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SUMMARY:2026 Art Competition
DESCRIPTION:Entries will open for our annual open art competition in May\, open to any artist\, in any medium including (but not restricted to) painting\, drawing\, pastels\, mixed media\, printmaking\, sculpture\, ceramics & glass.\nAny artist from across the UK can enter\, but we do have a separate prize for best entry from a local artist.\nWe had 670 entries from across the UK in 2025. Take a look at the Prize Winners and those Highly Commended  \nPrizes: \n\nMain prize (any medium): £1000 – sponsored by Wychavon District Council\nRunner up to the main prize £250 – sponsored by Art Broadway\nPainting in Oils or Acrylics Prize £500 – sponsored by John Noott Galleries\nSculpture / 3D Prize £500 – sponsored by Sharon & Mark Ward (Trustee)\nLocal Artist Prize £500 – sponsored by Lennox Cato Antiques & Works of Art\nStill Life Prize of a solo weekend show – sponsored by The White Gallery Chipping Campden\nBest Entry from a New Entrant £500 – sponsored by the Painter’s Company Charities\nVisitors’ Choice Prize £250 voucher towards an overnight stay or food at Russells of Broadway plus afternoon tea for 2 at Dormy House Hotel\n\nWe have a panel of esteemed judges\, including category judges from the sponsors. \nArtists’ work that is selected for the final judging stage form an exclusive selling exhibition at Bretforton Theatrebarn from 25th September-4th October 2026\, open daily from 11am – 4pm. Entry to the exhibition is free and there is ample free parking right outside. The exhibition space is all on the ground floor. \nSome of our finalists will be demonstrating live during the exhibition. There is a demo area in between the two main exhibition areas where artists will be able to work on a piece and chat with exhibition visitors. \nMain entry deadline is 6pm Monday 17th August – entries open on 8th May\n\nWe realise that some of you will require a little extra time\, so there is a late entry deadline of 6pm on Friday 21st August. Late entries are charged at £25 per entry.\nBroadway Arts Festival is an arts charity\, so all the funds raised go towards their outreach projects with local schools\, bursaries for local university arts students and the next festival. \nCast your vote for Visitors’ Choice! \nWe also have a Visitors’ Choice prize. So do cast your vote for your favourite entry when you visit (one vote permitted per visitor). The prize winner will be announced and informed on the afternoon of Sunday 4th October! \nNote: We run the competition and exhibition of finalists apart from the festival as it is such a big event in its own right. \n  \n \n  \n \n  \n \n  \n \n  \n \n  \n 
URL:https://broadwayartsfestival.com/event/2026-art-competition/
LOCATION:Bretforton Theatrebarn\, Theatrebarn\, Bretforton\, Worcestershire\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:The Great Broadway Paint-Off 2026
DESCRIPTION:Your chance to draw or paint our beautiful Cotswolds village for the day and be in with a chance of winning great prizes along with other artists from across the UK! \nThis is a very popular event that attracts both professional and emerging artists. \nPrizes:  \n\nMain Prize: £500 (cash) sponsored by Alastair & Julieanne McGrigor (Trustee)\n2nd Place: An overnight stay with 3 course dinner\, full English breakfast and a round of golf at Tewkesbury Park Hotel\n3rd Place: £150 voucher for Jackson’s Art Supplies\n4th Place: £150 voucher towards framing from E7 Framing\n5th Place: A £100 voucher for Rosemary & Co Artist Brushes\n6th Place: £50 voucher for Jackson’s Art Supplies\nVisitors’ Choice Prize (voted on by visitors to the free exhibition of entries at the end of the afternoon): A 3 night stay at Russell Court Cottage in the grounds of Russell House in Broadway (Sleeps 6) Note: the Visitors’ Choice Prize is shared with The Great Broadway Portrait Paint-Off\n\n\nJudges in 2026 will include our Festival Artist in Residence\, Claire Henley and Festival Ambassador Tushar Sabale who will walk the village to chat with the artists during the day. \nNOTE: we will also be holding a separate Portrait Paint-Off at the Lifford Hall during the day for those who prefer painting people rather than en plein air! \n\n\nHow does it work? \n\n\n\n\n\n\nBuy your ticket through the website well in advance and before 15th May. Note: You can only buy a ticket for yourself\, not multiples for friends.