Voting now open: 20 finalists announced for student art competition at Chester Cathedral
The 20 finalists of a local art competition have now been announced.
Members of the public are being asked to vote for their favourite student artwork, in a competition led by The Sovereign Art Foundation (SAF).
Showing the wonderful creativity, imagination and talent of Chester's secondary school students - the artworks serve as a fascinating snapshot in time into the minds of Chester's youth.
Please visit here to vote for the SAF Students Prize Chester 2025.
The 20 shortlisted artworks will be on display in the finalists exhibition at Chester Cathedral.
Running from 14 – 22 May, it is open and free for all. Please do support these young artists and visit.
The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony to be held in the Cathedral on 22 May - where are two prizes to be won.
The winner of the Judge's Prize will be awarded a trophy and £800 and their school art department will receive £2,000.
The most popular artwork will be awarded the Public Vote Prize, with the winner awarded a trophy and £400 - alongside their school art department receiving £1,000.
The judging panel comprises internationally renowned artist David Mach; Louise Shannon, Head of Programming at Tate Liverpool; Jim Wheat, Artist and Founder of Dollars & Art and Howard Bilton, Founder and Chairman of SAF.
Some the artworks of the final 20 shortlisted will be sold via silent auction at the agreement of each student.
Sale proceeds and fundraising income will be split equally between the student and our charity partner for the 2025 student art prize, Chester Visual Arts.
Please see the SAF website to bid.
Please note it is strictly one vote per person – we want to make this a fair contest for all.
SAF runs 11 Student Prizes around the world and the Chester edition is the newest to the portfolio, joining in 2023.
The winners of the Judges and Public Vote Prizes in Chester will be automatically entered into the annual SAF Global Students Prize Global Students Prize showcasing their talent on an international stage and facilitating cultural exchange and dialogue.
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