Category: Art Competitions

Art Competitions

The Tribe Competion Update.

Competition outline The Trib-e, a new, online community designed to help entrepreneurs, artists, designers, writers, and inventors establish and build their businesses, today announced the launch of an apparel design competition with the winner securing a £10,000 cash prize and…

Student of The Year 2010

We have been very busy collating all of the entries for the Student of the year 2010 competition and they are now online for everyone to view. You can access them at the link below and thank you to everyone…

Last Day for the Student of the Year Competition

If you haven already done so, its now time to enter into the Student Of The Year competition. We have had a wonderful turn out this year so far and students only have 24 hours now to send in their…

Students Success with picture book on ITunes!

Lynne Garner has achieved wonderful success with her new e-books. Lynne has kindly written about them for us and I have also included her story on the Colleges website under Students success stories. We wish Lynne the best of luck…

The Tribe….Coming Soon!

The Tribes Website – http://www.thetrib-e.com/home ‘The Tribes’ mission is to allow creative people; Artists, Musicians and designers to share their ideas and creations and turn them into a commercial reality. The concept is to bringing together innovators, early adopters and…

Firey Fred……

Here is a good example of the children’s book illustration assignment Firey Fred. The student has used their watercolour techniques well and kept the whole scene light and fresh. Don’t you just love the look on the Dragons face!

Student of the Year 2010…….

Calling All London Art College Students! Student of the Year is closing August 31st 2010. Please Send us your piece for the competition! You can read more about it on our Student of the Year 2010 webpage and you can…

Drawing Open Submission

Students are welcome to submitt at our Open submission at One Church Street Gallery. www.onechurchstreet.com in the nationwide event called ‘The Big Draw’. Professor Rod Bugg( ex -Dean of Central St Martins ,Head of Wimbledon College) and Polly Binns, (Research Professor…

Competition in Painting, Drawing, Collage, Mixed Media…

Hello dear Friend of Art, It is my pleasure to announce our First International Competition in Painting, Drawing, Collage, Mixed Media… If you are interested to participate please have a look at the conditions http://www.lessedra.com/projects.php?d=projects&id=1 and send your works in…

Making it/Faking it….

Making it/Faking it 2010 open opportunities for artists at Orleans House Gallery, Twickenham 2nd October 2010 – January 2011 Deadline for submissions 20th August 2010 Through its annual open exhibition opportunities, Orleans House Gallery in Twickenham helps artists both locally…

Peaceful Landscape Scene

This really caught my eye and I felt it needed to be showcased here, the clouds are lovely and the colours used are excellent. I hope this is an inspirational piece for our budding landscape artists!

Art in Graphic Design Student Artwork

Below is a piece of illustration work from a student on the art in graphic design course. The student has thought of a theme of reflections to run through these responses to one of the first illustration tasks on the…

Student of the year 2010

The Student of the year 2010 is now officially open, please click on the poster to read more…

Pet Portrait Diploma Student

Anna Valente has just submitted her final set for her Pet Portrait Diploma and we are pleased to post her testimonial and story below along with one of her pieces of work. Her horse painting is full of movement and…

Children’s Illustrator needed ……

Children’s Illustrator needed …… Abela Publishing and children’s author Christiana Alberichi, are currently seeking an artist to illustrate Christiana’s inaugural children’s book, titled “Henry Talks to God”. For more details and instructions on how to submit your work for consideration,…

Landscape painting ….

This has been one of my favourite pieces of artwork from the students this week and I like the way the student has balanced the positioning of the boar with the anchor / pole. The colours are very natural, often…

Open Art Competition entries now open!