\nTurn up with your blank canvas and your kit at the gazebo on the village green in the centre of the village in the time slot you selected to check in and get your canvas stamped & numbered on the reverse.\nSpend the day creating your masterpiece at your chosen location in or around the village (you can paint up at Broadway Tower too).\nGet your work of art back to the Lifford Hall anytime from 2pm\, but by 3:30pm at the very latest. If you have used an easel\, please leave it on your easel for display in the exhibition.\nIf you would like to sell your work\, tell us the price when you hand it back in.\nThe entries will then form a selling exhibition and be judged. Prize-winners will see a ribbon on their piece when the exhibition opens at 4pm.\nThe selling exhibition is then open to the public for all to enjoy from 4pm to 5pm.\nOnly artwork started and completed on the day will qualify.\nArtwork can be in any medium & any size\, however we cannot accept photography or iPad art as a medium for a number of reasons.\nWe process all artwork sales at the exhibition through our card machine and then transfer 90% of the sale price directly to your bank account in the following days. 10% of all sales are retained as commission to help cover the costs of running the competition. A red dot will appear on sold works.\n\nThis event will go ahead despite poor weather (no refunds) – so please dress appropriately! \n\n\n\nThere will be 75 tickets available for this event and they need to be purchased in advance\, by 15th May at the latest.  \nThe first 25 tickets sold will be charged at £20\, with all further tickets £25. \nParticipants will need to bring their own paper\, canvas and art supplies. These will not be provided. \nYou will have a choice of registration slot at the gazebo on the village green: \nEarly Birds: 8:30-9:30am (Sold Out)\nStill Keen: 9:30-10:30am\n \nBroadway Arts Festival accepts no responsibility for loss\, damage or injury during the day. \n 
URL:https://broadwayartsfestival.com/event/the-great-broadway-paint-off-2026/
LOCATION:Broadway Village Green\, The Green\, Broadway\, Worcestershire\, WR12 7AA\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:En Plein Air Workshop at Cotswold Lavender with Paul Talbot Greaves RI
DESCRIPTION:In this plein air workshop at Cotswold Lavender\, we will be painting the lavender fields in full bloom in acrylic or oil\, looking for interesting angles and dynamic designs to create attention grabbing paintings led by tutor  Paul Talbot-Greaves RI. \nThis workshop will be full of colour\, so you will learn how to manage colour contrasts effectively\, how to capture light and shade\, and how to simplify the subject. The day will be suitable for beginner and intermediate levels with participants ideally having had some basic painting experience. You will leave with your own interpretation of the subject along with the skills and knowledge to tackle similar paintings in your own time. \nPaul has been a full-time artist and tutor for the past 30 years\, specialising in landscape painting. He is a member of the Royal Institute Of Painters In Watercolours and has won many awards including three times The Artist award at Patchings\, The Canson Award\, St Cuthberts Mill Award\, The Artist Purchase Prize\, Chaoshan Watercolour Award\, and First Prize at the 2023 Broadway Arts Festival art competition. He regularly writes teaching articles for magazines\, has four practical art books published\, and has contributed to other books on the subject of painting. \nLimited to 15 places \nTickets £110 \nTickets go on sale in January and the price includes entry to the lavender fields and parking. \nMaterials List \nIf using acrylic paints: \n\nThere are no specific acrylic colours\, but as a guide most paintings can be created from cadmium yellow light\, yellow ochre\, cerulean blue\, French ultramarine\, cadmium red\, alizarin crimson\, titanium white and ivory black.