The Turnip Prize 2020

The Turnip Prize is a spoof art award of the lesser known Turner Prize. Entries should take the least amount of effort possible to create.

This year will see a new format for entering!
Entries will ONLY be accepted online. (Facebook)

To enter:
• Email a photo of your entry to theturnipprize@outlook.com
• Include your name or pseudonym, the title of the entry & a contact phone number
• Entries will be accepted from Sun 1st Nov - Sat 14th Nov

Six finalists will be iinvited to send their entries to The New Inn in Somerset.
Final judging will occur on Tue 1st Dec & the winner announced at 6pm that evening.

‘Northern Soul’ by Keepthefaith was a finalist in 2017, but sadly lost out to the worthy winner ‘Pulled Pork’ by Chris P Bacon’.


Photos by Trevor Prideaux (BBC)

As an artist and challenger of some 'art' I would love to contribute but I am not on facebook and and don't intend to be... but it sounds a good initiative!

Hello JR, though the info is from Facebook, you don’t need to be on Facebook to enter.



For further inspiration, this was the winner in 2018:


“Collywobbles" by an artist called Stroke Me (BBC Link)

As a closet artist (these days) I may (work permitting) endeavour to create my masterpiece. Oh, how I wish I was 17 again - to submit the youthful, dynamic and innovative ideas I had back then, before they were brainwashed out of me!

Hope you’ve managed to create your masterpiece, JR.

Don’t forget - entry closes on 14th Nov

Jo anne, I was mulling over ideas and was thinking of a take on something environmental (as my work involves the natural environment). However, I was offered quite a lot of work recently by the Council so I’ve been very busy. I still hope I might still find chance to submit something. I will keep you posted here.

Happy to announce that I have now entered this year's Turnip Prize. I wonder if there's anyone else from Wigan who has entered.

That’s good news, JR! Best of luck

The six finalists have been announced & the winner will be declared on Tue 1st Dec!

To celebrate, I’ll start a silly thread on General.

Local forum Wigan Peers are holding their own version of the Turnip Prize. Non-members can enter!



Entry is open Fri 18th - Wed 30th Dec

More details: Wigan Peers

Any last minute entries for the WP Potato Prize? It closes at midnight tonight (30th Dec 2020)!

Just email a pic of your artwork to wiganpeers1@gmail.com with a title, pseudonym and your choice of prize - Rules

The Turnip Prize 2021

It’s here again! Facebook

Unfortunately, online entries don’t seem to be a thing this year, but you could always post your entry, if it’s possible.

Closing date: Fri 19th Nov 2021