Are you an art student? Any places you missed visiting the last year? Why not join Network Rail‘s art competition!

Network Rail has launched this competition to give 20 individuals the chance to have their artwork displayed in major stations and on postcards across the country.

Whether your favourite spot is on a quiet beach or a busy street in a city, art students are encouraged to submit their work here via the dedicated website.

Full details can be found by following this link, with people entering in to be 18 or over, with a £2,500 cash prize also up for grabs.

Entries need to be submitted by Sunday 16th of May, with judges deciding which 100 pieces will be shortlisted for the competition. Following this, your artwork could be displayed the length of the country.

Sir Peter Hendy CBE, chair of Network Rail, said: “The railway, from the very beginning, has been an integral part of bringing people and places together. From visiting family and friends, to that cherished day trip to the seaside. It gives us access to places that we might not otherwise have gone to. We all have those special places that we like to visit by train and that is something we have all missed in the last year.

“That is why we are inviting the UK’s next generation of artists to bring this to life, by creating images that capture and celebrate the journeys we’re all looking forward to making when we can.

“The railway has a long history of creating works of art to promote the destinations that people could travel to by train, and the art submitted through this competition will become part of that history, documenting what has been an unprecedented time for all of us.”

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