tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post825453644749950191..comments2023-06-13T08:29:39.914+00:00Comments on MAKING A MARK: Call for Entries: BP Portrait Award 2012Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-89526923261056264882012-02-12T23:20:26.672+00:002012-02-12T23:20:26.672+00:00acrylic is fine as a medium
the painting "MU...acrylic is fine as a medium<br /><br />the painting "MUST be on a stretcher or board, preferably framed and unglazed."Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-30650874421466051152012-02-12T20:37:16.024+00:002012-02-12T20:37:16.024+00:00If a painting in acrylic is on compressed board (v...If a painting in acrylic is on compressed board (very thick card) and mounted on a wooden board and framed, is this acceptable?Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11070254853193790615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-24668772901851186772012-02-11T19:05:36.321+00:002012-02-11T19:05:36.321+00:00All I can advise you to do is to sit down and read...All I can advise you to do is to sit down and read very slowly through all the terms and conditions. You need to be happy that you can satisfy them all - and they have provided all the information you need. This post is just a summary of the key bits of information.<br /><br />Yes - they really do want the painting delivered to them and not a jpeg<br /><br />Yes - they would prefer for it to be framed.Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-31753234141712276682012-02-11T18:28:10.412+00:002012-02-11T18:28:10.412+00:00Hi - thanks for the info! After reading this blog,...Hi - thanks for the info! After reading this blog, I have decided to enter a painting. It is not quite clear to me about the dates of submissions. I understand that the entry form and fee is due by Feb 13. Don't they want a jpeg at all??? I am still working on the painting and would love to have more time, so it would be great to have another week or two to work on it. I understand that if I am sending it to London, they would need it by March 15 at the latest. <br /><br />I emailed them but have still not received a response. <br />Does it HAVE to be framed? I am using a contemporary 'gallery wrap' canvas. I noticed one of the paintings in the exhibition also had a canvas like this. Would that minimize my chances of being chosen? Thanks!Realizations for 2010https://www.blogger.com/profile/14778344046934726012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-75078327962227337092011-12-19T02:47:28.330+00:002011-12-19T02:47:28.330+00:00Debra - Can you get it to one of the regional coll...Debra - Can you get it to one of the regional collection points?<br /><br />You should also be able to find a courier who will unpack and deliver and then repack and send back to you. Have you seen my recent post about art couriers?Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-6648140894424815442011-12-19T01:27:53.891+00:002011-12-19T01:27:53.891+00:00It's a shame that they choose London as the ce...It's a shame that they choose London as the central England collection point, as I wouldn't want to drive into London, and would feel vunerable and awkward going on my own on public transport carrying a large painting. I assume we can arrange for couriers to pickup from our home, and we can ask for a quote so that we can calculate total entry costs before applying? <br />It also mentions about delivering by post, but I can't think how we could do that as it has to be unpacked also?Debra Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07001024120729599665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-2924990233082393912011-12-13T08:07:51.095+00:002011-12-13T08:07:51.095+00:00Maria - it's certainly not up to me.
