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Derwent Art Prize 2026
Derwent (ACCO Brands) · London, United Kingdom
International competition for 2D and 3D artworks made with pencils (graphite, colour, water-soluble, pastel, charcoal). Eighth edition closed 13 January 2026; £13,500 prize fund; exhibition at gallery@OXO, London, April 2026.
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Who can enter
- Location
- Open worldwide
- Age
- No age limit
- Career stage
- Any
- Mediums
- Drawing, Mixed media, Sculpture
- Submission
- Online submission
- Also
- International, open to all artists. Work must be created in pencil (colour, water-soluble, pastel, graphite, charcoal); 2D and 3D accepted. Young Artist Awards for under-25s.
About
The Derwent Art Prize celebrates contemporary pencil art. Now in its eighth edition, it invites artists worldwide to submit two- or three-dimensional works created in any pencil medium, including colour, water-soluble, pastel, graphite and charcoal pencils.
It is open to all artists internationally with no stated age limit; there are dedicated Young Artist Awards for under-25s, plus New Artist, Educators and People's Choice awards.
The total prize fund for 2026 is £13,500, with a £4,000 first prize plus a year's supply of Derwent products and a £2,000 second prize. Shortlisted works were exhibited at gallery@OXO on London's South Bank from 9 to 19 April 2026.