Open to all UK-based artists working in any water-based media, the Sunday Times Watercolour Competition offers a generous range of prizes including a first prize of £6,000, second prize of £3,000 and third prize of £1,000.

Now in its 31st year, The Sunday Times Watercolour Competition is the largest and most prestigious watercolour competition in the UK. Hugely popular with artists, gallery visitors and readers of The Sunday Times, the competition aims to celebrate and reward excellence and originality in the medium of watercolour.

Entry is through an online entry process. Entry fee is £15 per work. Artists may enter up to 4 works only.

The closing deadline for online submission is 5pm, 25 June 2018. The panel of judges will initially review entries through a digital submission process.

For more details on how to enter please visit the website.

A maximum of 100 works will be exhibited at the Mall Galleries, London. All exhibitors will be invited to a Private View during the exhibition.

The exhibition will take place from 18 – 23 September 2018 at Mall Galleries, The Mall, London, SW1
Open 10am-5pm daily, free entry.