Awards & Prizes

The following is a list of prizes awarded by the RBA. The list of winners will be published after our annual exhibitions. 

The Whistler Award

A medal, £500, and a double page spread in the exhibition catalogue

The de Laszlo Foundation Prize

The de Laszlo Medal for Excellence and £1,500 awarded to an artist aged 35 or under for the best work from life

The Artist Magazine Award

The winner will be featured in The Artist magazine

The Arts Society Star Student Award

Art shop vouchers to the value of £100

RBA President’s Star Student Award

£100

Nathan David Award for Sculpture

£150

The Dry Red Press Award

Work published as a greeting card

Frinton Frames Award

£200 of picture framing at Frinton Frames

The Marianne von Werther Memorial Award

The Rome Scholarship for a young artist

Hahnemühle Fine Art UK Award

A prize of £250 worth of artist paper

The Michael Harding Awards

Two prizes of £500 worth of art materials plus 10 Starter Packs

The Gordon Hulson Memorial Prize

A prize of £250 for draughtsmanship, variety and exploration

The Peter Kelly Commemorative Prize

£500

The Winsor & Newton Painting Award

Art materials to the value of £500

The Ronald Morgan Memorial Award

£250

The Stuart Southall Print Prize

£250

The Surgeon’s Prize

£500

The Geoffrey Vivis Memorial Award

£100

The John Lynn Commemorative Award for a Young Artist

£500

The Anthony J. Lester Art Critic Award

£50 plus a certificate

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