TV Tonight: Vanessa Williams Joins Portrait Artist of the Year
Actors Lennie James, Sheridan Smith and Vanessa Williams sit for the latest series of Sky Arts' Portrait Artist of the Year, alongside other programming on tonight's schedule.
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Sky Arts' long-running competition series Portrait Artist of the Year returns tonight at 8pm, featuring actors Lennie James, Sheridan Smith and Vanessa Williams as the first three sitters of its 13th series.
The programme invites a panel of artists to compete in painting portraits of well-known sitters, with judges assessing the finished works. Art historian Katy Hessel joins the judging panel for this series, while Stephen Mangan returns as host.
Among tonight's other programming is a feature on efforts to reach the bottom of one of Britain's deepest caves, offering a contrasting look at adventure and exploration alongside the evening's arts programming.
Portrait Artist of the Year has built a following for the emotional moments it often produces, as sitters react to seeing how artists have interpreted their likeness through the finished portraits.
Tonight's episode continues the series' format of pairing well-known personalities with competing artists, as the show works toward naming its eventual Portrait Artist of the Year.
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- TV tonight: Vanessa Williams sits for this wonderful portrait competition — The Guardian — Culture
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