About
The Threadneedle Prize "looks better overall this year than ever before."
- The Independent
The £30,000 Threadneedle Prize is the UK’s leading showcase for paintings and sculptures that promote the practice of representational art, but challenge its language and assumptions.
The Prize encourages both experienced and emerging artists to submit fresh and intriguing works that are strong and topical observations on the world. With over £45,000 of prize money to be won, The Threadneedle Prize is one of the largest prizes for a single work of art in the UK.
"These works are about a new spirit in painting"
- Julie Lomax, 2011 Selector
All works selected for the exhibition are sourced through an open competition. The winner of the £30,000 Threadneedle Prize will be chosen by our panel of three selectors from a shortlist of six works (each of the five runners up receives £1,000). All works in the exhibition will be eligible to win the £10,000 Visitors’ Choice Prize and two runners up will receive £500. The Threadneedle Prize the most valuable competition for a single work of art in the UK.
The Threadneedle Prize is supported by Mall Galleries, which provide a national focal point for contemporary figurative art by living artists working in the UK. Our aim is to promote and encourage the study and practice of the visual arts by showcasing contemporary works in different media and subject themes.