They mig...Maria - it's certainly not up to me.<br /><br />They might one day relax the rules - but with an ever increasing number of entries for the rules as they are (ie oils, acrylics and tempera only) I'm not optimistic that it will be soon.<br /><br />I expect the number of entries will top 2,500 this year and that less than 60 will be selected for exhibition.Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-28501244818318349482011-12-13T07:48:40.707+00:002011-12-13T07:48:40.707+00:00Thank you Katherine.Just because the paper is not ...Thank you Katherine.Just because the paper is not durable, I chose to paint on pastelbords which are wooden and are capable of varnish. Maybe in the future to include this technique and I join with my colored pencils.Maria Villiotihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09139391461397599615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-34694870504837935022011-12-13T01:02:12.517+00:002011-12-13T01:02:12.517+00:00Maria - read the post and the rules - they clearly...Maria - read the post and the rules - they clearly state that all portraits MUST be predominantly painted in oil, tempera or acrylic <br /><br />Thus no portraits painted in watercolours, works on paper or pastels will be considered. I've tried fighting the battle for pastels to be admitted given their illustrious history as a portrait medium - and the fact the NPG displays them regularly in exhibitions.<br /><br />The problem is the support ie paper becomes very fragile over time. However according to the rules, media used on surfaces other than paper still can't be submitted as entries - consequently they will automatically ruled as ineligibleMaking A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-58878290209815353842011-12-12T21:57:15.183+00:002011-12-12T21:57:15.183+00:00Hello Katherine!Do you no if I can enter with a co...Hello Katherine!Do you no if I can enter with a colored pencil portrait? No on paper,my portrait are on Ampersand pastelbord or claybord. ''Anastasia'' is one of them for example.Maria Villiotihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09139391461397599615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-17531487197792237942011-12-12T20:47:58.739+00:002011-12-12T20:47:58.739+00:00Thanks Kath, yes I’ve seen the post on couriers. Y...Thanks Kath, yes I’ve seen the post on couriers. You found some interesting (strange?) things about their lack of websites and prices. I’ve used Art Moves of Chelsea a lot this past year and am very happy with them but they are not the chosen courier of the BP so all I can do is hope that after submitting to the BP the courier fee is reasonable....since there is no info on who the courier will be and how much they’ll charge! But I suppose in the great scheme of things it is not that important. Just thought that info should have been provided...Sophiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10305269093118541197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-19288867825387303292011-12-12T18:24:56.895+00:002011-12-12T18:24:56.895+00:00Sophie - I've been highlighting the issue of s...Sophie - I've been highlighting the issue of shipping and courier costs recently in this post <a href="http://makingamark.blogspot.com/2011/11/review-of-specialist-art-couriers-in-uk.html" rel="nofollow">Review of Specialist Art Couriers in the UK</a>.<br /><br />It's beyond me quite why firms which provide specialist courier services for artwork on behalf of artists are quite so reluctant to reveal prices. They need to compete on quality of service as well as price - and they'll get a lot less custom if they are unclear about prices!<br /><br />I'll see if I can find out more about the shipping costsMaking A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-2865359879289947662011-12-12T18:20:23.745+00:002011-12-12T18:20:23.745+00:00Thanks Ilaria - good point.
I'm guessing th...Thanks Ilaria - good point. <br /><br />I'm guessing this exhibition, like others, may well move to digital submission in order to reduce shipping costs for those that get eliminated through a first screening.<br /><br />Looking at it from an alternative perspective is that the wider the entry and the larger the number of entries the greater the competition and the more prestigious the prize.<br /><br />Also - the current odds are that the vast majority of submissions will not be selected. <br /><br />Is there much a difference between 2% and 1%?Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-53869381012571387442011-12-11T14:43:43.774+00:002011-12-11T14:43:43.774+00:00Thanks for all this Katherine, I am considering it...Thanks for all this Katherine, I am considering it. Besides the entry fee I’d love to know the other costs. They do not state who the courier is or much it will cost to submit regionally. Anyone knows how much it was last year?Sophiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10305269093118541197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-83981013209250356102011-12-11T12:50:58.869+00:002011-12-11T12:50:58.869+00:00Thank you for this very exhaustive post.
I have r...Thank you for this very exhaustive post. <br />I have recently been sent this link<br /><br />http://www.britishinstitute.it/it/it/news/2011/85/the-bp-portrait-award-2012-call-for-entries-announced-at-the-british-institute/<br /><br />and I am seeing the call for entry popping up everywhere recently.<br /> What I wonder is if the NPG is also making changes to their selection process. It seems to me that they are encouraging entries from all over the world without a pre-screening ( as the Mall Galleries do) and without substantial changes to the show itself.<br />In a few years the entries have been growing exponentially while the works selected have stayed the same. Which means that if in 2005 the chances of getting in for an artist were 53/1081, about 1 every 20 entries, they were 55/2372, so less than 1 in about 40 works is ever chosen. <br /> This numbers are disheartening for artists, wouldn't it be great if the gallery would add a further room to the show and guarantee a fairer chance at being selected in return for the hefty fee and shipping expenses they impose particularly for foreign artists ?Ilariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06881396758041492772noreply@blogger.com