The Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2026 is now open for entries, offering artists and drawing practitioners around the world the opportunity to showcase their work in the UK’s leading open exhibition dedicated to drawing. Artists and drawing practitioners worldwide are invited to submit up to three drawings for consideration by the distinguished Selection Panel.

Join this online information session on Thursday 26 March at 6pm (UK-time) by booking here and find out more about the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2026 and the Call for Entries. At the session you will hear from founding Director, Professor Anita Taylor, about the annual open exhibition and the Call for Entries for 2026, new awards structure and Selection Panel, followed by a Q&A.

The deadline to register for entry for the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize is 9 June 2026 at 5pm (BST). Following online registration and upload of images on the entry portal, a number of artists wil be invited to submit works via Collection Centres across the UK for review by the Selection Panel. The Entry Portal for the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2026 is here.

All selected works will be included in a high-profile exhibition that will launch at Trinity Buoy Wharf in London on 16 September 2026 and then tours in the UK until 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.

This is the first of four information sessions - with the next three currently planned for 21 April, 20 May, and 2 June (subject to final confirmation). 

We look forward to welcoming you to the information sessions. 

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