The Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize is the UK’s leading open exhibition and awards programme dedicated to contemporary drawing. Open to artists and drawing practitioners worldwide, it celebrates the diversity, innovation, and excellence of drawing practice today.
The Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2026 exhibition is open to the public from Thursday 17 September to Sunday 4 October 2026, 11am - 6pm daily, free entry, and will then tour until summer 2027. 92 drawings by 86 artists have been shortlisted from an international submission by Matthew Burrows MBE, Sook-Kyung Lee and Anita Taylor.
Accompanying the exhibition will be a fully illustrated Exhibition Publication, an Education Pack, and a public engagement programme including a Symposium on Thursday 17th September at Trinity Buoy Wharf.
Selected from original artworks, the exhibition has built an international reputation for championing contemporary drawing in all its forms. Each year, the exhibition launches in London with the announcement of the award winners before touring venues across the UK. Bringing together emerging, mid-career, and established practitioners, it provides a significant platform for artists to exhibit their work alongside leading figures in the field.
Led by founding Director Professor Anita Taylor, Dean of Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design at the University of Dundee, and supported by the Trinity Buoy Wharf Trust, the project continues to foster new conversations around the role and value of drawing in contemporary creative practice. The Big Draw is proud to be one of the collaborative partners for the Prize.
