The Cass Art Prize 2025, presented by The Cass Group, aims to champion contemporary art from across the UK and the Republic of Ireland with a £10,000 cash prize and a free stand at The Other Art Fair in spring 2026 to the overall winner of the competition. There are additional prizes worth £15,000 including a Students Award, an Art Educators Award and more! Plus a prestigious group exhibition at Copeland Gallery, London in autumn 2025.
Works will be judged by a respected panel of guest judges with extensive knowledge and experience across the art industry, and there are category prizes specifically for oil, watercolour, acrylic, pastels, drawing and sketching, 3D artwork, mixed media and printmaking to ensure a wide range of art is represented.
New prizes this year include, the Pastel Award – supported by Sennelier, the Emerging Artist Award – supported by Arches for artists aged 35 and under, the Over 65 Award – supported by Mark Cass for artists aged 65 and over and the Judge’s New Talent Award – supported by Soho Review; a solo show at Soho Revue kindly offered and selected by guest judge India Rose James.
AWARDS & PRIZES
With a prize fund worth over £25,000, the Guest Judges will select 14 Prize and Award winners, and visitors to the exhibition can vote for the People’s Choice Award winner.
DEADLINE: 13th May 2025