Artists have the opportunity to win £12,000 in prizes as ‘Wales Contemporary/Cymru Gyfoes’ - the competition celebrating everything that makes Wales Welsh, returns for a second year.

Developed by the Waterfront Gallery in association with the Welsh Government and with the support of Milford Waterfront, Wales Contemporary/Cymru Gyfoes is an international art competition for 2D and 3D artworks.

It celebrates all aspects of the country by inviting artists to submit work that is inspired by its heritage, art history, traditions, landscape (rural, urban or political) and contemporary culture.

Following the close of the call for entries, the submissions will be judged by a selection panel including artist Basil Beattie (RA), painter Gerda Roper, and sculptor Sebastien Boyesen.

The subsequent exhibition will be displayed at the Waterfront Gallery in Milford Haven, and will tour to the Senedd and Pierhead Building, Cardiff.

The following prizes will be awarded:

1st Prize – £4,000; Highly commended 2-dimensional work – £2,000; Highly commended 3-dimensional – £2,000; Young Artist Prize (25 and under) – £1,000; Prize for artists born, educated or resident in Wales – £1,500; Public choice – £1,500.

Now in its second year, the competition has established a strong reputation for championing art about Wales and from Wales.

According to Gerald Davies, winner of the 2019 Second Prize: “Wales Contemporary is a signal of the wealth of creativity in the country.”

Chris Wallbank, 2019 Welsh Artist Prize, also described the competition as “a fantastic opportunity for any artist making work linked to Wales; its landscape, culture, history, industry, anything at all.”

Finally, Moss Carroll, 2019 Young Artist Prize, said: “I really like that there is a competition to showcase work produced about Wales and by Welsh artists, I would like to see the growth of the art scene in Wales, and I like the idea of celebrating a land and culture in art.”

Artists are invited to submit a maximum of three 2D or 3D artworks in any medium excluding photography and film.

2D works may be no larger than 140 cm in any dimension; 3D works may be no larger than 50 cm in any dimension.

All applications must be made online before Tuesday, September 1 at: https://walescontemporary.artopps.co.uk/