The ninth biennial Canadian portrait competition will be held in 2023. Eligible entries are portraits of Canadians by Canadian artists, either paintings or drawings. Deadline for entries is 26 April 2023. The Competition for the Kingston Prize is open to Canadian artists aged 18 years and over on the date of the deadline for entries.
Awards: The Kingston Prize of $20,000 and two Honourable Mention awards of $2000 each. At each exhibition venue, there will be a People's Choice award of $1000.
The opening exhibition of thirty finalists will be held at the Firehall Theatre, Gananoque Ontario in October 2023.
Please consult our website for the rules and other information. Entries may be submitted between February 6, 2023 and April 26, 2023.
