Sir John Hurt Art Prize 2026
Holt Art Projects (formerly Holt Festival) · Holt, United Kingdom
£2,000 prize for two-dimensional wall-based work by artists at any career stage worldwide, exhibited in Holt and Glandford, North Norfolk, each July. The 2026 round closed 14 June 2026.
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- Deadline
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- Open to
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Who can enter
- Location
- Open worldwide
- Age
- No age limit
- Career stage
- Any
- Mediums
- Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, Mixed media
- Size limits
- Max 1.25m height or width including frame; 40cm deep.
- Submission
- Online, then physical if shortlisted
- Also
- Artists at all career stages worldwide; two-dimensional wall-based work only.
About
The Sir John Hurt Art Prize, named for the actor who lived in North Norfolk, is run by Holt Art Projects (the renamed Holt Festival). It is open to artists worldwide at all career stages for painting, drawing, printmaking and mixed-media wall-based work up to 1.25m in height or width.
One artist chosen from the shortlist by the judges receives £2,000; in 2026 the judges were Lady Anwen Hurt, Katherine Jones RA and David Cass. Entry fees were £15 for one work, £28 for two and £38 for three.
The 2026 deadline was 14 June; the shortlist was announced 22 June and the exhibition ran in Holt and Glandford until 1 August 2026. The organiser is relaunching as Holt Art Projects with a new website and says the prizes will continue.