THE Self-Portrait Prize 2025
The 2025 prize will open for applications from 1 January - 2 May of 2025
The Self Portrait Prize invites artists to submit original and innovative self-portraits that explore personal identity, expression, and the human experience. Open to all forms of visual art, including painting, photography, sculpture, and digital media, the competition encourages diverse interpretations of the self.
From the selected entries the judges will choose a winner of the £10,000 Ruth Borchard Prize. Alongside the winning artwork a curated selection of shortlisted artworks will be exhibited from September - December 2025.
Our distinguished panel of judges for 2025 include television presenter and comedian Alan Carr, Dr. Sarah Turner, Director of the Paul Mellon Centre, Simon Vincent CBE, Executive Vice President & President of Hilton Europe, Middle East & Africa, cultural leader Sir Peter Bazalgette, previous prize winner and internationally renowned artist Colin Davidson, and a member of the Borchard family
More details about how to enter will be announced in due course.
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