{"id":60502,"date":"2025-08-09T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zealous.co\/about\/?p=60502"},"modified":"2025-10-28T17:08:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T17:08:01","slug":"the-michael-harding-secret-coast-prize-for-fine-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zealous.co\/about\/opportunities\/the-michael-harding-secret-coast-prize-for-fine-art\/","title":{"rendered":"The &#8216;Michael Harding&#8217; Secret Coast Prize For Fine Art"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5f079da5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0.4rem;padding-bottom:0.4rem\"><strong>Tighnabruaich Gallery\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e406bfd8 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-base-2-color has-contrast-2-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-6b29efe2d1bcaae09e11d4ff300cc8cf has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4e74fbfd wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:6px;padding-top:0.3rem;padding-right:0.5rem;padding-bottom:0.3rem;padding-left:0.5rem\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">From \u00a37.50<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-accent-5-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-accent-5-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:0.6rem;margin-bottom:0.6rem\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-right is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-35904e51 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-right is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-17124a9a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"opp_deadline has-small-font-size\">Closing: <strong><strong>7th November &#8217;25<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Secret Coast Prize for Fine Art celebrates outstanding creativity and craftsmanship across all fine art mediums including painting, drawing, printmaking, ceramics, and small sculpture. Open to UK and international artists at all stages, submissions are juried by Jacqueline Marr, Lewis Mackenzie, and Ewan McClure. Three awards will be presented: The Secret Coast Prize for Fine Art (main award: \u00a31,000 cash plus \u00a31,000 worth of Michael Harding materials); The Argyll &amp; Bute Prize (\u00a3250 cash for artists living\/working in the region); and The Early Career Prize (\u00a3500 worth of Michael Harding materials plus \u00a3250 cash for students, recent graduates within 5 years, or late returners within 3 years). All works must be for sale with gallery commission (33% emerging\/44% established, with 11% reinvested into SCCOCO). The exhibition will run from 29th November\u201321st December 2025 at Tighnabruaich Gallery with awards ceremony on opening day. Selected artists receive professional exposure, networking opportunities, and potential future exhibitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-b03bdb05 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/zealous.co\/tiggallery\/opportunity\/secret-coast-prize-for-fine-art\/\">Apply<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tighnabruaich Gallery\u00a0 From \u00a37.50 Closing: 7th November &#8217;25 The Secret Coast Prize for Fine Art celebrates outstanding creativity and craftsmanship across all fine art mediums including painting, drawing, printmaking, ceramics, and small sculpture. Open to UK and international artists at all stages, submissions are juried by Jacqueline Marr, Lewis Mackenzie, and Ewan McClure. 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