Portrait Artist of the Year
External Rating50%
201360 minRunning

Portrait Artist of the Year

Network:Sky Arts

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Portrait Artist of the Year is hosted by UK TV personalities Joan Bakewell and Frank Skinner; an esteemed group of judges travel across the Europe in search of a new star in the art world. Each episode features a regional competition where artists are shortlisted and challenged to produce a portrait of one of three famous sitters. At the end of each round, the judges select an artist to go to the semifinal. The finalists will have their work displayed at the world-famous National Portrait Gallery in London and the winner will receive a ÂŁ10,000 commission to paint a portrait which will become part of the permanent collection at the British Library.

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Status
Running
Language
English
Runtime
60 min
Premiered
November 5, 2013
Schedule
Wednesday at 8:00 PM

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