BP Portrait Award: Next Generation

This project has now been archived and these pages are no longer being updated.

BP Portrait Award: Next Generation was an annual project which last ran in 2020. The project aimed to inspire young people and support their creative and personal development through working with artists to develop their skills and confidence in art and portraiture, taking inspiration from the BP Portrait Award.

Supported by BP

2020: Make Art

In 2020, BP Next Generation – MAKE ART – went online to inspire young people with ideas, advice and skills to take their enjoyment of making art to another level, with our three artists Peta Taylor, Robin-Lee Hall and Sadie Lee.

Explore the YouTube playlist

2019: Artwork display

This display of portraits showcases artwork created by young people involved in the project in summer 2019. Over 3-days the young people were inspired by the BP Portrait Award exhibition, explored new approaches to portraiture, created digital portraits, learnt new art techniques, interviewed award-winning BP artists and worked with a model to create their own work. They were encouraged to experiment and work directly onto canvas to create these final pieces.

Portrait painting of a woman's head against a blue background
Alexandra
Portrait painting of a woman's head and shoulders against a dark blue background
Augusta
Portrait painting of a woman's head and shoulders against a purple background
Goodness
Portrait painting of a woman's head and shoulders in profile against a blue background
Jake
Portrait painting of a woman's head and shoulders against a grey background
Oscar
Portrait painting of a woman's head and shoulders in front of stairs
Sajil
Portrait painting of a woman's head against a green background
Shira
Portrait painting of a woman's head against a dark blue background
Sylvie
Portrait painting of a woman's head and shoulders with a green surround
Tashi
Portrait painting of a woman's head and shoulders against a dark background
Trini-Kristine

Films

A selection of films from past BP Next Generation projects.

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