Series 7 of Landscape Artist of the Year (2022) will be broadcast on Sky Arts starting this Wednesday 12th January 2022
- on Sky Arts on Freeview (Channel 11) at 8pm
- or live streamed via Now
This post is for those who want to
- know what the LOCATIONS were when they filmed last summer (2021)
- think about entering to paint this summer (2022) to view next year (2023)
- recap on some of the learning points from previous series
- 9 episodes in total (6 Heats + semi-final + Final + Commission)
- the same 3 Judges plus the same 2 presenters
- 6 locations for the heats
- 6 or 8 artists in the Pods in each heat - depending on whether they are reverting to the norm or sticking with the 6 they had in 2020 re. the constraints they were operating under
- 4 hours total to paint the location the artists are given - from the pod they are assigned (unless you rebel as some have done in the past - and turn round / wander off / etc!)
- Wildcard artists at each location - with numbers being tailored to the space available
- the winner gets a £10,000 commission to paint a specific location
- coverage via their social media -
- Instagram (excellent - but I suggest you also follow Kathleen Soriano, Kate Bryan and Danielle Graham (one of the Executive Producers). Note: Tai Shan Schierenberg has 3.6k followers on Instagram and has yet to post!
- Twitter (not very good) i.e. LOCATIONS
In terms of locations - unlike in the summer of 2020, the location
filming went further afield in the summer of 2021!
I haven't found any reference to Heat Locations in print yet - but social
media has been MUCH more revealing! I've found various posts by "people who
were there" - and it's clear the presenters and judges and the production
team have all been to the following for the Heats - plus I found a listing of all the locations and dates! :)
So this is it
- 12 January 2022: the Eden Project in Cornwall - the global garden in a former clay quarry - where the artists are tasked with the challenge of painting the Eden Biomes!
- 19 January 2022: the grounds of Compton Verney in Warwickshire (which I wrote about last week - see EXHIBITION: Portrait Artist of the Year (2013 - 2021)
- 26 January 2022: Whitstable - where they did the Celebrity Landscape Artist of the Year - see
Review: Celebrity Landscape Artist of the Year 2021 - but it looks as if they had a much sunnier day for the LAOTY episode - 2 February 2022: back to the Eden Project Gardens
- 9 February 2022: Compton Verney House
so ONLY five Heats - and not six?? Maybe they didn't get enough decent entries?
Then......
- 16th February 2022: Forth Bridge - the Semi Final will involve "painting the Forth Bridge" - literally! See Forth Bridge takes centre stage for filming of SKY Arts TV show 'Landscape Artist of the Year' | Dunfermline Press where the weather is looking a bit murky!
- 3rd February 2022: the Final will be at Levens Hall - thank you Kathleen Soriano! This is located south of Kendal in Cumbria - at the gateway to the Lake District National Park. Looks like they had a fabulous sunny day in the gardens with the topiary.....
- 2nd March 2022: Winners Film - based around a ride on a narrow boat along part of the Rochdale Canal - which runs for 33 miles between Manchester and Sowerby Bridge in West Yorkshire, UK.
