SPoKE Art Documentary Competition

SPoKE Art Documentary: 2024 Competition now closed

2025 Competition Dates TBC

SPoKE is an art historical documentary film competition designed to challenge students to link the visual and the verbal in an imaginative and creative manner, underpinned by solid academic research. It is not aimed exclusively at art history students.

Any one work (painting, sculpture, drawing, print, multimedia, conceptual or performance art, building) may be chosen as the subject of a 5-7 minute film.

First Prize = £200

Second Prize = £100

Third Prize = £50

Fourth Prize = £50

The 2024 Competition Winners

FIRST PRIZE: Amara O'Neill

Amara’s first prize film looked at Sutapa Biswas’ Housewives with Steak Knives
SECOND PRIZE: Maddie Parker

Maddie won second prize with her film on Chris Ofili’s Requiem
THIRD PRIZE: Penelope Ceccato

Third prize went to Penelope for her film on Romaine Brooks’ Le Trajet
FOURTH PRIZE: Emma St George

Fourth prize was won by Emma for her film on Marina Abramović’s Rhythm 0