Prize£34 fee12 Jan
First Plinth: Public Art Award 2027
Royal Society of Sculptors · London, United Kingdom
- Deadline
- 12 January 2027 at 23:59, London time
- Fee
- £34 fee. £34 standard entry, £17 early bird.
- Award
- £20,000 to create a work for the sculpture terrace at Dora House and a second site, plus a gallery show; shortlisted artists receive a maquette grant
- Who can enter
- Sculptors based anywhere in the world who have not yet had a public art commission of this scale and budget.Any stage
- Checked
- 2 days ago against artrabbit.com
The Royal Society of Sculptors runs this award for sculptors moving into public art, on the theme of renewal. Five shortlisted artists receive a grant to make a maquette, and the winner receives £20,000 to make a work shown at Dora House and another site. The winner also gets a gallery show alongside an artist of their choice.
Before you apply
The short version
Who it suits
- Sculptors new to large-scale public commissions
- Sculptors working with the theme of renewal
What it asks of you
- Shortlisted artists must produce a maquette
- Second display site not yet confirmed
- Page gives the maquette grant as £500 and £1,000
