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 | 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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