How can my school take part?

A school must be registered by a teacher before anyone from that school can submit. 

Teachers, you’ll need to create an account and select your school from the list. Next, follow the instructions on the confirmation email to activate your account. Once the account is activated, the school is registered and artworks can be submitted.

Parents/guardians, please ask a teacher at your child's school to register. Once they have registered, you will then be able to create an account as a parent and submit artworks on behalf of your child against the registered school.

Students, a teacher or parent/guardian will need to enter for you.

Follow the prompts on the registration page to create an account and submit artwork.

Who can submit?

Students aged 4-18 living and attending school in the UK can enter artwork. Schools, colleges, universities and art clubs are eligible to register as a ‘school’.

The school students attend can also be a homeschool. Homeschooling parents, guardians and teachers will need to register as teachers and add the details of their homeschool by ticking the 'School not listed/homeschool' box on the registration page.

How can I check if a school is registered?

You can check whether a school is registered by visiting our registered school checker page. Search for the school by name, postcode or address. If the school is listed, it is registered and you can submit. If it's not listed, you'll be able to download a leaflet to share with a teacher so they can register the school.

Can my art club/afterschool club/community group participate?

Art clubs, community groups, afterschool clubs etc. can all register as ‘schools’ and submit artwork. 

In order to do this, please register as a teacher on this page. Under the school details section you will see a tick a box saying ‘School not listed’. Ticking this box will allow you to enter the details of your group.

Once your group is registered, you can either submit artworks on behalf of your students, or you can send the same link to parents so they can create an account and submit an artwork on behalf of their children. They will be able to select your registered group as they go through the submission process.

 

I haven’t received my account activation email

Start by checking your junk mail. If it’s not there, request a new email. If this doesn’t work and you’re a teacher, please check with your school IT department as it may be a firewall issue. 

If you’ve tried the above and are still not receiving your activation email, please fill out the form below to contact us, including the email address in question.

I am having problems submitting my artwork image

Double check your file is 5MB or less and is either JPEG or PNG format. If you want to submit a file that is not a JPG or PNG, you can use a file converter website to change your file so it will upload.

If your photo was taken using an iPhone, these photos are often saved as HEIC images, not JPEG. These files will need to be converted to JPEG or PNG files using a file converter website.

If you’ve tried the above and are still struggling to upload your image, please fill out the form below to contact us and include the image you're having issues with.

Do I need to collect student permission forms?

As a teacher, you will need to obtain permission from the parent/guardian (for students 12 and under) or the student (for students 13 years old or older) to submit on behalf of each student. We've made a permission form for you to use, which you can access from your account in the 'My downloads' section, but they are for your school's record only – we don't need a copy. Please follow your school's guidance on where to store these.

When will I hear if my artwork was selected?

Our judges will be making their selection in April and we’ll share the results with participants by the end of May.

When will I hear if my artwork was selected?

Everyone who submits artwork will hear the outcome of the judges' selection by the end of May.

I'd like to buy a piece of art

The RA does not sell artworks on behalf of the artists.

Can homeschooling students participate?

We welcome submissions from students that attend a registered homeschool.

If your child is home educated, the parent/guardian acts as their teacher and can register themselves as a teacher by following this link. During registration, there is an option to tick a box for homeschooled students, where you’ll be able to add the details of the homeschool. Once done, the parent/teacher can submit on behalf of their children.

How many artworks can students submit?

Each student can submit one artwork.

What if a student has changed schools?

If a student has changed schools since their last submission, the parent/guardian should create a ‘New student’ when prompted instead of selecting the ‘Existing student’ option. When creating the new student, you’ll be able to choose the new school.

Please note that the new school must be registered by a teacher before anyone from that school can submit.

You can check if a school is registered by visiting our registered school checker page. Search for the school by name, postcode or address. If the school is listed, it is registered and you can submit. If it's not listed, you'll be able to download a leaflet to share with a teacher so they can register the school.

Have you had a look at our FAQs page? You might find your answer there. If not, please fill out the form below.