Southend Portrait Artist
Southend Portrait Artist is back for 2025!
What an incredible competition 2023 and 2024 was, lets kick off with a massive thank you to everyone that took part.
Congratulations to Aidan Wickins Overall Winner 2024.
Bigger, better and in a new location for 2025, lets go!
The Southend Portrait Artist 2025 will consist of the following,
4 Heats Consisting of 6 Artists each heat.
The Final which will be 4 heat finalists and 2 wildcards chosen from the best of the heats. £500 cash prize for the winner!
Application Process
Entries open from 10th February 2025 to 9th April 2025, this gives you just under 9 weeks to create a new current self portrait.
All entries will then be judged by our independent secret panel.
All successful applications will be notified and dates for your heat allocated. If you cannot make the dates stated below then your application will be rejected and your heat offered to another artist.
All successful applicants will then be requested to pay the £30 entry fee and confirm their details.
All Heats, The Final, the Show and Auction are held at The Royals Shopping Centre, Southend.