AIB Portrait Prize 2024

Enter the AIB Portrait Prize 2024

Deadline: Friday 21 June 2024, 10pm (IST)

The AIB Portrait Prize 2024 is now accepting entries. The annual competition showcasing contemporary portraiture is open to artists from across the island of Ireland, and Irish artists living abroad. 

The winner of the competition will receive a cash prize of €15,000 and will be commissioned to create a work for the National Portrait Collection, for which they will be awarded a further €5,000. Two additional awards of €1,500 will be given to highly commended works.

An exhibition featuring a shortlist of portraits chosen by the judging panel will go on display in the Gallery from 9 November 2024 until 9 March 2025.

Please complete the following before downloading the entry form:

Entry form:

Download the AIB Portrait Prize 2024 entry form here. You'll find a link to an Irish language version at the bottom of the page. 

Checklist for entering:

  1. All fields in the entry form must be filled in. Incomplete or inaccurate entry forms will not be processed.
  2. Where possible, please save the entry form as a Word Document. PDFs are also accepted
  3. You must submit a digital file of your portrait (JPEG, video, audio).
  4. You must title your digital file with your full name.
  5. If you are entering a 2D portrait, you must submit 1 image (JPEG). Maximum file size: 3MB. This should be included as an email attachment, along with your entry form, and emailed to [email protected].
  6. If you are entering a 3D portrait, diptych, or triptych, you can submit a maximum of 3 images (JPEGS). Maximum file sizes: 3MB. These should be included as email attachments, along with your entry form, and emailed to [email protected].
  7. If you are entering a video or audio portrait, you must send your video/audio file and entry form to [email protected] via WeTransfer. You must title your digital file with your full name.

Deadline:

Send your completed entry form and digital file(s) to [email protected] before 10pm (IST) 21 June 2024. Best of luck to everyone entering the competition this year!

An exhibition sponsored by AIB, organised by the National Gallery of Ireland.