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Other competitions

Upload at least 12 new pictures by 31 October 2013 and you could win a share of £520 (US$780) in cash!

Children’s prize art competitions

See the winners of the April 2013 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 Award date
May 2013 Fight CLOSED 21 Jun 2013
Jun 2013 Bridge 08 Jul 2013 22 Jul 2013
Jul 2013 Horror 07 Aug 2013 21 Aug 2013
Aug 2013 Jump 09 Sep 2013 23 Sep 2013
Sep 2013 Alien life form 07 Oct 2013 21 Oct 2013
Oct 2013 City of the future 07 Nov 2013 21 Nov 2013
Nov 2013 Back of my head 09 Dec 2013 23 Dec 2013
Dec 2013 A mess 07 Jan 2014 21 Jan 2014
Jan 2014 Sea shell 07 Feb 2014 21 Feb 2014
Feb 2014 Minotaur 07 Mar 2014 21 Mar 2014
Mar 2014 Sailing 07 Apr 2014 21 Apr 2014
Apr 2014 T-Shirt design 07 May 2014 21 May 2014
May 2014 Spider's web 09 Jun 2014 23 Jun 2014
Jun 2014 Cube and cone 07 Jul 2014 21 Jul 2014
Jul 2014 China 07 Aug 2014 21 Aug 2014
Aug 2014 Books 08 Sep 2014 22 Sep 2014
Sep 2014 Romance 08 Oct 2014 22 Oct 2014
Oct 2014 Look and Learn 07 Nov 2014 21 Nov 2014

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 fourteen days of the closing date.
  • Prize money will be sent by UK cheque or Western Union, according to each winner's preference.