Young Artist Awards

2025 Bucks Art Society Young Artist Awards is now officially open!

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Are you a talented young artist aged between 16 and 20? If so, we'd love you to enter our competition.

Bucks Arts Society has a long history of supporting young artists as you take your next step forward. Whether you’re a student wanting to make an application to art college or university or are just looking for a way to show the world some of your art, these awards are for you. As well as giving you a chance to display your work and win a cash prize, we want to support young talent as you set out on the next stage of your artistic journey. Each year, we host this competition in conjunction with local schools and colleges to inspire future talent like yours.

So what’s in it for you? Well, first a chance of winning one of three prizes:

• First Prize: £200 cash

• Second Prize: £100 cash

• Third Prize: £50 cash

What’s more, the three winning works and other “highly commended” pieces will be exhibited at our Autumn Exhibition to be held at Wendover Memorial Hall, Wharf Road, Wendover, Aylesbury HP22 6HF, from 31 October to 2 November 2025. This is an excellent opportunity for you to show your work at a professionally hung exhibition with experienced artists from across the county. And all submitted images will also be featured on this website.

How to enter

We’re looking for 2D and 3D work suitable for display including paintings, handmade prints, mixed media and sculptural items.

Because we are an art society, please do not submit digital prints or purely photographic works.

You can enter either by emailing bucksartyaa@gmail.com or using the entry form below.

Competition rules

1. You must be aged between 16 and 20 years by the time of the closing date and living or studying in Buckinghamshire, UK.

2. You must submit your work by the closing date: 5pm on Friday 10 October 2025.

3. You can only submit one piece of work.

4. You’ll need to supply your name, contact details and a title for your artwork as well as details of the medium and dimensions of the artwork.

5. You understand that a panel of BAS members will make a shortlist of entries based on their assessment of artistic merit and that they will announce this shortlist during the week beginning 13 October 2025.

6. You agree, if your work is shortlisted, to deliver it to Wendover Memorial Hall, Wharf Road, Wendover, Aylesbury, HP22 6HF, by 12 noon on Friday 31 October 2025.

7. You understand that a panel of BAS members will then select the finalists at the exhibition based on their assessment of artistic merit.

8. You (or your parent, guardian or authorised teacher if you are under 18) agree(s) that Bucks Art Society may publish your name and school/college along with your artwork on this website and on social media and/or media outlets as a way of raising awareness of both your artistic endeavour and the competition.

A selection of photos from last year’s exhibition at Wendover Memorial Hall , Wendover.