This post looks at Jackson’s Painting Prize 2026 and, in summary
- who can enter
- what you can enter
- why enter
- how to enter (registration / timeline / digital images etc)
Call for Entries: Jackson's Art Prize 2026
- to bring together a global community of creatives and
- showcase the work of artists of all ages and abilities.
- entries in all two-dimensional media including painting, drawing, and original printmaking
- from amateur to professional artists.
There are lots of prizes - which are mainly art materials, although there is a £6,000 cash first prize.
Who can enter
- Open internationally to artists of all ages and abilities
What type of artwork can you enter?
- Artworks created in two-dimensional mediums eg painting, drawing, printmaking
- About any theme or subject matter
- Artworks for the competition must be submitted by the artist who created it.
- All work must be your own intellectual property.
This is what the competition does not accept
- Three-dimensional or sculptural work
- Digital, computer manipulated, or AI art
- Pure photography
- Digital prints e.g. giclée
- Artworks of an inappropriate or offensive subject matter will be removed from the competition.
- artworks that directly copy other people’s work (this does not include artistic interpretations) or works that are made from a tutorial.
There will, of course, be some silly idiot who will think it's OK to try
and smuggle some AI artwork in. Personally I'd award a "Great Big Wally"
Award to anybody who did so and name and shame on social media.
You can see past entries and winners on the
Jackson's Art Prize Instagram account
