Blaenau Gwent and the Heads of the Valleys National Eisteddfod of Wales

Calling all visual artists - this is your last chance to submit an application for your work to be included in this year's Eisteddfod. The deadline for applications is the 14th February. You will need to complete an application form, available here

http://www.eisteddfod.org.uk/uploads/publications/336.pdf

Fine and applied artworks are shown side by side in the Visual Arts Exhibition and each year prizes are awarded: Gold Medal for Fine Art, Gold Medal for Craft and Design, Young Artist Scholarship, Ivor Davies Award, The People's Choice, as well as two purchase prizes: Contemporary Art Society for Wales Annual Purchase Prize and the Derek Williams Trust Purchase.

Thousands of visitors attend the exhibition and it receives wide media coverage.