The Scottish Portrait Awards exhibition at the Portrait is a celebration of Scottish creativity, spotlighting the many talented contemporary portrait artists in Scotland today. Organised by the Scottish Arts Trust, the Awards were established in 2017 and are being hosted at the Portrait this year for the first time. There are three Awards for 2026: John Clark Motor Group Scottish Portrait Award in Fine Art; MPB Scottish Portrait Award in Photography and Scotland Now! Phone Portrait Award. Judges this year include BBC Radio 4's [Kirsty Wark](https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/85730), iconic fashion photographer [Albert Watson](https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/artists/albert-watson) OBE and Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year 2021, [Calum Stevenson](https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/artists/calum-stevenson). Note: After the exhibition we'll go for our annual Christmas drinks. Venue will be near the Portrait Gallery but is still tbc. Watch this space! Please update your RSVP by end of October as we will need to know firm numbers for the bar. Thx

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