For the 2015 edition of the Portrait Prize, the RBSA have teamed up with charity, Changing Faces who provide emotional and practical support for people suffering from illness and injury in the UK.
A special section of this year's exhibition will focus on portraiture exploring disfigurement with confidence and revealing beauty and diversity within all faces.
Work from portrait artists across the UK will be on display, and one lucky winner will receive the Changing Faces Midlands Prize for Portraiture plus a £1,500 commission to create a portrait of a person with facial disfigurement for the Changing Faces Collection.