Open Art Competition entries now open! We are delighted to announce that entries are now open for St Wilfrid’s 2010 Open Art Competition. Visit the website at www.openart.stwh.co.uk for full details. We are, again, privileged to be working with Pallant…

Artists Wanted for MTA Records

Chase and Status present MTA Records Chase and Status have recently been signed to Mercury Records, had a top ten record with Plan B, released and album, won countless dance music awards, and produced a number of tracks on Rihanna’s…

Art Competition by Daler Rowney

Dalery Rowney have a new competition on their ‘Make Your Mark’ website. If you have a passion for art get involved! You could win a great prize and gain exposure for your talent in the media. Visit the Daler Rowney…

Donate work to ‘The Art Room’

The Art Room Donations needed – can you help? The Art Room was founded by Juli Beattie in Oxford in 2002 to address the needs of children who were not coping at school. Having worked at Great Ormond Street Hospital…

Winner & Runner up of the Student of the Year 2009

We would proudly like to announce the Winner and Runner up of the London Art College Student of the Year 2009 competition. The 60 Entries for the competition were absolutely outstanding. From those the tutors voted on 13 finalists. At…

Student Of the Year now closed

The Student of the Year 2009 competition has now closed. We have had an amazing 60 entries for the competition and all of the pieces are of a very high standard, all with varied subjects and media. The tutors and…

Student Of The Year 2009 – Near closing date….

We have had a fantastic array of submission for the Student of the year 2009 competition, the standard of entries are very high, and you can view the current entries at the link below. The closing date is the 30th…

New Look for the London Art College

We have a new look for the London Art college website! We hope that you like it and you find it easier to navigate and find what you are looking for. Students can now access the student login area using…

Wildlife of the Year Competition

Wildlife Artist of the Year – Win £10,000 by entering this exciting art competition! Visit David Shepherds website for more details – www.wildlifeartistoftheyear.org and www.wildlifeartistoftheyear.org/index10.shtml

Paintings with meaning…

This is just one of a selection of paintings Gillian Hardiman emailed for us to post on our student blog. She has painted these after going through some very hard times with personal isses. We are delighted that she feel…

Student Of The Year Competition

We proudly  announce this year Student of the Year competition, which is going to be slightly different from other years.  This year students are encouraged to submit their own work, comprising of  a single piece of artwork – drawing or…

Johnny Depp and the Portraiture Course

We have been given permission to blog two wonderful drawings of Johnny Depp by student Nida Idris who is currently completing the Portraiture course. We felt that they were not only worthy of blogging but also a definite for the…

Observation Drawing Skills…

These drawings are from a student who is studying on the Pet Portrait Diploma. All students are encouraged to draw anything and everything that inspires them on a daily basis to help improve their observations drawing skills and their pencil…

Welcome to our new Cartooning Tutor….

We would like to officially welcome our new cartooning tutor John Byrne! We are delighted that he has joined our team of tutors and we feel that he is going to be warmly welcomed by our students too. We have…

Congratulations to Julie for winning CP award

Our Coloured Pencil tutor Julie Douglas has just won a prestigious Coloured Pencil Award for her artwork ‘Boy on a Swing’ pictured below. We have been lucky enough to blog about the award and the artwork and the college would…

Mural in Soho…Students Wanted!

We have received a request below for students who are interested and live in the London Area and would like to take part in creating a mural in a popular Soho bar. If anyone works on the mural we would…

Pastel Competition

The Pastel 100 http://www.artistsnetwork.com/pasteljournalcompetition/ Get rewarded for your finest work—enter the  Pastel 100 Competition today. It’s your chance  to win CA SH and PRIZES for your art! Sponsored by The Pastel Journal, America’s leading magazine devoted to pastel artists, and…

Making your own cards for promotion..

The image below depicts a selection of cards created by one of our pet portrait diploma students for her course.  Making your own cards, whether they are hand made, professionally printed or produced on your home computer and printer, is…

New Look to the London Art College Website!

We have a new look to our London Art College Forum which we hope looks an altogether more friendly and exciting place to be! From the feedback we have had from our students, they are really enjoying being able to…

SAA Liberating Lives Competition

Call for Entries The SAA, society for artists, encourages you to create a piece of art that could be exhibited at London’s prestigious Mall Galleries in partnership with healthcare charity Sue Ryder Care. For the second year running the SAA…

Cartoonist Tutor Required

We have a vacancy for a Distance Learning Course tutor for the cartooning Diploma course and to possibly also take over the Sc-fi Fantasy Certificate course. If you are interested please read the information below. ========================================= Our current time course…

Coloured Pencil Student Artwork

William Muldowney is a student who is currently studying on the coloured pencil certificate course and has just completed these pieces of artwork for one of the sets of exercise in the course. We feel that William has captured both…

