Jack Petchey Art Competition

Our 2026/2027 Jack Petchey Art Competition is now OPEN! 🖌️

Previously known as the Jack Petchey Cartoon Competition, the competition has evolved into the Jack Petchey Art Competition to encourage a wider range of artistic entries and give young people more opportunities to express their ideas creatively.

For 2026/2027, we are inviting young people from London and Essex to submit an original piece of artwork inspired by the theme “Living in the Moment”.

What does “Living in the Moment” mean to you? It could be about appreciating the people around you, enjoying everyday experiences, celebrating achievements, trying something new, spending time with friends and family, or simply making the most of a special moment. We want to see a positive and original interpretation of what this theme means to you.

Your entry should be a piece of visual artwork that could be featured on one of our Jack Petchey pages in next year’s School Planners. This could include a hand-drawn cartoon, drawing, painting, digital artwork, collage, photography, mixed media, or another static visual art form that helps bring your ideas to life. If you’d like to share your creativity with thousands of other young people across London and Essex, enter our competition.

The details:

• To be eligible, entrants must be from a school or sixth form participating in the School Planners programme.
• Our Achiever Network will select the top ten entries and our Youth Consultation Panel will select the top three winning entries.
• The winning entries will be featured on one of our Jack Petchey pages in next year’s School Planners, which are distributed to hundreds of schools across London and Essex.
• Please make sure your entry is entirely your own original work and is not generated by AI.
• Entries must be submitted by 11:59pm. Sunday 28th February 2027.

The prizes:

🥇 First Place: £100 worth of vouchers, a framed certificate, a copy of your winning artwork, and your artwork featured on one of our Jack Petchey pages in next year’s School Planners.

🥈 Second Place: £50 worth of vouchers, a framed certificate, a copy of your winning artwork, and your artwork featured on one of our Jack Petchey pages in next year’s School Planners.

🥉 Third Place: £25 worth of vouchers, a framed certificate, a copy of your winning artwork, and your artwork featured on one of our Jack Petchey pages in next year’s School Planners.

Submit your entry here