Wales Contemporary / Cymru Gyfoes 2027
The Waterfront Gallery, Milford Haven · Milford Haven, United Kingdom
International open art competition run since 2019 by the Waterfront Gallery in Milford Haven with Welsh Government support, with Awards for Excellence, Graduate and Young Artist awards. The 2026 edition closed and opened on 29 August 2026; entries reopen in 2027.
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Who can enter
- Location
- Open worldwide
- Age
- No age limit
- Career stage
- Any
- Mediums
- Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, Sculpture, Photography, Mixed media, Video & film, Animation & motion
- Submission
- Online, then physical if shortlisted
- Also
- International open; separate graduate and young artist awards.
About
Wales Contemporary / Cymru Gyfoes is an annual international open competition and exhibition created in 2019 by the Waterfront Gallery, Milford Haven. The 2026 (sixth) edition added film and animation for the first time; work is shown at the Waterfront Gallery and nearby venues, with the awards ceremony at Sybil House, Port of Milford Haven.
Awards in 2026 included four Awards for Excellence, two Graduate Awards, the David Randell Award and Young Artists Awards. Past calls closed in mid to late August and were run through the artopps.co.uk portal.
The gallery states the 2026 competition has closed and entries will reopen in 2027; dates, fees and prize amounts for 2027 were not published at the time of checking.
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