Artist Curtis Holder joins the panel of judges for The Cass Art Prize 2024

I am excited to join the panel of judges for The Cass Art Prize - a new art prize open to professional artists, teachers, students & amateur enthusiasts from across the UK and the Republic of Ireland.

The Cass Art Prize is a continuation of independent art retailer Cass Art’s long-standing mission to support artists and encourage them to realise their creative talents.

There is a main cash prize of £10,000 and a stand at Saatchi Art’s The Other Art Fair, plus a prestigious London exhibition awarded to the winners and selected artists. The overall additional prize pot is worth £5,000 and The Contemporary Art Academy is offering £900 of online courses and £100 of art materials in the form of a development award.

Cass Art has lined up a respected panel of judges with extensive knowledge across the art industry: Curtis Holder, a figurative British artist and previous winner of Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year, acclaimed painter and previous winner of the National Portrait Gallery’s BP Portrait Award Justin Mortimer, curator and judge on Sky Arts’ popular Artist of the Year series Kathleen Soriano, gallery owner Pippy Houldsworth, Partner at Carl Freedman Gallery and Counter Editions and TalkArt co-host Robert Diament, founder of Saatchi Art’s The Other Art Fair Ryan Stanier and artist Sinta Tantra.

There will be a special exhibition in London to showcase the exceptional work created by the Cass Art community, from 7-16 November 2024 at Copeland Gallery, Peckham.

Submissions open from 12 March – 20 May 2024. Visit the Cass Art website for more information on how to enter.

Left to right: Justin Mortimer Artist, Sinta Tantra Artist, Curtis Holder Artist, Pippy Houldsworth gallery Founder & Owner, Kathleen Soriano Independent Curator & Sky Arts Artist of the Year Judge, Robert Diament Co-Host of podcast Talk Art and Partner at Carl Freedman Gallery.