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Image credit: Madara Vimba for St Hugh's
St Hugh’s launches Anniversary Award for 2026
£10,000 award will mark the Foundation's 35th year of grant giving
Over the past 35 years St Hugh's Foundation for the Arts has awarded over £500,000 to some 150 artists and arts organisations in greater Lincolnshire, Hull and East Yorkshire.
To mark this celebratory year, one significant Award of £10,000 will was launched on Saturday 27th June 2026 at the closing event of the THIRTY FIVE/ 35 exhibition at Fountain Arts in Scunthorpe.
The Foundation are inviting artists to use this funding to create and present an exciting new piece of work for the area, in any artform.
Applications are now open and close on 23rd August 2026. The successful applicant will be selected by the end of October.
An additional Award of £1,200 is also now open, for artists specifically working in painting and/or drawing. This is the Claire Peasnall Memorial Award kindly donated by Claire's family.
Please apply for either award online as explained on this website's Awards page.