Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize

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Applications close
10 June 2026
Announced
16 September 2026
Prize money
GBP £18,000
Location
United Kingdom
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The Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize was founded in 1994. The exhibition and awards are open to applications by emerging, mid-career and established drawing practitioners based anywhere in the UK and internationally. Up to three drawings may be entered by each applicant for consideration by the Selection Panel.

The annual Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2026 exhibition will include in the region of 65 drawings that will be selected by an independent panel of distinguished selectors.

The Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize has an established reputation as the UK’s most important annual open exhibition for drawing. Founded in 1994 by Professor Anita Taylor, artist and Dean of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design at the University of Dundee, the annual open exhibition is known for celebrating excellence in contemporary drawing practice, and for championing the role, breadth and value of drawing in creative practice today.

Around 70 drawings will be chosen for the exhibition and awards by the distinguished Selection Panel. The exhibition will consist of works that the Selection Panel consider to be drawings and their decision is final and binding.

Prizes:

- First Prize: £15,000

- Student Award: £2,000

- Trinity Buoy Wharf Boroughs Award: £1,000

Venue:  Trinity Buoy Wharf, London, UK

Contact: email tbwdp@parkerharris.co.uk for more information

Summary
Application dates
28 January 2026 - 10 June 2026
Exhibition dates
17 September 2026 - 4 October 2026
Finalists notified
12 June 2021
Eligibility
National and International Entries Allowed
Prize frequency
Annual
Judges
TBA
Prize genre
Drawing
Location
Trinity Buoy Wharf, London
United Kingdom
Prizes
GBP £18,000
Fees
£30 for one work; £40 for two works; £50 for three works;
Last updated
31 May 2026
Prior Winners
No prize winners information available