The ING Discerning Eye annual exhibition is a show of small, domestic scale, works independently selected by six prominent figures from different areas of the art world: two artists, two collectors and two critics. (ING DE website)
- This post is about the call for entries for the 2022 Exhibition to be held at the Mall Galleries in November - and whats involved in submitting an entry or six!
- The deadline for entries to the 2023 ING Discerning Eye exhibition is Thursday 31 August 2023.
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| ING Discerning Eye 2022 |
What you need to know
The ING Discerning Eye Exhibition
The only restrictions on the exhibition are that
- all artwork must all be for sale,
- the artists must be UK based,
- artwork must be small - the size of the work can have a MAXIMUM measurement of 50cm in any one dimension
- artwork is chosen by six different people - two artists, two collectors and two critics / people who have art-related occupation
- the artwork exhibited by each selector comes from artists favoured by the selectors and works selected from the open entry
- the selectors must choose at least 25% of their section from the open submission.
- on display at the Mall Galleries between 16th and 26th November.
- plus a virtual gallery showcasing all the artists’ shortlisted works - with commentary and introductions by the selectors.
The Discerning Eye is a visual arts focused educational charity.
Hence it's not an open exhibition where you have to please all the Jury of Selectors - you only need to please one!
There are a range of prizes and in this era of disappearing art competitions, it's worth noting that some are valuable.
- Its principal activity is to hold a rather unique annual exhibition
- The Exhibition has been sponsored by ING since 1999 - and hence is known as the ING Discerning Eye Exhibition.
I'd like to start by applauding ING for their continued sponsorship of this open art competition / exhibition.At a time when art competitions are fast disappearing off the scene (Sunday Times Watercolour / Lynn Painter-Stainers / BP Portrait Award) it's really great to see a commitment to continued sponsorship.
- ING has been supporting this exhibition every year since 1999!
- This makes it one of the longest corporate art sponsorships in the UK
The Selectors
Six Selectors
Once a year the organisers of the ING Discerning Eye exhibition invite six different people - two artists, two collectors and two critics / people who have art-related occupations - to select artwork to hang in the exhibition.Hence it's not an open exhibition where you have to please all the Jury of Selectors - you only need to please one!
The duties of the selectors are to:
- invite artists they know or whose work they admire
- select artwork submitted via the open entry
Each selector's chosen artworks are hung in a dedicated area of the Galleries and hence you get a chance to see whether the selector has
- a carefully curated or a very eclectic approach to what they like
- either embraces the open entry - or sticks very closely to the artwork they know and like with a minimum number of pieces chosen from the open entry
The 2023 Selectors are....
Two artists
- Chris Levine, Artist
- Julian Wild, Artist and Lecturer
Two art collectors
- Tony Adams, Former footballer and Collector
- Ian "H" Watkins, Singer and Collector
Two critics / people who have art-related occupation
- Peju Oshin, Critic, Curator, Writer and Lecturer
- Eliza Gluckman, Director, Government Art Collection
Small Works
The other aspect which is unique is that this is an exhibition about small artworks. Details below of what that meansPrizes
In 2023, the prizes are valued at £14,000 - including
- ING Purchase Prize, £5,000
- The Discerning Eye Founder’s Prize - in honour of Michael Reynolds, £2,500
- The Drawing Bursary Prize, £1,500
- The Discerning Eye Chair’s Purchase Prize, £1,000
- The Mervyn Metcalf Purchase Prize, £500
- Parker Harris Prize: one year’s subscription to The Art Ladder mentoring programme for artists, and two one-to-one mentoring sessions, worth £600
- The Discerning Eye Sculpture Prize, £300
- The Discerning Eye Cityscape Prize, £300
- The Discerning Eye Landscape Prize, £300
- The Discerning Eye Portrait Prize, £300
- The Discerning Eye Print Prize, £300
- Regional Prizes, 7 prizes of £250 each awarded to an outstanding entry from the national regions
- Tabish Khan’s Critic Purchase Prize, £200
Those who have not entered before
If you have not submitted before - or if you have submitted but not been selected, you can read more about past exhibitions and see the sort of artwork this exhibition attracts:
- in my past blog posts reviewing the exhibition (see end of this post)
- in the archive of exhibitions on the Discerning Eye website - which has digitised all past exhibited work in every year back to 1990!
Call for Entries: ING Discerning Eye 2023
Key Dates and Facts
- Entry via digital file only; there is no physical hand-in prior to selection
- Open to artists born or resident in the UK only
- All works must be for sale.
- All works must be within the maximum size limit of 20 inches (50cm) including frame.
- You can enter up to six artworks
- Acceptable Media:
- All media are eligible. Prints (including prints from i-pad drawings), photographs, and sculptures are acceptable.
- all artwork must be an original creation by the artist;
- Works previously exhibited in the ING Discerning Eye exhibition are inadmissible.
