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This is my Annual Making A Mark Poll which aims to find out about the trends in how artists sold their art - in 2013. I've moved it to after the end of the calendar year so that those who do their accounts on a calendar basis will know better: which place generated the most revenue which place generated the most profit The last time I ran this poll in 2012, I split the poll in two to make a

The deadline for entries for David Shepherd's Wildlife Artist of the Year 2014 (First prize £10,000) WAS Monday 20th January BUT is now midnight on Wednesday 5th February 2014 Below you can find the information about this very popular art competition for wildlife artists. There are two new categories for 2014: Wildlife in Monochrome - particularly suitable for those who work in fine art

Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize - Deadline for entries is the end of this month This is a reminder for all those intending to submit work to the 9th Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize - the deadline for entries is 29 January 2014, by 5pm. I've been covering this Prize since 2007 and you if you don't know much about it you can find links to past blog posts and images of the exhibition and winners at the

This is a quick reminder for all those domestic and international artists who aspire to become members of the Royal Watercolour Society. This year the Royal Watercolour Society has separated : the application process for the RWS Contemporary Watercolour Competition from  the application process for election to Associate Membership of the RWS  Previously the two have happened at the same time

This is my annual post about Major Art Competitions in the UK. Below you will find a list of all ALL major art competitions in the UK in 2014 plus: an overview of what each competition is about links to more information key dates - including the deadline for entry where known. First a preamble about other useful information Bookmark for Updates Information is updated - as it becomes

The Best Picture of 2013 on an Art Blog is the final award  to be announced as part of the 8th Making A Mark Art Blog Awards. But first we have the category winners!   There were four categories - Nature, Portrait, Place, and Still Life. Readers of this blog were invited to vote for the artwork they thought was best in each category in my post on Boxing Day - see VOTE for the Best Artwork on

You are invited to VOTE for the Making A Mark Award for the BEST PICTURE ON AN ART BLOG in 2013 There are FOUR polls below - please take your time and vote on each The results will be announced in a post on this blog on 31st December.  One will become Picture of the Year..... The shortlist for Best Picture of an Art Blog 2013On Christmas Eve I published the results of nominations in the FOUR