I hope this email finds you well.
Here at Storyvault Films we’re on the lookout for artists who are interested in applying to take part in Portrait or Landscape Artist of the Year- two popular programmes on Sky Arts.
I wondered if you would be happy to share the below information with your members who are portrait and landscape artists at the Leicester Sketch Club?
I’ve also attached this year’s leaflet which can be shared on social media platforms or printed. Any help spreading the word would be brilliant.
Artists enter with a self-portrait or a landscape painting depending in which competition they’re applying for. Artists selected to take part in the heats have four hours to paint either a celebrity sitter or a specific landscape within the UK. The Portrait competition heats will be filmed at the Battersea Arts Centre in London in the Spring.
Unlike the competition format TV series that many are familiar with, we do not cast for characters – choosing instead to have our expert panel of judges select participants based on the quality of their submission painting. The programme’s success depends on the standard of the art produced, so from the outset it is a genuine celebration of good art and an intelligent, fascinating examination of the artistic process.
Regardless of whether or not they win the amazing prize of a £10,000 commission, due to the encouraging and uplifting tone of the series artists who participate comment, without fail, that their experience of taking part was not only positive for their career in terms of the exposure, but also thoroughly enjoyable and surprisingly useful for their evolution as an artist.
The new series of Portrait Artist of the Year began on the 21st January and is being broadcast weekly at 8pm on Sky Arts. Here are some links to view a couple of episodes from a previous series to give you a flavour of what’s involved:
Portrait Artist of the Year 2020 Episode 1: https://vimeo.com/386245912
Landscape Artist of the Year 2018 Episode 1: https://vimeo.com/295338227
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And some links to our social media:
Twitter: @StoryvaultFilms
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StoryvaultFilmsTV/
Instagram: @skyartsartistoftheyear
Key information
Deadline Portrait Artist of the Year Series 7: 7th February 2020
Deadline Landscape Artist of the Year 2020: 17th April 2020
Prize: a £10,000 commission to paint a portrait/landscape for a major British institution.
It would be very much appreciated if you could circulate this with anyone you think may be interested, and I’d be happy to speak to anyone who is keen to find out more.
And one final thing, if anyone you know would be interested in coming to watch the heats being filmed, they will be taking place between 24th March- 2nd April (not including the weekend) at Battersea Arts Centre. All are welcome!
Very best wishes,
Russell
Russell Brown
Assistant Producer
Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year 2020
Storyvault Films Ltd | Bridge Studios | 107a Hammersmith Bridge Road | London | W6 9DA
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