Patio Table Art 2026
Enter our Patio Table Art 2026 Contest and you could win €1,000!
Summer’s nearly here and to kick it off, we’re bringing back our hugely popular Patio Table Art Contest!
We’re looking for local artists or art students to apply to design and paint 6 patio table tops that will remain in place for the entire patio season and will definitely generate a lot of attention on Church Street.
So, if you’re an established or budding artist and would love to be considered for this, simply complete the form below and submit it by 10:00pm on Sunday May 3rd.
The completed artworks will be revealed at a special Summer Patio Opening event on Sunday May 24th. That’s not all – based on a public vote, one artist will be named as the Overall Winner winning $1,000 and one will be named as Runner-Up, winning €500!
Entry Form & Details
- Each artist will be supplied with a wooden patio table top to be painted at the pub over the period from Friday, May 8 – Friday, May 22, 2026. The back room (Library) at the pub will be provided to each Artist over this period (with time slots pre-agreed between pub management and the artist for up 15 hours over 3 days).
- Each artist will be given a “Theme” at random to base their table top design on. The themes are: Guinness; Local VT Geography/Flora/Fauna/Symbols; Local VT Food and Beverage; Local VT Sports; Local VT University / University Life and Burlington City / Church Street.
Further specific examples for consideration / guidance will be provided to the Artists once the Themes have been allocated.
- Each artist will be provided with $$ for art supplies.
- The Winner and 2nd Place will be decided on the afternoon of Sunday, May 24th, with the artwork being displayed outside of the pub on Church Street.
- The table tops will remain property of Rí Rá Burlington, and become part of the patio space set up for the Summer.
- By entering the competition, participants agree to abide by these terms & conditions.
Patio Art Competition
Form for artists to enter the Patio Table Art Competition