In support of

Breadline
Africa
charity number 1075525
Friends of
Africa
charity number 1079522

Welcome to Hope in Art

We have many conflicting images of Africa. There are great riches, but most people live desperate lives. Endless conflicts leave people without the basic necessities of safe water, food and shelter. Hope in Art strives to alleviate some of the pain and misery so many people suffer. By joining us to make this competition successful, you will play your part.

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Random entry: Valley of Hope

  • The inspiration for this painting was a sun-baked hillside on a Greek island, a place that always fills me with a feeling of peace and contentment....

    View entry by Gill Stockbridge →

Competition Calendar

Submissions open

We will be accepting digital submissions from the 5th of October to the 31st of December. Entrants are able to submit multiple digital images as well as a description of their work.

Voting begins

Once submissions have closed, we will enter a voting phase with the public voting on this site for their favourite submission. At the end of the voting round, the 3 most popular artists will receive the prize money.

Auction opens

The silent auction will commence in mid January, with artists' work being sold to the general public. Half of the proceeds of auctioned pieces will go to the winning artists with the other half being donated to our selection of charities.

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The Auction is open!

Browse to an image in the gallery to place a bid.

And the winners are

Now that the voting round has reached completion, we'd like to extend our warmest congratulations to the three winners:

  1. Hope
    By Andrew van der Merwe
  2. Reflection of Hope
    By Josie Baughan
  3. Cape of Good Hope
    By Jon Alport

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