How to enter BioArtAttack 3D

The BioArtAttack 3D competition is now open

The closing date for entries will be 16th January 2024 and we will announce the winners in March 2024. Please read the terms and conditions for BioArtAttack 3D 2023 before entering photographs of your 3D competition entry via our competition entry pages.

Single submissions: one piece of artwork, created by either a person or a group of people.

Multiple submissions: for multiple pieces of artwork, suitable for teachers, youth group leaders or anyone who has a large selection of pieces to submit from one large group of people.

Inspiration 

From the very big to the very small: BioArtAttack 3D 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.

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 BioArtAttack 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.

How to enter BioArtAttack 3D

Please read the terms and conditions for BioArtAttack 3D 2023 before entering photographs of your 3D competition entry via our competition entry pages.

We accept entries on all aspects of the biosciences as usual. However we would like to encourage people to consider using recycled materials where possible in their artworks.

The closing date for entries will be 16th January 2024 and we will announce the winners in March 2024.

Single submissions: one piece of artwork, created by either a person or a group of people.

Multiple submissions: for multiple pieces of artwork, suitable for teachers, youth group leaders or anyone who has a large selection of pieces to submit from one large group of people.

Only photos of creations can be submitted, and up to ten photos of the piece can be included in your submission.

We will not be accepting video entries.

You also need to tell us in writing a bit about your piece, including:
• The title of your piece
• Equipment and material used
• What your piece depicts
• The science behind your piece

For single submissions, you will be prompted to include this information in the submission form.
For multiple submissions, each submission should include annotations within the piece detailing the title, what exactly the BioArtAttack depicts, what materials were used and the science behind the piece.

Entries will be 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

Choosing our winners 

A judging panel of RSB staff will decide on a winner and runner up for both the individual category and group entry category.

The BioArtAttack winners in each category will receive a prize for their creation.

Contact 

Please email if you have any queries about the competition.

Check out our 2022 winners

Imogen James, aged 16 from Norwich School, won the Individual category of the competition with her cross section of the intestine, titled The Intestinal Microbial Garden.

A group of 45 students in Year 7 from Alleyn’s School, won the Group category in this year’s BioArtAttack competition with their piece entitled Clay Corals.

You can find out more about the 2022 competition's winners in our news story, Clay corals and intestinal microbiome win BioArtAttack 2022.