Prizes & Awards

  • Best in Show

  • Best in Show Runner Up

There will be a ‘Best of’ awarded for the following categories. In addition, paintings in these categories will be eligible to be selected for 10 Highly Commended Awards

  • Category A : Landscape (includes Cityscapes)

  • Category B: Waterscape (paintings dominated by water in any setting eg. sea, river, lake, pool)

  • Category C: Portrait / Figurative

  • Category D: Still Life / Floral / Interior

  • Category E: Animal/Wildlife

  • PSVA Award – open to artists who have not previously won a major award at a PSVA exhibition

  • Margaret Lourey Award – open to artists who have not won an award at any exhibition

  • John Withers Emerging Pastellist Scholarship – open to artists who are current participants in this program

  • Ming Mackay Award- people’s choice (voted for during the Exhibition), awarded at the December 2023 PSVA Monthly Meeting

  • President’s Award – open to all artists

No painting shall win more than one award, excluding the Ming Mackay Award

The winner of the Ming Mackay Award is asked to donate a small unframed painting which will be raffled at the following year’s exhibition. The funds from the raffle are donated to the PSVA Committee charity of choice

Helen Miles – A Little Winter Wonderland