| John Moores Painting Prize | |
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| Awarded for | Painting prize |
| Location | Liverpool |
| Country | England |
| Hosted by | Walker Art Gallery |
| Reward(s) | £25,000 |
| First awarded | 1957 |
| Website | www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk |
The John Moores Painting Prize is a biennial award to the best contemporary painting, submission is open to the public. The prize is named for Sir John Moores, noted philanthropist, who established the award in 1957. The winning work and short-listed pieces are exhibited at the Walker Art Gallery as part of the Liverpool Biennial festival of visual art.[1][2]
- ^ "National Museums Liverpool - History of the John Moores Prize". Liverpoolmuseums.org.uk.
- ^ "EXHIBITIONS / Moores the merrier, but for how long?: The winner of the John Moores prize has been announced. The only thing now in doubt is the future of the prize itself". Independent.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022.