Wildlife Artist of the Year 2025
Applicant criteria
- No specific age required
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity description
The David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation organizes an annual wildlife art competition open to amateur and professional artists aged 15 and over. Entries must correspond to one of the eight categories:
- Abstract World
- Animal Behaviour
- Earth’s Wild Beauty
- Environmental Artivism
- Facing Extinction
- Into the Blue
- Wings
- Youth Exclusive (for artists aged 15-19 years)
Mediums can include, but are not restricted to, oil, acrylic, watercolour, pencil, mixed media, bronze, plaster, wire, collage and textiles, with styles encompassing traditional, abstract, monochrome and many others.
All entries must be sent in a digital format.
Entry fees: The entry fee is \u00a325 per artwork for the first two entries, and \u00a315 per entry thereafter. Entries to the Youth Exclusive category (15-19 years old) is \u00a315 per entry.
Prizes:
- First prize: \u00a35,000 personal cash prize and a \u00a35,000 voucher to donate, in the winner’s name, to a DSWF supported conservation initiative or species of the winner’s choice.
- Second prize: \u00a31,000 personal cash prize and a \u00a31,000 voucher to donate, in the winner’s name, to a DSWF supported conservation initiative or species of the winner’s choice.
- Category winners: \u00a3500 cash prize per category
- The Michelle Lee Howk First Time Entrants prize: \u00a3500 cash prize
- Youth Exclusive category winner: \u00a3500 cash prize
Eligibility criteria
The competition is open to all artists, both amateur and professional, aged 15 years and over. Entries must correspond to one of the eight categories and must be sent in a digital format.