Key dates
Take One Picture projects take place throughout the year. CPD days are held in the Autumn and Spring Terms, and you have until the following Autumn Term to submit your project.
These are the key dates to remember for the current focus paintings:
2027 focus painting: Cosimo Tura, 'A Muse (Calliope?)'
Stage 1 – Teacher training CPD sessions run between October 2025 – May 2026. Book your place here.
Stage 2 – Schools have until October 2026 to work on their projects.
Stage 3 – The submissions window opens from November 2025 – October 2026.
Stage 4 – The exhibition will take place in spring/summer 2027.
View the painting online
2026 focus painting: Canaletto, 'A Regatta on the Grand Canal'
Stage 2 – Schools are currently working on their projects
Stage 3 – Schools have until 31 October 2025 to submit their projects here
Stage 4 – The exhibition will take place in spring/summer 2026
2025 focus painting: Pieter de Hooch, 'The Courtyard of a House in Delft'
Stage 4: The exhibition is open until 31 August 2025.