{"id":2360235,"date":"2026-04-06T02:58:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T02:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2360235"},"modified":"2026-04-06T02:58:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T02:58:01","slug":"portrait-artist-of-the-year-london-heat-begins-portrait-artist-of-the-year-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/portrait-artist-of-the-year-london-heat-begins-portrait-artist-of-the-year-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Portrait Artist of the Year London Heat Begins | Portrait Artist of the Year UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8WAlUNHIbq4?autoplay=1&#038;modestbranding=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>The first heat of Portrait Artist of the Year begins in Trafalgar Square as 21 artists compete for a place in the final and the chance to paint Hilary Mantel for the British Library collection.<\/p>\n<p>00:00:00 Launching the Portrait Artist Competition in London<br \/>\n00:04:30 Judges Review Artist Self-Portraits and Discuss Criteria<br \/>\n00:08:45 Competition Begins with Celebrity Sitters Announced<br \/>\n00:13:03 Artists Work Different Styles and Approaches<br \/>\n00:16:57 Portrait Road Show Events and Silhouette Demonstrations<br \/>\n00:21:11 Judges Assess Progress and Emerging Front Runners<br \/>\n00:26:00 Young Artist Kem Works Under Pressure<br \/>\n00:30:11 Final Hour Rush as Artists Complete Portraits<br \/>\n00:34:53 Celebrity Sitters Choose Their Favorite Portraits<br \/>\n00:39:08 Judges Deliberate and Announce London Heat Winner<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to Banijay Arts \u2013 your home for powerful art shows and compelling stories from the worlds of culture, history, and the human experience. From intimate artist profiles to captivating explorations of creativity, identity, and heritage, this is where thought-provoking storytelling takes centre stage.<\/p>\n<p>Whether it\u2019s unforgettable biopics, fascinating cultural deep-dives, or iconic moments captured on film, Banijay Arts celebrates the stories that shape our world. Subscribe now and explore a curated collection of moving, meaningful, and visually rich content.<\/p>\n<p>Discover more \u2013 click to subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCUm4cFltc-2eBxGg5KXRuKw?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>#artdocumentary #banijayarts #trueartstories #artshow<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8WAlUNHIbq4\">Video Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first heat of Portrait Artist of the Year begins in Trafalgar Square as 21 artists compete for a place in the final and the chance to paint Hilary Mantel for the British Library collection. 00:00:00 Launching the Portrait Artist Competition in London 00:04:30 Judges Review Artist Self-Portraits and Discuss Criteria 00:08:45 Competition Begins with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2360236,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25180],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2360235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-videos"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775444280_maxresdefault.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2360235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2360235"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2360235\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2360237,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2360235\/revisions\/2360237"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2360236"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2360235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2360235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2360235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}