The Football Art Prize

The Football Art Prize is a new open call opportunity for artists. To coincide with 2022 World cup year Touchstones Rochdale, with generous support from Arts Council England, have created The Football Art Prize to celebrate art and football. Artists over the age of 18 working in all two dimensional mediums including photography and moving image will be eligible. The show gives artists the opportunity to showcase their work in a regional touring exhibition opening at Touchstones Rochdale in March 2022 and touring to Sheffield and Sunderland.

The online submission process will be open until 19 November 2021, making it even easier for artists from around the world to submit their work and take part. Please read all the information below carefully before entering.

Alongside the exhibition there will be a virtual gallery showcasing all the artists’ shortlisted works. All exhibiting artists will be included in a fully illustrated print catalogue. Awards will be given out to the winners in a prize giving at the start of the exhibition.

PRIZES INCLUDE...

First Prize £5,000 

Second Prize £3,000

Third Prize £2,000

HOW TO ENTER

The Football Art Prize is open to all artists worldwide over the age of 18. Artists may register to enter up to four works for consideration by the Selection Panel. Before entry artists are asked to carefully read the Rules & Guidelines, as all entrants will be asked to confirm acceptance of these during the online entry process.

Step 1

Click on the online entry tab and fill in the details on the registration form.

Step 2

Make your payment. You will be sent an email confirmation with your Unique Reference Number and if you have not used Artopps before you will be sent login details.

Step 3

You must then return to this site to upload you works. If you have not been automatically logged in you must login before going to online entry where you will then be able to upload images of your works.

Step 4

You will have 1-4 slots depending on the number you chose at registration. For each slot you will need to upload an image and the following details: Title, Medium, Year, Dimensions and Price. Once you have uploaded all your images* you can go back and edit your entry up until the deadline. Your application will be automatically entered at 5pm on Friday 19 November. If you would like to purchase more works after registering you can by going to online entry, viewing your My Works page and selecting Add More Works at the bottom of the page.

*Images should be a maximum of 1MB

ENTRY FEES

Artists may submit up to four works at £10 for the first entry and £5 for each additional entry. Artists entering with a Rochdale, Sheffield or Sunderland postcode may enter for £7.50 for the first entry and £5 for additional entries. Entry fees are listed below.

Standard Entry:

One work – £10 

Two works – £15

Three works – £20

Four works – £25

Artists entering with a Rochdale, Sheffield or Sunderland postcode:

One work – £7.50

Two works – £12.50

Three works – £17.50

Four works – £22.50