Artists and writers: competition deadline approaches

Winners will be announced during Art Week, which takes place 12-16 August 2024, and entries will all be exhibited for everyone to admire.

Poetry Competition

The theme for 2024 is Past-Present-Future

You can enter up to 2 poems to be judged, and poems will be displayed as part of the OUSA Art Week (12th - 16th August).

Poems can be of any style, so long as they represent this year's theme. There are prizes for the winner and the runner up.

This year's guest judges are poets Hera Lindsay Bird and Claire Lacey.

Enter your poems here.

Electronic Arts Competition

The themes for 2024 are:

• Organic
• Landmark
• Toxic

You can enter up to three artworks per theme, and a winner and runner-up from each theme will be chosen and receive prizes!

What counts as electronic art? Here it means any type of art that is created using electronic or digital technology. This can include visual art, such as digital painting, video art, and multimedia installations, as well as audio-based art, such as electronic music and sound installations. Electronic art often involves the use of computer software, hardware, and other digital tools to create, manipulate, and display the artwork.

AI generated art will not be accepted.

Find out more and submit your artworks here.

Photography Competition

The Annual Photo Comp is always popular!

You can enter up to three photographs. If there are any people visible in the photos, make sure you have their permission to enter the image in the competition, because the images will be displayed publicly!

Enter the Photo Comp and read all the T&Cs here.