BP Sponsors NPG's Portrait Award For 25th Year

The National Portrait Gallery is now accepting entries for the thirty-fifth Portrait Award, the world’s most prestigious competition for portrait painting. The Portrait Award in 2014 will celebrate twenty-five years of support by BP.

Des Violaris, Director, UK Arts and Culture, BP, said:  "Every year I am astounded by the quality and diversity of entries for the BP Portrait Award and I am delighted that the exhibition in 2014 will celebrate twenty-five years of support by BP. The international reach of the competition is remarkable and, once again, I am very much looking forward to seeing the entries for 2014."