Artists – John Moores Painting Prize, closes 24 Mar

The call for entries for the 2023 edition of the John Moores Painting Prize is now open.

Open from midday on 13 February until midday on 24 March 2023, the call for entries follows the announcement of the 2023 jury – Alexis Harding, Chila Kumari Singh Burman MBE, Claudette Johnson MBE, The White Pube and Yu Hong.

The jurors select the prize winners and the paintings that will be exhibited in the John Moores Painting Prize 2023 exhibition, which will take place at the Walker Art Gallery from 16 September 2023 to 25 February 2024. The first prize winner will receive £25,000 and a solo display at the Walker Art Gallery in 2025. A shortlist of four other paintings will also be awarded £2,500.

Alongside the first prize and prizes for the shortlist, there is also the Lady Grantchester Prize. The prize offers £5,000, a month-long residency in London and £2,500 worth of art materials from Winsor & Newton. Any registering artists are eligible to enter for this prize, with applications from artists in their final year of study or within five years of graduation especially encouraged.

The call for entries coincides with the opening of a new display by the first prize winner of the 2020 edition, Kathryn Maple. The display, Under a Hot Sun, focusses on the extreme environmental situation the world is currently facing. Kathryn’s winning painting, The Common, is now part of the Walker Art Gallery’s permanent collection.

The call for entries for the John Moores Painting Prize 2023 runs from midday on Monday 13 February 2023 until midday on Friday 24 March 2023.

For further information, visit liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/jmpp.