The Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize project is led by its founding Director Professor Anita Taylor, Dean of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design at the University of Dundee, and is supported by the Trinity Buoy Wharf Trust who became the principal benefactor in 2018.

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The foremost annual open exhibition for drawing in the UK, the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize, founded in 1994 by Anita Taylor and Paul Thomas as the Rexel Derwent Open Drawing Exhibition, was known as Jerwood Drawing Prize from 2001 to 2017 and delivered in partnership with Jerwood Charitable Foundation.

Selected from original drawings by distinguished expert panel members, the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize and exhibition has an established reputation for its commitment to championing excellence and promoting and celebrating current drawing practice in the UK.

This open exhibition is a platform for all drawing practitioners in the UK - from emerging to established - to showcase their work alongside other leading artists and makers in the field. The annual exhibition tours widely after a launch in London.

Parker Harris are Project Managers for the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize and the annual Call for Entries is launched each year by March, followed by submission and selection of works in July and launch of the exhibitions and announcement of prizes in September.

Dates for your diary

Exhibition on tour to The Williamson unt…

The Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2025 is now on tour to The Williamson Art Gallery & Museum, Slatey Road, Birkenhead, Wirral CH43 4UE, and on show until 31 January 2026. The exhibition is free to see and open 10am to 5pm Monday to Thursday, 10am to 9pm on Fridays, and 10am to 5pm on Saturdays. The Williamson Art Gallery...

15-11-2025

Olivia Rowland, I am Destroy, 2024

Award Winning Drawings Announced - Trini…

Established in 1994, the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize is regarded as the foremost annual open exhibition dedicated to drawing in the UK. On Wednesday 8th October, the 2025 Awards of £27,000 were announced. See images of the evening and the announcements at Trinity Buoy Wharf here. From a diverse and impressive worldwide submission of works, 82 drawings by 76 artists were...

08-10-2025

Curtis Holder leading a Drawing Session, Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2025

Education & Events Programme - 9-19…

The Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2025 exhibition is accompanied by a range of educational materials including a fully illustrated publication, an education pack, and an almost daily programme of events to join in during the exhibition from Thursday 9 to Sunday 19 October 2025. The educational programme and materials aim to engage a wide audience with the annual open exhibition from...

14-09-2025

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Contact

For all enquiries, please contact the project managers, Parker Harris.

E: tbwdp@parkerharris.co.uk
T: 020 3653 0896