£10,000 Cass Art Prize launched by the London family who championed Monet and Van Gogh

A new £10,000 art prize has been announced by a London-based retailer in a bid to inspire the next generation of artists.

Cass Art, which has a family legacy of supporting artists in the capital for more than 120 years, launched the UK-wide competition this week. It will be judged by an expert panel comprising Sky Arts’ Portrait Artist of the Year winner Curtis Holder, The National Portrait Gallery’s BP Portrait Award winner Justin Mortimer, Sky Arts’ Artist of the Year judge Kathleen Soriano, gallery owner Pippy Houldsworth, TalkArt co-host Robert Diament, Saatchi Art’s The Other Art Fair founder Ryan Stanier and acclaimed artist Sinta Tantra.