Pet Portraits Diploma Artwork

I thought I would blog one of my own students work as I did a batch of assessments yesterday and this horse painting in oils I felt was worthy of a blog post. Julie Longdon painted this portrait in oils…

Calling All Childrens Illustrators

We have had a lovely email from Louise Barrett on behalf of Alligator books and she is looking for an illustrator to design and produce artwork for a range of books they are producing. Louise’s contact details are below and…

Childrens Illustration Coursework

Jac Holmes has recently completed the Children’s Illustration course and we are delighted to show some of her work here. Jac has created two pieces of artwork, the first is called ‘Tin Ship’ and the second is called ‘Seb under…

Young Artists Coursework

We have had a wonderful piece sent in by one of our Young Artists who has just completed the Young Artists One course and passed with flying colours! This is one of the young students pieces, a pattern from the…

Unveiling our new Coloured Pencil Tutor!

We are delighted to unveil our new coloured pencil tutor – Julie Douglas. We are pleased that she is joining our team of tutors and we know that she will settle in well. Julie has a vast experience in teaching…

Young Artists Coursework

Hi Everyone, Here is a selection of recent pieces of artwork from a student currently undertaking the Young Artists two course for ages 7 and above. This student has created a composition of their toys drawn in coloured pencil, drawn…

Pet Portrait Students Exhibition

Janice Daniels has very kindly sent us a wonderful photo of her at her first exhibition! We are delighted to hear that she is doing well with her artwork and its great to know that she has another exhibition lined…

Art Liberating Lives Exhibition

Art Liberating Lives is an annual art campaign designed to reflect the importance of art as a form of therapy, expression and liberation. Artists of all mediums are invited to submit for the exhibition and selected pieces will be shown…

Coloured Pencil Students Artwork…

The following artwork is by Kim Kaszak, a student who has just completed the Coloured Pencil course. Her work is beautiful and the photos taken don’t do the pictures justice. Her work is outstanding and we wish her the best…

London Art College Course Tutor Required

Tutor Required for London Art College Distance Learning Course There is a vacancy for a distance Learning Course Tutor for the Coloured Pencil Certificate Course. This is a unique opportunity to work with students from the comfort of your own…

Pet Portraits Competition

Want to win a portrait of your pet?! All you need to do is take a photo of your pet and submit it to Angela Lords Pet Portraits before the end of May with a chance of winning a pencil…

ABA Art

We have had an email from ABA Art in Palma de Mallorca who are looking for a trainee who has a background, or is a student of communication-, graphic-, industrial-, or interior-design. The information about the job is below and…

Calling All Budding Illustrators!

We have been alerted of a new competition by Waterstones and you can read more and enter at the link below. An exerpt about the competition is below. If you enter let us know and we will post your artwork!…

Chldrens Illustration Student

We have a student called Lara  Jordan Currently taking the Children’s illustration course. She has already taken her Botanical illustration course and woudl like to pursue a career in art. Lara has written a paragraph below which is accompanied with…

Artwork to cheer you up…

This is a wonderful piece of collage artwork from a student on the Graphic Design course. Its definitely one to cheer you up on a dull morning. The colours are wonderful and it certainly makes me want to eat my…

Open Art Invitation

This is an email the collage has received for an Open Art Invitation to all of the London Art College Students. If anyone gets involved we would love to hear from you! =========================================================================== Open Art Invitation We are inviting artists…

Discount at Jacksons Art Supplies!

We have had a newsletter from Jaskcsons art telling us about their special discounts for Daler Rowney Art Supplies. We have received a special discount from Daler-Rowney on their Artists’ Watercolours, FW Inks and all their Paper Pads and are…

26th Annual Art Cometition

Art Competitions

You may be interested in these couple of online art competitions. Deadlines for online entries are 1 May and 30 April respectively. If anyone enters drop us a line and we will blog your entry! Good Luck! http://www.artistsnetwork.com/annualcompetition/ http://www.guestsgallery.com/animalartcontest.htm

Success story for one of our students

We have had some wonderful news from one of our students who has completed the pet Portrait Diploma Course, she has been accepted into University to study a BA Hons Degree in Fine Arts.We have added a success story for…