The Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize is the UK’s leading open exhibition and awards for contemporary drawing. It is open to entries from artists, and everyone who draws, from anywhere in the world.
There is a two-stage entry process: Stage 1 is an online digital submission followed by physical submission of the drawings invited for the Stage 2 review at Trinity Buoy Wharf by the selection panel.
The exhibition of shortlisted drawings will launch at Trinity Buoy Wharf in London accompanied by a fully illustrated publication and an engaging programme of talks, events, and drawing sessions. The exhibition will then tour in the UK.
The Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2026 of £15,000 will be announced in September 2026, along with a Student Award of £2,000, and the Trinity Buoy Wharf Boroughs’ Award of £1,000.
Led by its founding director Anita Taylor since 1994, the annual Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize has a long and distinguished history, as the Rexel Derwent Open Drawing Exhibition, Cheltenham Open Drawing Exhibition, and Jerwood Drawing Prize. The annual open exhibitions generate new insights into the nature, role and value of drawing in creative practice today.