The annual Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize is now open for the 2026 edition - offering artists, and all who draw, from around the world the opportunity to showcase their drawings in the UK’s leading open exhibition dedicated to contemporary drawing. 

About the Call for Entries:
Artists and drawing practitioners worldwide are invited to submit up to three drawings for consideration by a distinguished Selection Panel, which will be announced later in February. 

There will be a Stage 1 online digital submission, followed by review of works invited to the Stage 2 selection process from drawings 'in the real' at Trinity Buoy Wharf.

All selected drawings will be included in a high-profile exhibition held at Trinity Buoy Wharf in London from 17 September - 4 October 2026, with the exhibition then touring to venues across the UK into 2027. 

The exhibition will be accompanied by a fully illustrated publication and a programme of educational and engagement activities, including a symposium at Trinity Buoy Wharf.

The deadline for the Stage 1 digital submission online is Tuesday 9 June 2026 at 5pm. 

The Entry Portal for the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2026 can be found here.

About the Awards:
For Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2026, we have launched a new prize structure with awards of a total value of £18,000:

Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize of £15,000
- all drawings selected for the exhibition are eligible for this award.

Trinity Buoy Wharf Student Award of £2,000
- drawings made by those registered on a degree programme in Academic Year 2025/26 are eligible.

Trinity Buoy Wharf Three Boroughs Award
- drawings made by those living and/or working in the London Boroughs of Tower Hamlets, Newham and Greenwich are eligible. 

About the Selection Panel:

The Selection Panel for the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2026 exhibition and awards has been announced as:

Matthew Burrows MBE, Artist and Founder of Artist Support Pledge;
Sook-Kyung Lee, Director of The Whitworth and Professor of Curatorial Practices at The University of Manchester;
Anita Taylor, Artist, Professor of Drawing & Fine Art at the University of Dundee, and Founder of the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize.

This distinguished Selection Panel will choose the drawings for the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2026 exhibition and awards from those submitted through the international Call for Entries.

More Information:
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Find out more about the partnership behind the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2026 here.

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