Title Art Prize

Blank Media Collective has announced the winner of its inaugural The Title Art Prize for contemporary art: Joe Doldon. He wins £500, not a lot; but the publicity is worth far more. CLICK for a BBC slide show. The shortlisted entries were mostly dire. This portrait of Sir Anthony Hopkins by David Sargerson was, I thought, the best of a bad deal. David used 220 painted boards, which he hopes to sell separately as small works of art. Click the title link for the Blank Media Collective website.