB FACTORY ART FOUNDATION
Founded by Pallas Citroen in 2015 in a former munitions factory in Archway, The Bomb Factory Art Foundation is an artist-led charity supporting over 130 emerging and established artists across four gallery and studio sites in London. The Foundation provides genuinely affordable studios, residencies, mentorship and exhibition opportunities in a city where rising rents continue to displace creative practice.
bombfactory.org.uk
THE OTHER ART FAIR
The Other Art Fair is a global event connecting independent artists with art buyers in major cities worldwide. Each fair delivers the unexpected, pairing boundary-pushing yet always-affordable artworks with immersive installations and performances in an inclusive, inspiring atmosphere. From the twice-yearly London editions to fairs across the US, The Other Art Fair has showcased over 4,000 artists from more than 20 countries since 2011, now hosting over 11 annual events.
theotherartfair.com
CONTEMPORARY ART ACADEMY
Contemporary Art Academy provides premium online courses for artists at all stages in their careers for affordable prices. DEVELOPMENT (PG) courses are for artists who maintain a studio practice and want to improve their practical, critical and professional capabilities. DISCOVERY courses are for all artists looking to explore the creative process and develop new ways of making and thinking. INSTRUCTIONAL LIVE courses are for all artists wishing to learn or develop technical skills.
contemporaryartacademy.com
ZEALOUS
Zealous empowers organisations to streamline their awards, competitions, grants, residencies and more. This unique online submissions platform lets you create forms, gather applications, evaluate entries, and communicate with all participants effortlessly. Zealous is more than a service; reinvesting some of their profits into supporting the creative industries.
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Who can enter The Cass Art Prize?
The prize is open to all artists of all abilities based in the UK, Isle of Man, the Channel Islands (Jersey and Guernsey) & the Republic of Ireland aged 18+.
What can I enter?
We are accepting all forms of 2D & 3D artworks made using analogue materials. We are not accepting photography, videography, sound art, performance art, architectural designs, NFTs, fully digital and AI artworks. Artworks must have been created since 1st March 2023. Artworks which have previously won prizes or awards may not be submitted. See the ‘Eligibility’ section for other restrictions on the FAQs page.
How many works can I submit?
Artists may enter up to 4 artworks.
How should I photograph my work?
Take a high-resolution photo of your work in good lighting, with no shadows falling across it, and tightly crop the photograph to the work. Upload your submission images as Jpegs, Jpgs or PNGs (we suggest between 3MB-8MB). Please do not include the frame in the photograph, unless it is integral to the work. Ensure images are free of copyright stamps or watermarks. Read our blog for more tips on photographing your work. Please note, if the photograph is not a true representation of the original work, we reserve the right to exclude the work from the competition.
When will I hear the results?
All entrants will be emailed between 21st - 23rd July 2026 to be informed if they have been Shortlisted or unsuccessful. Please ensure you have subscribed to the Cass Art Newsletter for updates and mark cassartprize@cassart.co.uk as a safe email address and add it to your list of allowed senders. If you haven’t received an email from Cass Art or The Cass Art Prize by the end of day on 23rd July 2026, please check your junk and promotional folders or contact cassartprize@cassart.co.uk. A list of Shortlisted works will also be published at www.cassart.co.uk/thecassartprize on 21st July 2026.
For any complex questions not covered by our FAQs please contact cassartprize@cassart.co.uk.
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