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.
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'
Image: Canaletto: 'A Regatta on the Grand Canal', about 1740
Stage 4 – The exhibition will take place from 4 June – 31 August 2026 in the Roden Centre for Creative Learning.