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Emerging Art Prize 2026

Nominees will be published here over the next two weeks.

Map of the United Kingdom showing the colleges of the 2026 nominees Arts University Bournemouth Buckinghamshire New University Carmarthen School of Art Edinburgh College of Art Nottingham Trent University Teesside University

The New Blood Art Emerging Art Prize, in collaboration with Fine Art departments across the UK.

Each year, the Prize brings together a curated selection of works by graduating artists nominated by their tutors and lecturers. It recognises serious artistic talent at an early stage and introduces selected artists to a wider audience of collectors, curators, and the press.

Founded in 2023, the Prize highlights exceptional emerging artists at a critical transition point, offering visibility, early professional opportunities, and connections to broader curatorial and collector networks. Its inaugural exhibition took place at Saatchi Gallery, London.

It also offers something rare: a national view of emerging practice as it forms, seen through tutor nominations and New Blood Art’s curatorial eye. The Prize sits within more than two decades of New Blood Art’s work with emerging artists across the UK.