Mark Entwisle (winner of the Artist Prize 2023), Stripes Lounger, watercolour, 30 x 34cm
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 & a Michael Harding Urban Watercolour Set
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 & a Michael Harding On the Move Watercolour Set
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 and cash prizes.
Michael Harding Grand Prize | £500 Cash Prize & £500 worth of art materials
Michael Harding Mixed Media Prize | Vivid Watercolour Set & MH Merchandise Gift Card
Michael Harding Watercolour Prize | Botanical Watercolour Set & MH Merchandise Gift Card
Michael Harding People’s Choice Award | Urban Watercolour Set & MH Merchandise Gift Card
The Artist Prize | Feature article in The Artist & Leisure Painter Magazine
Caran d'Ache Prize | Set of 76 Caran d’Ache Museum extra-fine aquarelle watercolour pencils
Cotswold Mounts Prize | £125 Cash Prize
Daler Rowney Prize | £650 worth of art materials
Daniel Smith Prize | Daniel Smith PrimaTek range of 36 tube watercolours and the 266 Watercolour Dot-Card
Dry Red Press Prize | The opportunity to have your artwork published on a greetings card
GreatArt Prize | £250 worth of art materials and an artist’s feature in GreatArt’s online magazine
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 watercolours
Seawhite Art Materials Prize | Seawhite art materials
Fanny Violet Shoosmith Prize | £500 Cash Prize
Thurston Laidlaw Shoosmith Prize | £500 Cash Prize
St Cuthbert’s Mill Paper Prize | £300 worth of paper
Wallace Seymour Prize | £200 worth of art materials
Winsor & Newton Prize | £500 worth of art materials
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*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 2022.
**To qualify for the RWS Young Artist Award you must be 35 or under on 1st of October 2025.