Formerly known as the Contemporary Watercolour Competition (among many other names during the exhibition's 50+ year history), the RWS Open is one of the largest open-submission water-media exhibitions in the world, attracting thousands of submissions nationally and internationally each year.
Successful applicants in the early stages of their art career often consider exhibiting as a springboard to other successes such as forming relationships with collectors, gallerists and curators. Not forgetting to mention that many exhibitors go on to become successfully elected RWS Members.
Royal Watercolour Society Prize Winners
David Gluck Memorial Award | R&F Mo
David Benson Memorial Award | Nina Schulze
RWS Award | Thomas Lamb
RWS New Graduate Award | Leona Xiang
RWS Young Artist Award | Lucy Gogoliuk & Olive Haigh
RWS Exhibition Prize sponsored by the Joan Williams Fund | Greg Becker & Alex Dipple
RWS Publicity Prize | Kelly McCallum
Sponsored Prize Winners
The Cass Art Solo Show Award | Nicholas Middleton
The Artist Prize | Elizabeth Nast
Cotswold Mounts Prize | Clare Petherick
Daler Rowney Prize | Lucy Spanyol
Dry Red Press Prize | Ella Hazelden
The Heatherley’s Open Studio Prize | Aidan Potts
Schmincke Prize | Anna Schefer
Seawhite Art Materials Prize | Johanna Zhang
The Shoosmith Gallery Prize | Martha Zmpounou
St Cuthbert’s Mill Paper Prize | Daisy Cook
Winsor & Newton Prize | Kate Wilson
Bankside Gallery
48 Hopton Street
London, SE1 9JH
Gallery Hours Open daily, 11am - 6pm
Free Admission
For all enquiries please contact info@banksidegallery.com
