2024 OPEN ART COMPETITION – Winners & Highly Commended We had a fantastic response with 580 entries from across the UK, thank you to all the artists who entered. The standard was exceptionally high. We are most grateful to our judges who did a brilliant job. A huge thank you to our prize sponsors, [...]
We are delighted to announce that Julian Lloyd Webber will be delivering the introductory talk for our concert by the Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra on Sunday 13th October in Chipping Campden. Julian is a Patron for the Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra and the Purcell School of Music, where our guest Cellist for Elgar's Cello Concerto Ella Harrison is [...]
We are delighted to announce that Tush Sabale has agreed be our guest main prize judge for our 2024 open art competition alongside Malcolm Rogers, former Director of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Tushar Sabale is an award winning Indian born, British artist based in London. He mainly paints from life and [...]
Applications to be a Benefactor of the festival are open! You can become a Bronze Benefactor for as little as £50 to qualify for priority booking for 2024 events. Benefactor donations are essential to secure the future success of the festival and fund our annual outreach programme with local primary and secondary schools and our [...]
Introducing the Prize Winners and Highly Commended finalists for our 2023 open art competition! We had a fantastic response with 476 entries from across the UK and the standard was exceptionally high. Thank you to everyone who entered. We are so grateful to our 7 judges who did a brilliant job. A huge thank [...]
We are delighted to announce that the winner of our Visitor’s Choice prize is Lindy Allfrey for her portrait ‘Karine’. We were so pleased that her model also visited the exhibition on the final day! We had over 1,300 visitors through the doors over the 10 days, so this is praise indeed. A big [...]
We are delighted to announce that our new Artist in Residence for 2023-2025 is Claire Watson. The term is for 2 years, so you will see Claire at our events between now and the next festival where she will run workshops, participate in our schools outreach programme at local primary and secondary schools, help [...]
Immediately after the festival we invited our festival ticket-buyers to take part in our survey to provide us with valuable feedback to help us plan the next year of events and our next festival in 2025. We are constantly striving to improve the festival and deliver an exciting and engaging programme of events. Thank you [...]
Our 2023 open art competition is now open for entries! Prizes include: - Main prize £1000 (any medium) sponsored by Wychavon District Council - Painting in Oils or Acrylics Prize £500 sponsored by Priory Gallery - Watercolour Prize £500 sponsored by John Noott (Founders Prize) - Sculpture/3D Prize £500 sponsored by Jason & Susan [...]
Every year, The Broadway Festival Trust awards grants of between £500-£2000+ to local students starting or in full time education in the arts. This bursary applies to students studying Fine Art, Applied Arts, Music or the Performing Arts. The grants are awarded in order to help students with course expenses and foreign travel for their [...]
As an Arts charity we would very much appreciate a donation to help us fund our outreach programmes with local schools and Arts bursaries for local university students - thank you
