Past Events

21st Century Watercolour

21st Century Watercolour is an annual open painting competition organised by the Royal Watercolour Society. The aim of the competition is to encourage innovation in the use of water-based media on paper and to stimulate fresh approaches to what are considered to be watercolour’s traditional strengths.

Artists are invited to submit up to three framed, glazed water-based paintings on paper. Work is selected by a panel of judges. Last year the panel consisted of Gillian Llewellyn-Lloyd from the Llewellyn-Alexander Gallery, David Kitchin from the Rowley Gallery, Richard Sorrell PRWS and David Paskett RWS. In previous years numerous prizes, worth in excess of £10,000, have been kindly donated by various individuals and organisations including the Royal Watercolour Society, St. Cuthbert’s Mill, Baker Tilly, Winsor and Newton and Elizabeth Scott-Moore Fund.

Successful applicants are often encouraged to apply for Membership; in 2007 several were made Associate Members, including Fay Ballard, Bill Henderson and George Devlin. In 2008 three of the four new Associate Members – Thomas Plunkett, Denis Ryan and Caroline McAdam Clark also exhibited in 21st Century Watercolour.

For more information please contact Bankside Gallery:

Bankside Gallery, 48 Hopton Street, London SE1 9JH

020 7928 7521 / info@banksidegallery.com