The Welsh Artist of the Year award was an annual art competition in Cardiff's

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, open to amateur and professional artists with a link to Wales. It ran annually from 2000.Welsh Artist of the Year
BBC Wales (blog), 23 June 2010. Retrieved 2013-08-23."Noms open for Welsh Artist of the Year"
''Buzz Magazine'', 3 February 2010. Retrieved 2013-08-23."Welsh artist of the year"
Axis artists' database. Retrieved 2013-09-06. The competition became a significant feature in the Welsh visual arts calendar, possibly due to the prestige associated with the title ''Welsh Artist of The Year''. However the title's relationship with the actual competition structure could be seen as misleading, first because the selection process required the artist to submit an application form and pay an entry fee (therefore ''only'' participating artists could be considered). The selection was also limited to one artwork per artist, and that artwork was limited in size, rather than considering an artist's entire contribution for the year, which the title may suggest."Welsh Artist of the Year review"
Vulgar Culture website. Retrieved 2013-10-13."Welsh Artist of the Year 2013 review"
Wales Arts Review. Retrieved 2013-10-13."2013 application form"
St David's Hall. Retrieved 2013-10-13. A comparison with Cardiff's well-resourced

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may put the actual stature of Welsh Artist of the Year into perspective. Prizes were awarded in Painting, Drawing, Sculpture, Photography, and Applied arts categories, as well as a Student prize. An overall winner and runner-up prize were awarded."Welsh Artist of the Year 2013 is announced"
WalesOnline, 9 June 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-23. Winners were chosen by a judging panel composed mainly of fellow artists,"Sarah Ball named Welsh Artist of the Year 2013"
a-n.co.uk, 11 June 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-23. with the winner receiving a cheque for £2000. Following the announcement of the winners in June an exhibition was held at St David's Hall, showing the prizewinners and shortlisted works. It was announced that the competition would not be held in 2014, as staff would be focusing their efforts on developing the "visual arts in the capital".

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