All entries must be drawn with pen, pencil or fixed charcoal on A4 paper only. Entrants must be between the ages of 11 and 18.

Before you begin, go to timesonline.co.uk/drawing and www.tate.org.uk/drawing for information on masterclasses and advice from the experts.

The closing date is Saturday, April 14. The best self-portraits will be chosen by our panel of judges, which includes the Turner prizewinner and Times columnist Grayson Perry, the Times chief art critic Rachel Campbell-Johnston, Anna Cutler, head of education at Tate Modern, Stephen Farthing, Professor of Drawing at Chelsea College of Art, and Joanne Bernstein, curator of the UBS collection.

The best entries will be included in a special display at Tate Modern during UBS Openings: The Long Weekend, an arts festival which runs from May 25-28.

Send entries to Tate Times Drawing Challenge, Communications Department, Tate, Millbank, London SW1P 4RG.

Terms and conditions

1. The competition is organised by the Board of Trustees of the Tate Gallery (“Tate”).

2. Only one drawing may be submitted per person.

3. Competition entrants must be aged between 11 and 18.

4. Tate accepts no responsibility for any entries submitted that are lost or delayed in the post.

5. All contact details on the back of drawings must be legible. Tate will not consider entries where the contact details are illegible.

6. Tate will not enter work for selection where the criteria for the challenge have not been met.

7. The winning entrants whose drawings are selected for the exhibition at Tate Modern will be notifi ed by Monday, May 21, 2007. There will be no other prize or cash alternative.

8. The final closing date for entry is Saturday, April 14, 2007.

9. The jury decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

10. You retain the copyright for your work, but Tate and The Times hold the right to reproduce your drawings in relation to this promotion.

11. The competition is not open to the employees or freelance contractors of Tate or News International or their families or to any person directly or indirectly involved with running the competition.

12. The winning submissions and all other entry drawings are strictly non-returnable and are the property of Tate. None of the competition entrants (including the winners) will have any involvement in the hanging or display of the drawings.

ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS

Is date of birth necessary?
Yes we do ask that the age is clearly marked on the back of the drawing as part of the rules.

How many works will be selected?
We don't know at this stage. We are looking to select the best and we don' t know how many entries we will get.

Can I use mixed media?
Yes - you can use pen, fixed charcaol and pencil in any combination. So feel free to use them together if you like.

What sort of drawing should it be? Cubist or traditional?
This is your decision. We will accept all styles

Can I have the work back/returned?
We're afraid it does say in the T&Cs that we are not able to return works to individuals. In order to make such competitions possible we have to be realistic about the resources necessary and returning everyone's work was not feasible.

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