Learning
Write on Art
Write on Art is a national writing programme that invites young people (14–19 years old) to explore personal, creative and critical responses to art, and how they can be shared through writing.
Please submit your writing by 11:59pm on 30 June 2025. Submissions after this time will not be accepted.
Click the “Apply Here” button below to go to the competition’s application portal. You will need to set up an account before beginning your application. Use the “How to Apply” document at the bottom of this page for guidance about how to set up an account and submit your application correctly.
Key rules to remember:
- Choose an artwork from the Art UK website to write about. We cannot accept entries for artworks that are not on the Art UK website.
- Please do not go over or under the word limit by more than 10%. Entries that do not adhere to the word limit will be disqualified.
- Please use the Submission Form provided at the bottom of this page to submit your writing to the portal. Do not include your name or any personal information in it. This form must be anonymous.
- Please ask a responsible adult (teacher, care worker, youth worker, counsellor, parent or a relative over the age of nineteen) to sign the Responsible Adult Form at the bottom of this page. You must then upload it to the application portal. Any submission without this form will be disqualified.
If you have any queries or issues with the submission process, email [email protected]
Please see the terms and conditions regarding entering the Write on Art competition below.