ANNUAL ART EXHIBITION, St Ives
Exhibition 2025
Our next exhibition will be held in the Free Church on Friday 14th and Saturday 15th November 2025.
Visitors to the exhibition are asked if they would like to vote for their favourite painting. The winning artist received a small prize. The 2023 winners were, jointly, Sarah-Marie Clee and Jennifer Horn. The 2022 winner was Kate Hardwick with one of her needlefelt artworks. In 2021 Deborah Birley won with her painting of the coast at Porthgwarra in Cornwall. Paintings by some of the previous winners of this popular vote are illustrated below.
2019 Chris Lockwood presenting Una with her prize for 'Favourite Painting'
2018 Anne Young and Gill Taylor with her
winning picture, "Summer at Wicken Fen"
2017 winner of favourite painting competition, Paula Skinner and her winning picture "Night Sky"
Winner of the 2016 favourite painting, Gill Taylor being presented with her prize by by the Mayor of St Ives, Debbie Townsend
Winner of the 2015 favourite painting, Gill Harwood with her watercolour entitled "Securely Padlocked." The prize was presented by the Deputy Mayor of Godmanchester, Peter Morgan
Brian Duck being presented with his prize for Favourite Painting 2014 by Peter Morgen, deputy mayor of Godmanchester 
Una Williams being presented with her winner's prize by the deputy mayor of Godmanchester, Sue Worthington July 2011 exhibition
Alison Baker at the 2009 Exhibition with her winning painting "Circle of Houses"
Favourite Painting 2010 Exhibition "Robin Hood's Bay", Watercolour by Jennifer Horn
Winner of the 2013 Favourite Painting award, "The Poacher" by Brian Duck