The Cass Art Prize Prizes and Awards

How to Enter

1. The Open Call runs from 4th March 2025 – midday on 13th May 2025.

2. Select the opportunity you want to enter (you may only enter 1 opportunity)

   • THE CASS ART PRIZE 2025 - MAIN PRIZE

   • STUDENTS AWARD - Entrants will be eligible for the Students Award and all other prizes excluding the Art Educators Award

   • ART EDUCATORS AWARD - Entrants will be eligible for the Art Educators Award and all other prizes excluding the Students Award

3. Create an account on our partner platform Zealous or if you already have an account, simply login

4. Terms & Conditions. Make sure you have read the full Terms & Conditions, read the Guidelines and click ‘next’.

5. Take a high-resolution photo of your work in good lighting, with no shadows falling across it, and closely crop the photograph to the work.

6. Select your category. You can choose 1 category per work, either 3D Artwork, Acrylic, Drawing & Sketching, Mixed Media & Printmaking, Pastel, Oil, Watercolour or 'Other'. Please note, if you select more than one category each additional category is counted as another submission and may incur a cost.

7. Upload your submission images as Jpegs or PNG files (we suggest between 3MB-8MB).

8. Add the title and a short description of the work.

9. Check any relevant confirmation boxes.

10. Tell us a little about yourself in a short biography (maximum 200 words).

11. Tell us a little about the work (maximum 200 words).

12. Add the details about the work. Include title, medium, size (cm), weight (if relevant), and year the work was made.

13. Let us know if the work is for sale and the price of the work.

14. Enter your website address and Instagram handle (if you have them).

15. Answer some questions. Indicate if you'd like to be considered for The Judge’s New Talent Award, The Development Award, The Emerging Artist Award (for ages 35 and under) or The Over 65 Award (for ages 65 and over).

16. Add your date of birth (only required if you would like to be considered for The Emerging Artist Award or the Over 65 Award).

17. Add your contact details.

18. Select the number of works you would like to enter. Make sure you know how many works you want to enter before you submit as the price changes for multiple submissions (you can choose to submit up to 4 entries). Once you have completed the form, select the package you wish to buy & follow the steps on the Zealous platform. You won’t be able to take advantage of the discounted rate if you select the wrong package.

19. Make your payment. Once you are ready to pay, simply add your card details and click pay.

20. Making edits. You can save your submission and make edits before midday on 13th May 2025.

21. Refunds. You may withdraw your work from the competition by contacting cassartprize@cassart.co.uk however there are no refunds on entry fees.

22. Notifications. Ensure you have subscribed to the Cass Art Newsletter for updates and mark cassartprize@cassart.co.uk as a safe email address/add it to your list of allowed senders. If you haven’t received an email from Cass Art or The Cass Art Prize by the end of day on 17th July 2025, please check your junk and promotional folders or contact cassartprize@cassart.co.uk.

Eligibility

Who can enter The Cass Art Prize?
The prize is open to all artists of all abilities based in the UK & the Republic of Ireland aged 18+.

What can I enter?
Accepting all forms of 2D & 3D artworks made using analogue materials. Artworks must have been created since 1st March 2022.

How many works may I enter?
Artists can enter up to 4 artworks.

What is not accepted?
We are not accepting photography, videography, sound art, performance art, architectural designs, NFTs, fully digital and AI artworks. Artworks which have previously won prizes or awards may not be submitted. Submitted artworks must not be submitted to other competitions taking place between 4th March – 1st November 2025.

What if I entered The Cass Art Prize last year?
Entrants may not enter works which have previously been submitted to The Cass Art Prize. All artists who have previously exhibited and/or won prizes in The Cass Art Prize may enter again. Previous Main Prize Winners may enter again but will not be eligible for the Main Prize.

Who can enter the Students Award?
To be eligible for the Students Award, you must be enrolled on a course in a recognised educational institution (UK or Republic of Ireland) with a minimum length of one year. You must enter via the Students Award application on Zealous.

Who can enter the Art Educators Award?
To be eligible for the Art Educators Award, you must be an Art & Design Teacher, Tutor or Technician at a school, college or university in the UK or Republic of Ireland, or a registered Art Therapist. You must enter via the Art Educators Award application on Zealous.

Who can enter the Judge’s New Talent Award?
All entrants are eligible for this Award. Please indicate on your application if you would like to be considered for this Award. Soho Revue is pleased to offer the awarded artist a month-long exhibition at the gallery in central London, which will include end-to-end staff support, gallery advice, press efforts, and will cover the costs of the exhibition, including transport and install. Soho Revue and the artist will come to an agreement of the chosen month of the exhibition between them.

Who can enter the Development Award?
Please indicate on your application if you would like to be considered for this Award. Contemporary Art Academy is delighted to offer three free online courses to the winner of the Development Award. The winner will enter the acclaimed PERSONAL PRACTICE (PG1) course, followed by CRITICAL CONTEXT (PG2) and PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE (PG3). Information can be found at https://contemporaryartacademy.com/.

Who can enter the Emerging Artist Award?
To be eligible for the Emerging Artist Award you must be aged 35 or under on 13th May 2025. Please indicate on your application if you would like to be considered for this Award.

Who can enter the Over 65 Award?
To be eligible for the Over 65 Award you must be aged 65 or over on 13th May 2025. Please indicate on your application if you would like to be considered for this Award.

Can I enter on behalf of someone else?
No

Can I enter a collaborative piece or as a collective?
No

Can I enter if I work for The Cass Group?
The Cass Group Staff may not enter the main prize but will have an opportunity to enter a special staff award. A small selection of works will be exhibited at the exhibition at Copeland Gallery.

Can I enter if I am an SAA member?
SAA members may enter the prize. However, please note, prize-winning works from the SAA Artists of the Year competition will also be exhibited at the Copeland Gallery exhibition and will also be considered by the guest judges for the main prize.

I'm a student at University of the Arts London, can I be reimbursed for my entry fees?
You're in luck! All current students at University of the Arts London (UAL) are entitled to apply for a reimbursement for their entry fees for The Cass Art Prize 2025, through Arts Students' Union (Arts SU). This applies to applicants entering singular and multiple works into The Students Award in The Cass Art Prize 2025. This offer is valid from 4th March 2025 to 13th May 2025. As funds are limited, this is on a first-come, first-served basis, although this offer can be withdrawn at any time by Arts SU without prior warning. To redeem your reimbursement, proof of student status (UAL student ID number) along with proof of entry to The Cass Art Prize 2025 must be emailed to The Arts Programme Manager, Arts SU at artsprogramme@su.arts.ac.uk by 12pm/midday, Friday 30th May 2025.