Young Artist Exhibition 2026

Wed 11th Feb 2026 to Sat 20th Jun 2026 - All Day

See this year’s fabulous entries to this exciting bi-annual award that was open to all young artists, up to 25 years old, living in the South East of England.

The aim of this award is to give young artists the chance to win the prestigious Young Artist Award and a platform to exhibit their artworks within the County Town’s museum, in the temporary exhibition galleries.

The theme for this year’s competition was ‘Place’.

FREE ADMISSION

After very careful consideration by our team of judges led by artist Cas Holmes, the Winners are…

15-25 Years

WINNER – ‘Catedrala’ by Maya Danciu

RUNNER-UP – ‘A Walk Along the Beach’ by Alfred Choi

14 Years and Under

WINNER – ‘Jubilee Celebration’ by Isabel Lacey

RUNNER-UP – ‘The Golden Tower’ by Dea Dacheva

Come along and see who else was highly commended.

A massive congratulations to all of the winners and to the talented artists who entered their amazing artworks.