The Burlington Magazine and Stuart Lochhead Sculpture’s new Sculpture Prize is now open for applications. The new annual prize is intended to inspire the development and publication of innovative object-based scholarship on sculpture from the Renaissance to 1900. £2500 will be awarded, with publication in The Burlington Magazine’s annual issue dedicated to Sculpture (at the Editor’s discretion), plus a one year subscription.

They seek previously unpublished articles of 1000–1500 words from early career scholars worldwide (this is defined as within fifteen years of their most recent post-graduate degree, allowing for career breaks). Preference will be given to object-related scholarship. Submissions should be in English and should include the candidate’s CV, all as a single PDF.

The deadline for applications is Monday 4 May 2026. Please submit your article and CV as a single PDF to prize@burlington.org.uk.