Win a Place on our Wilhelmina Barns-Graham inspired course

1) Promoter: The promoter is St Ives School of Art, trading as St Ives School of Painting, Porthmeor Studios, Back Road West, St Ives, Cornwall, TR26 1NG. St Ives School of Art is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales under company number 7871063, and a registered charity under charity number 1146825.

2) Eligibility: The prize draw is open to those aged 18 or over, excluding employees, tutors and trustees of St Ives School of Painting. Entrants must be available to attend the course in St Ives from Friday 30 October to Sunday 1 November 2026.

3) Entry period: The prize draw opens at 10am on Wednesday 2 September 2026 and closes at 11.59pm on Wednesday 9 September 2026. Entries received after the closing time will not be accepted.

4) How to enter: To enter, participants must:

• complete the official entry form on the St Ives School of Painting website;
• provide their name and a valid email address;
• correctly answer the qualifying question; and
• submit the form before the closing time.

No purchase is necessary. There is no charge to enter.

5) Entry restrictions: Only one entry is permitted per person. Duplicate entries and entries submitted using multiple email addresses may be removed. Entries that are incomplete, contain incorrect information or do not include the correct answer to the qualifying question will not be included in the draw. Entries submitted automatically, through agents, third parties, organised groups, scripts or other automated means will not be accepted.

6) The prize: One winner will receive one place on Landscape to Abstraction: Inspired by Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, taught by artist Kitty Hillier at St Ives School of Painting. The three-day course takes place from Friday 30 October to Sunday 1 November 2026 and is valued at £445. The prize includes professional tuition, use of the School’s studio facilities and the materials specified as included in the course.

7) Prize exclusions: The prize does not include travel, accommodation, meals, insurance, additional materials, personal expenses or any other costs associated with attending the course. The winner is responsible for making their own travel and accommodation arrangements and for ensuring that they are able to attend the full course.

8) Winner selection: The winner will be selected at random from all eligible entries containing the correct answer. The draw will be conducted using a verifiably random computer process within two working days of the closing date.

9) Winner notification: The winner will be contacted by [email protected] using the email address supplied on the entry form by Friday 11 September 2026. The winner must respond within seven calendar days of the notification email to accept the prize and confirm that they are able to attend the course. St Ives School of Painting will make reasonable attempts to contact the winner. If the winner does not respond within the stated period, is found to be ineligible or is unable to attend, the prize will be forfeited and another eligible winner may be selected at random. Entrants are responsible for checking their inbox and junk or spam folders.

10) Prize conditions: The prize is personal to the winner and cannot be transferred, exchanged or resold. There is no cash alternative, credit or substitution for another course or date. If the winner is unable to attend for any reason, no alternative prize, course credit or compensation will be provided. St Ives School of Painting reserves the right to substitute the prize with an alternative of equal or greater value if circumstances outside its reasonable control make this necessary.

11) Changes or cancellation: St Ives School of Painting reserves the right to cancel, suspend or amend the prize draw where circumstances outside its reasonable control make this unavoidable. Any changes will be communicated fairly and will not disadvantage entrants unnecessarily.

12) Publicity and winner information: St Ives School of Painting must make information available to demonstrate that a valid award has taken place. The winner’s surname will therefore be available on request for 30 days after the closing date. Any additional publicity, photographs or social media content involving the winner will be arranged only with their prior agreement.

13) Personal information: Personal information supplied to enter the prize draw will be used to administer the promotion, verify entries, select and contact the winner, and meet the promoter’s legal and regulatory obligations. Competition entry details will not be used for marketing unless an entrant separately chooses to join the St Ives School of Painting mailing list. Marketing consent is optional and does not affect the entrant’s chances of winning. Information will be handled in accordance with the St Ives School of Painting Privacy Policy. Entry information will be retained only for as long as reasonably necessary to administer the prize draw and deal with any queries or regulatory requirements.

14) Liability: To the fullest extent permitted by law, St Ives School of Painting accepts no responsibility for entries that are lost, delayed, incomplete, corrupted or not successfully submitted due to technical faults, network failure or circumstances outside its reasonable control. Nothing in these terms excludes or limits liability where it would be unlawful to do so.

15) Third-party platforms and organisations: This prize draw is organised independently by St Ives School of Painting. It is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with Instagram, Facebook, Meta, Tate, Tate St Ives or the Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust. By entering, participants acknowledge that Instagram, Facebook and Meta have no responsibility or liability in connection with the prize draw.

16) General: The promoter’s decision regarding eligibility, the administration of the prize draw and the selection of the winner is final. No correspondence will be entered into, except where required to administer the prize or respond to a legitimate query. If any part of these terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will continue to apply. These terms and conditions are governed by the laws of England and Wales, and entrants submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.