Art competitions
£3,400 in cash prizes
to be won each year
Entry is free!
Other competitions
Upload at least 12 new pictures by 31 October 2010 and you could win a share of £520 (US$780) in cash!
Children’s prize art competitions
See the winners of the June 2010 competition.
- New children’s art competition every month on a different theme
- All entries go into permanent online gallery
- Nine prizes every month totalling at least £240 (approx US$340)
- Free personalised participation certificates
- Entries divided into three age groups (0-7, 8-11 and 12-18)
- Open to both teachers and families
For more information, see the rules and Q&A.
Prizes
The best three competition entries in each age group (0-7, 8-11, and 12-18) feature in the winners’ gallery and on the home page, and winners receive personalised certificates and cash prizes totalling at least £240 (approximately US$340):
| Entrant in each age group | |
|---|---|
| First prize | £35 (approx US$50) |
| Second prize | £25 (approx US$35) |
| Third prize | £20 (approx US$30) |
| Highly commended (where selected) |
£15 (approx. US$20) |
Themes
Entries should relate closely to the competition theme, allowing for a degree of imaginative interpretation.
| Month | Theme | Closing date |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2010 | Rainy day | 09 Aug 2010 |
| Aug 2010 | Zoo | 07 Sep 2010 |
| Sep 2010 | School classroom | 07 Oct 2010 |
| Sep 2010 | Happy Birthday | 14 Oct 2010 |
| Oct 2010 | Fantasy garden (sponsored by Farmer Tim Stories) | 08 Nov 2010 |
| Nov 2010 | Collage | 07 Dec 2010 |
| Dec 2010 | Still life | 07 Jan 2011 |
| Jan 2011 | Visual joke | 07 Feb 2011 |
| Feb 2011 | Under the microscope | 07 Mar 2011 |
| Feb 2011 | Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II | 14 Mar 2011 |
| Mar 2011 | Ancient Greece | 07 Apr 2011 |
| Apr 2011 | Pirate | 09 May 2011 |
| May 2011 | Mirror | 07 Jun 2011 |
| Jun 2011 | Celebrity | 07 Jul 2011 |
| Jul 2011 | Dots and lines | 08 Aug 2011 |
| Aug 2011 | Mystical experience | 07 Sep 2011 |
| Sep 2011 | Volcano | 07 Oct 2011 |
| Oct 2011 | Beautiful girl | 07 Nov 2011 |
| Nov 2011 | Father Christmas | 07 Dec 2011 |
| Dec 2011 | Teddy Bear | 09 Jan 2012 |
| Jan 2012 | Old car | 07 Feb 2012 |
| Feb 2012 | Flower and butterfly | 07 Mar 2012 |
| Mar 2012 | Congratulations | 09 Apr 2012 |
| Apr 2012 | Comic cat | 07 May 2012 |
| May 2012 | Buttons | 07 Jun 2012 |
| Jun 2012 | Clown | 09 Jul 2012 |
| Jul 2012 | Flying on the back of a bird | 07 Aug 2012 |
Posting entries for competitions
We can accept monthly themed competition entries by post (but not general gallery entries). Please:
- Read the rules pertaining to competition entries submitted by post.
- Write on the back of the picture the entrant’s name and ‘Z number’ (Entrant ID), and the month and theme of the competition.
- Pack the artwork carefully, for example in a cardboard tube or re-enforced envelope and send to:
Look and Learn Ltd
54 Upper Montagu Street
London W1H 1SL
United Kingdom
Postal submissions will normally be processed within two weeks of receipt.
Terms and conditions
Please refer to the rules of entry and our privacy policy. Please note in particular:
- Only one entry per child will be accepted for each month's competition.
- Winners will be notified within ten days of the closing date.
- Prize money will be sent by UK cheque or Western Union, according to each winner's preference.