\nBrushes: Synthetic types\, flat brushes or hog brushes. A small range of varied sizes is best. (can also be used for oil painting)\nPainting Surface: Any preferred surface is fine\, such as Winsor Newton Acrylic Paper or similar\, Hot pressed watercolour paper\, canvas\, canvas board or pre-gessoed boards and surfaces.\nPainting Mediums: Matt medium\nOther equipment:  Water pot\, palette\, Pencil\, Eraser\, kitchen roll\, Drawing board (if painting on paper)\, cellulose sponge (household moppet type)\, masking tape\, small spray bottle\, apron or old shirt\, outdoor chair (if sitting to paint)\, Easel\, Waste bag for discarded cleaning materials.\n\nIf working with oil paints: \n\nThere are no specific oil colours\, but as a guide\, most paintings can be created from cadmium yellow light\, yellow ochre\, cerulean blue\, French ultramarine\, cadmium red\, alizarin crimson\, titanium white and ivory black. \nBrushes: A small range of varied sizes of synthetic or hog brushes (brushes for acrylic are fine to use). A palette knife is useful for mixing and cleaning up.\nPalette: tear off palette or any suitable mixing surface\nPainting Surface: Use any kind of prepared surface for oil such as oil paper\, prepared canvas\, canvas board\, or gessoed wood panels. If preparing your own wood panel\, use at least 2 coats of Gesso. If you’re not used to oil\, keep the size small (maximum 14 x 11in) and buy ready primed surfaces.\nPainting Mediums: Winsor Newton Liquin medium (only a small bottle is required). No medium required for water soluble oils\nOther equipment: Odourless mineral spirits such as Sansodor or Zest it\, or water for water soluble oil. Small dipper or pot. A container with a lid for cleaning such as jam jars or oil painter’s steel colander pot. Kitchen roll or rags. Baby oil (for cleaning brushes and hands). Apron or old shirt. Outdoor chair (if sitting to paint). Easel. Waste bag for discarded cleaning materials.\n\nPaul Talbot-Greaves RI \n \nCotswold Lavender \n \n 
URL:https://broadwayartsfestival.com/event/en-plein-air-workshop-at-cotswold-lavender-with-paul-talbot-greaves/
LOCATION:Cotswold Lavender Fields\, Hill Barn Farm\, Snowshill\, WR12 7JY\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Broadway Arts Festival 2027
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the next Broadway Arts Festival – over 80 events across 10 days including live music\, outdoor theatre\, creative workshops\, demonstrations\, competitions\, tours & talks! Festival events take place at numerous venues in and around the beautiful village of Broadway in the north Cotswolds. \nThe programme will be announced at the end of 2026 and tickets will go on sale through the website in March 2027. \n 
URL:https://broadwayartsfestival.com/event/broadway-arts-festival-2027/
LOCATION:Around the village\, 1 The Green\, Broadway\, WR12 7AE\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:artBEAT 2027 - The opening weekend
DESCRIPTION:artBEAT is the opening 3 day weekend for the festival that showcases the work of some of Britain’s top artists\, designers and artisans in the marquees on the village green in this idyllic Cotswold village. \nThroughout the weekend the marquees house 50+ talented artists\, printmakers\, sculptors\, jewellers\, ceramicists\, designer-makers and a host of traditional artisans demonstrating their skills & selling their work direct to the public. Bring the whole family to watch these talented artists at work. \nOpen Friday 11th\, Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th June from 10:30am to 4:30pm daily. \nEntry is just £1 (under 16’s free) \nApplications to take a stand at artBEAT open in August 2026. Email artbeat@broadwayartsfestival.com if you would like to be notified when applications open. \n  \n \n  \n \n 
URL:https://broadwayartsfestival.com/event/artbeat-2027-the-opening-weekend/
LOCATION:Broadway Village Green\, The Green\, Broadway\, Worcestershire\, WR12 7AA\, United Kingdom
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