Awards and Sponsors

We would like to thank all of our sponsors for 2025 who will be providing awards and prizes. Please see list below.

Princess Michael of Kent Award - A signed certificate 
President and Vice Presidents’ Award - A signed certificate 
The Tom Urwin Special Fine Art Award - £2000 
Karin Walker Young Artist Award - 2 x £500

Helen Sinclair Sculpture Award - £500
The Circles of Art Award £1000 & Feature in their Magazine

The Catto Gallery Award £500 and an exhibiting opportunity

The Artist Editor’s Choice Award, Feature in The Artist magazine

The Christopher Seow Student Award £300 & £250 runner-up prize

The SWA Members' Award £250

Derwent Special Fine Art Award   £250 (art materials)​

Ohuhu Award £250 Ohuhu Gift Card

Parker Harris Award  One year’s subscription to The Art Ladder mentoring

programme, worth £325

Cass Art Award £250 Cass Art Gift Vouchers

Dave Clay Award£200 awarded for body of work

Rosemary & Co Award £100 (Brushes)

Visitor's Choice Award £50

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Exhibition Demonstrations 2025

During the Exhibition we have demonstrations by some of our talented members artists. 

Thursday 26th June AM - Elizabeth Nast  'Depicting the ordinary in life - Painting the urban environment in acrylics'

Thursday 26th June PM - Kayla M. Martell‘Magic Marmalade’ - Learn the magic of oil paint in a still life of oranges

Friday 27th June AM - Christine Roychowdhury‘Dance and the meaning of life in paint‘

Friday 27th June PM - Nicola Stratton-Tyler ‘Still life: Impasto and negative spaces’

Saturday 28th June AM - Justine Lois Thorpe ‘Approach to Abstraction’ How to combine land & seascapes in an abstract form. Exploring using oils and other mediums in a new way.​​​​

Saturday 28th June PM - Tessa Jane  ‘Fragmentation and Repair’ - How to use mixed media for collage samples and final pieces