{"id":17947,"date":"2017-08-03T12:03:58","date_gmt":"2017-08-03T11:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=17947"},"modified":"2017-08-03T12:03:58","modified_gmt":"2017-08-03T11:03:58","slug":"in-photos-a-look-around-the-bp-portrait-award-2017-at-the-national-portrait-gallery-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/in-photos-a-look-around-the-bp-portrait-award-2017-at-the-national-portrait-gallery-london\/","title":{"rendered":"In photos: a look around the BP Portrait Award 2017 at the National Portrait Gallery, London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bp-portrait-award-2017-01.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: a look around the BP Portrait Award 2017 at the National Portrait Gallery, London\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now in its thirty-eighth year at the National Portrait Gallery, the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.npg.org.uk\/whatson\/bp-portrait-award-2017\/exhibition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BP Portrait Award<\/a> is always worth a look, and this year there&#8217;s yet more stunning work on display.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bp-portrait-award-2017-02.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: a look around the BP Portrait Award 2017 at the National Portrait Gallery, London\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The exhibition \u00a0is selected from 2,580 entries by artists from 87 countries around the world, and shows off a diverse range of subjects and portrait painting styles.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bp-portrait-award-2017-03.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: a look around the BP Portrait Award 2017 at the National Portrait Gallery, London\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Running until 24th September 2017 with free admission\u00a0the BP Portrait Award 2017 really is an unmissable highlight of the year for me. Get along before it closes!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bp-portrait-award-2017-04.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: a look around the BP Portrait Award 2017 at the National Portrait Gallery, London\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bp-portrait-award-2017-05.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: a look around the BP Portrait Award 2017 at the National Portrait Gallery, London\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bp-portrait-award-2017-06.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: a look around the BP Portrait Award 2017 at the National Portrait Gallery, London\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bp-portrait-award-2017-07.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: a look around the BP Portrait Award 2017 at the National Portrait Gallery, London\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bp-portrait-award-2017-08.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: a look around the BP Portrait Award 2017 at the National Portrait Gallery, London\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bp-portrait-award-2017-09.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: a look around the BP Portrait Award 2017 at the National Portrait Gallery, London\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bp-portrait-award-2017-10.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: a look around the BP Portrait Award 2017 at the National Portrait Gallery, London\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bp-portrait-award-2017-11.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: a look around the BP Portrait Award 2017 at the National Portrait Gallery, London\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bp-portrait-award-2017-12.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: a look around the BP Portrait Award 2017 at the National Portrait Gallery, London\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/bp-portrait-award-2017-13.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: a look around the BP Portrait Award 2017 at the National Portrait Gallery, London\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>More info<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npg.org.uk\/whatson\/bp-portrait-award-2017\/exhibition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BP Portrait Award<\/a>\u00a0at the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.npg.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Portrait Gallery<\/a><br \/>\nSt Martin\u2019s Place<br \/>\nLondon<br \/>\nWC2H 0HE<br \/>\nGeneral enquiries<br \/>\n020 7306 0055<\/p>\n<p><strong>Open daily 10:00-18:00 Thursday-Friday until 21:00<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Closing commences at 17.50 and 20.50<br \/>\nEntry to the Gallery is Free<br \/>\nFree WiFi 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