Calling all photographers and artists!
For the first time ever, we’re creating two special calendars – one featuring stunning photography and the other breathtaking artwork.
Could your work be featured?
The photos and artwork you send in should showcase, celebrate or take inspiration from the North East of England. If you have a creative eye and a passion for capturing the beauty of our region, we’d love you to take part!
The winning 12 photographs and 12 pieces of artwork will be used in our 2026 Calendars which will be sold in our shops at the end of 2025 to raise money for St Oswald’s Hospice.
What do we mean by artwork?
Whether it’s a painting, drawing, digital artwork, collage, or textile-based piece, we are looking to showcase a range of art forms in our calendar.
For this competition, artwork must be submitted as a digital file suitable for printing in calendar format (e.g. PNG, PDF, JPEG).
Competition Guidelines
- File format: Photographs and artwork must be sent in a PDF, PNG, or JPEG format with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi.
- Photographs and artwork must be in landscape orientation.
- Work must showcase, celebrate or take inspiration from the North East of England.
- Entrants under 18 will need their parent/guardian to apply on their behalf.
- Entrants can submit up to 5 photographs and 5 pieces of artwork. You can enter both the photography and artwork competitions.
- By entering your work for consideration, you agree that if selected, it can be used by St Oswald’s Hospice to feature in one of our 2026 calendars which will be sold in our shops and online to raise funds for our charity
- You must be the sole author and owner of all intellectual property rights of the work entered. Or if the work is not your own in full, you must have sole permission in writing from the copyright owner/s to use his/her work. Source material or proof of permission in use of another person’s work must be made available on request by the selection panel. St Oswald’s Hospice does not accept liability in the publication of any reproduced art.
- Anyone featured in the photos must provide written consent stating that they are happy to be included in one of the St Oswald’s Hospice’s 2026 Calendars.
- This is a charitable competition with no financial reimbursement.
- St Oswald’s Hospice have the right to close the competition early should we receive a high volume of applications.
Winners will be notified by email no later than two weeks after the competition closing date (Midnight on Sunday 20th April).
If you have not heard from us by Monday 5th May this unfortunately means your entry has not been selected to feature in the calendar.
If you have any questions about our Calendar Competition please email enquiries@stoswaldsuk.org
Ready to take part in our 2026 Calendar Competition?
Email us your best work and help us make a difference for people living with life-limiting conditions in the North East.
