Jerwood Drawing Prize 2004

This exhibition, formerly The Cheltenham Open Drawing Competition, has been an annual open show since 1996 and became The Jerwood Drawing Prize in 2001. The aim of the exhibition is to promote and reward talent and excellence in contemporary drawing. The exhibition is currently open to entry by all artists resident or domiciled in the United Kingdom. Every year, the changing panel of distinguished artists, writers, critics, collectors and curators select the show independently and without knowledge of the artists submitting; they define their own priorities for an exhibition of current drawing practice. This fashions a constantly shifting set of values and concerns, evidenced in the resulting touring exhibitions, in which fundamental questions are asked about what drawing is: its purpose, value, relevance and nature.

Selection Panel

Basil Beattie, Artist
Mary Doyle, Co-founder: The Drawing Room and Collection Curator: Contemporary Art Society
Tony Godfrey, Director: Sotheby’s Institute of Art - London

Toured dates and venues

8 Sept - 17 Oct 2004: The Jerwood Space, 171 Union Street, London, SE1 0LN
25 Oct - 12 Nov 2004: University of Gloucestershire, Pittville Gallery, Pittville Campus, Albert Road, GL52 3JG
23 Nov - 18 Dec 2004: Bayart, 54B/C Bute Street, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff CF10 5AF
15 Jan – 6 March 2005: mac, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham B12 9HQ
14 March – 14 April 2005: EICH Gallery, Lincoln University, George Street, Hull HU1 3BW


Final Tour destination:

23 April – 26 June 2005
The Lowry, Pier 8, Salford Quays M5 2AZ