- The deadline for the call for entries for the ING Discerning Eye in 2022 is Tuesday 30 August 2023.
- All entries must be entered online
- in the form of digital images
- this must be accompanied by the following information: Title, Medium, Year, Dimensions and Price.
- Selected artwork ONLY can be submitted to
- the FBA Offices at Carlton House Terrace on Friday 10 and Saturday 11 November 2023 (10am - 5pm)
- a regional collection point on an earlier date (dates yet to be announced)
- The cost to enter:
- £15 per artwork for artworks 1 and 2
- £10 per artwork for artworks 3-6
- Total cost to enter 6 artworks = £70
- no refund of any purchased entries not used
- Collection of UNSOLD artwork: on Wednesday 29 and 30 Thursday November 2023 (10am-5pm) at 17 Carlton House Terrace, SW1Y 5BD
How to Enter | What you need to know
READ CAREFULLY the Rules and Guidelines for the Ing Discerning Eye Open Entry 2023
- deadline for entries Wednesday 30 August 2023
- open to artists born or resident in the UK only
- All works must be for sale. Commission of 40% is charged on all sales.
- All works must be within the maximum size limit of 20 inches (50cm) including frame.
- all artwork must be an original creation by the artist. This usually means THAT
- the work has not been copied from another artwork or photograph.
- the artist must be able to assert copyright (i.e. the work is not derivative)
- Painting, prints (including prints from i-pad drawings), drawing, photography and sculpture are all accepted.
- All works on paper must be securely framed. Metal frames and glazed works with unprotected glass edges are all inadmissible. Frames and mounts of unusual colour, size or design may prejudice the selectors’ judgement.
- All entries must be entered online
- in the form of digital images.
- all images are a maximum of 1MB. JPEG, TIFF and PNG files are all acceptable
- using the following information: Title, Medium, Year, Dimensions and Price.
- ALL entries must use the Online Entry Form
- Labels for selected artwork can be downloaded from the website
- hand in of selected artwork is on Friday 10 and Saturday 11 November 2023 (10am - 5pm)
- regional handin arrangements are to be confirmed - which is not very good at this stage. How easy it is to handin artwork makes a lot of difference to whether people enter!
- information for artists
- the RULES
- the answers to FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
You will be notified of the results of the selection via email by Monday 2 October 2023.
There is no discussion about decisions made - and you don't receive any feedback.
More about the ING Discerning Eye PRIZE / Exhibitions
The following are all posts about the ING Discerning Eye competition/exhibition on Making A Mark over the last 15 years.
2022
- Total artworks/artists: There were 527 artworks by 359 artists in the complete exhibition.
- Open Call: Out of 7,300 entries from 2,900 artists, 420 works from 325 artists were selected
- The ING Discerning Eye Exhibition 2022
- Images from ING Discerning Eye Exhibition 2022 plus Prizes
2021
- Cons and Pros of ING Discerning Eye Exhibition's tech makeover - which made me so irritated I ended up deciding not to review the exhibition
2019
- There is no statement in the catalogue or on the website about how many artists and how many works are from the open entry - making it impossible to know whether this is a juried exhibition worth entering.
- Call for Entries: ING Discerning Eye 2019
- ING Discerning Eye 2019: Selected Artists
2018
In the 2018 exhibition 78% of the artists and 63% of the works are from the open submission.
In the 2018 exhibition 78% of the artists and 63% of the works are from the open submission.
- Painting and drawing make up over 47% of the works,
- mixed media and sculpture about 30%,
- printmaking about 13%,
- and photography and film about 10% this year.
- One of selectors wins £5,000 ING Discerning Eye Prize!
- Call for Entries: ING Discerning Eye Drawing Bursary 2018
- Call for Entries: ING Discerning Eye 2018
2017
The 2017 exhibition comprised 465 works by 237 artists.
The 2017 exhibition comprised 465 works by 237 artists.
- 75% of the artists and 55% of the works are from the open submission.
- Painting and drawing make up over 60% of the works, mixed media and sculpture about 15%, printmaking a further 8%, and photography about 5% this year.
- ING Discerning Eye Exhibition 2017 - award winners and review
ING Discerning Eye 2017 - Call for Entries
The 2016 exhibition comprises over 700 works by over 400 artists.
- 70% of the artists and 60% of the works are from the open submission.
- Painting and drawing make up about 70% of the works, mixed media and sculpture about 13%, printmaking a further 7%, and photography about 5% this year.
- Discerning Eye (1990-2016) - which artists have shown the most?
- ING Discerning Eye 2016 - award winners and review
- ING Discerning Eye 2016 - Call for Entries
2015
- ING Discerning Eye 2015 - Call for Entries
- ING Discerning Eye 2015 - Selected Artists
- Prizewinners - ING Discerning Eye 2015
- Review ING Discerning Eye 2015
2011
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