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Pitches wanted (drawing) | £250 per article
🕑 Added 2025-07-30 03:11:41 +0000 UTCCOMPANY/PUBLICATION: ART UK
Eliza Goodpasture, Commissioning Editor at Art UK, is looking for pitches:
Our funding for stories about DRAWINGS comes to an end in a few months – get in touch now with pitches to write for Art UK.
Some fun stories I've published:
What is drawing? by Susan Owens: https://artuk.org/discover/stories/what-is-drawing
Drawing your place in the world: new directions in contemporary drawing by Ben Street: https://artuk.org/discover/stories/drawing-your-place-in-the-world-new-directions-in-contemporary-drawing
Drawing blood: three ways of looking at medical illustrations by Richard Barnett: https://artuk.org/discover/stories/drawing-blood-three-ways-of-looking-at-medical-illustrations
Like surgeon, like sculptor: Barbara Hepworth's hospital drawings by Jessica Raja-Brown: https://artuk.org/discover/stories/like-surgeon-like-sculptor-barbara-hepworths-hospital-drawings
Stories from the east: how William Morris was influenced by Islamic manuscripts by Qaisra M. Khan: https://artuk.org/discover/stories/stories-from-the-east-how-william-morris-was-influenced-by-islamic-manuscripts
Sanguine: a history of red chalk drawings by Kirsten Tambling: https://artuk.org/discover/stories/sanguine-a-history-of-red-chalk-drawings
Pitch guide here: https://artuk.org/about/how-to-pitch
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CONTACT INFORMATION (please do not share the email address publicly):
Questions/submissions: pitches@artuk.org
Website: https://artuk.org/
TO HELP YOU CRAFT YOUR PITCH:
Learn more about the publication: Art UK is a charitable organization that publishes writing and curates features exploring public art collections across the United Kingdom. It includes essays, interviews, commentary, and artist profiles focused on underrepresented creators and institutional storytelling. The platform advances public access to art and supports critical engagement by highlighting diverse artworks and the histories behind them. More information here.
Read through a selection of recent articles/stories on its website.
Review the submission guidelines here.
Check out our collection of pitch excerpts on this page and find more sample pitches at The Open Notebook and at SuccessfulPitches.com.
Do not forget to end your pitch with (1) a short introduction about yourself; (2) a few lines highlighting your writing experience, relevant credentials and publication credits; and (3) links to your strongest work or portfolio, and online profile.
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