BioCraft Competition
The annual BioCraft Competition (previously BioArtAttack 3D) 2025 is now closed.
In this competition, participants create a biology-inspired 3D artwork from recycled, or other, materials. The competition is open to anyone in the UK and internationally. Entries are free of charge and the competition is open to all ages.
Submissions are entered in two categories:
- Single submissions: one piece of 3D artwork, created by either a person or a group of people
- Multiple submissions: for multiple pieces of 3D artwork — suitable for teachers, youth group leaders, or anyone who has a large selection of artworks to submit from several people.
Please read the terms and conditions of the 2025 BioCraft Competition before submitting any artwork.
Inspiration
From the very big to the very small: BioCraft entries can take inspiration from the smallest parts of the natural world that only a microscope can see: think cell structures, bacterial colonies and microscopic organisms. Or entries could instead feature environments or ecosystems. Art could be based around great savannahs, wide-open plains, the deep oceans or immense rainforests and the huge range of diversity contained within them.
Hands-on science: Lab or field equipment could be the focus of your artwork, with fascinating tools and apparatus being used by scientists to provide ways to make wonderful discoveries.
Scientific concepts: Your art could help explain a biological concept, theory or area of biology that particularly interests you. Art can be a great way to visualise something that may seem complex or difficult to understand.
Choosing our BioCraft winners
A judging panel of RSB staff decide a shortlist for both the individual and group entry category. The winners and runners up were then decided by a public vote. The BioCraft Competition winners in each category will receive a prize for their creation.
Entries are judged on:
- the variety of materials used
- the variety of creative skills used
- the aesthetic quality of the piece
- the originality of the piece
- how well the piece captures the biological basis of the subject matter
The 2025 competition is now closed.
- Enter a single submission: Enter one piece of artwork, created by either a person or a group of people.
- Enter multiple submissions: This enables more than one piece of work to be submitted. This competition entry route is open to teachers, art or community club leaders, or anyone working within a group in which everyone is producing their own artwork.
Please note that each submission needs to include annotations within the piece including the title, materials used, and the science behind the piece. It is suggested this text is printed out and scanned alongside photos of the final 3D piece of artwork.
Both the Individual and Group category winners receive a cash or voucher prize:
- £20 cash / Amazon voucher to the Individual category winner
- £50 cash / Amazon voucher to the Group category winner
We have blank participation certificates available to download for anyone who took part in the 2025 competition.
Previous BioCraft Competition winners
Individual 2025: Gracie Ratcliffe, ‘Migration in Glass’
Group 2025:Colegio Ciudad de México, ‘Coral Reef’
You can find out more about the 2025 winners in our news story.
Discover the winners of the 2024 BioCraft and 2023 BioArtAttack 3D competition (now BioCraft).
Contact us
Please email us if you have any queries about the competition.
Discover other RSB competitions