{"id":5690,"date":"2021-10-13T15:19:51","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T13:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1389205"},"modified":"2021-10-13T15:33:25","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T13:33:25","slug":"how-to-watch-portrait-artist-of-the-year-2021","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/how-to-watch-portrait-artist-of-the-year-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"How to watch Portrait Artist of The Year 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Grace Henry\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 13 October 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Portrait Artist of the Year is back for another series, with a new selection of talented artists competing for a \u00a310,000 commission to paint the esteemed Scottish-Italian classical solo violinist, Nicola Benedetti, which will be exhibited at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.<\/p>\n

Hosted by Stephen Mangan and Joan Bakewell, the show will see the artists battling it out in a bid to impress expert judges Tai Shan Schierenberg, Kathleen Soriano and Kate Bryan.<\/p>\n

And it wouldn\u2019t be Portrait Artist of the Year without a stellar line-up of subjects from the showbiz world, known as sitters, who the artists will get to paint.<\/p>\n

So, how do you watch Portrait Artist of the Year 2021? Who are the celebrity sitters? And when does it start?<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s everything you need to know.<\/p>\n

How to watch Portrait Artist of the Year?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Portrait Artist of the Year 2021 starts on Sky Arts on Wednesday 13th October<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
Viewers can watch on Freeview Channel 11 from 8pm, or via NOW.<\/p>\n
Episodes will then air weekly.<\/p>
Who are the celebrity sitters?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
There\u2019s a long list of celebrity sitters taking part this year, including actor Daniel Mays and former Strictly Come Dancing judge Arlene Phillips.<\/p>\n
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