Prizes

Royal Watercolour Society Prizes

David Gluck Memorial Award | £1000 Cash Prize

David Benson Memorial Award | £500 Cash Prize

RWS Award | £250 Cash Prize

RWS New Graduate Award* | £250 Cash Prize

RWS Young Artist Award** | Guest Membership to the RWS for 2 years to an artist under the age of 35, allowing the winner(s) to exhibit in all Society exhibitions at Bankside Gallery for this period

RWS Exhibition Prize sponsored by the Joan Williams Fund | The opportunity to exhibit alongside RWS Guest Members in a group exhibition at RWS Gallery in 2026

RWS Publicity Prize | Your selected work on exhibition publicity material

Sponsored Prizes

The Royal Watercolour Society is delighted to have the support of industry specialists who are offering a range of prizes including art materials, studio time, publishing, exhibiting and cash prizes.

The Cass Art Solo Show Award | The opportunity for a solo exhibition of your work in one of the Art Spaces at Cass Art

The Artist Prize | Feature article in The Artist & Leisure Painter Magazine

Cotswold Mounts Prize | £125 cash

Daler Rowney Prize | Art materials to the value of £650

Dry Red Press Prize | The opportunity to have your artwork published on a greetings card

The Heatherley’s Open Studio Prize | Five days’ worth of studio time at The Heatherley School of Fine Art

Schmincke Prize | Set of 50 Schmincke Horadam Supergranulating watercolours

Seawhite Art Materials Prize | Seawhite art materials

The Shoosmith Gallery Prize | £1000 cash

St Cuthbert’s Mill Paper Prize | £300 worth of paper

Winsor & Newton Prize | Art materials to the value of £500

Lead sponsor 

*To qualify for the RWS New Graduate Award you must be a current student on an arts-related course in higher education, or a recent graduate of the same. If you are a graduate, your graduation date must be no earlier than 1st January 2021.

**To qualify for the RWS Young Artist Award you must be 35 or under on 4^th of November 2024.

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