Swire Ridgeway Arts Prize 2025

 Theme for the 2025 competition

The show in 2024 was a success in so many ways and we will be running the Swire Arts Prize again in 2025 with a new theme of

 ‘Colours and Hues of the Ridgeway’

YOU CAN INTERPRET THIS THEME as your imagination takes you.

ASPECTS OF THE NATURAL WORLD may be the source of inspiration, such as signs of the seasons e.g. the first frosts of winter, spring buds, summer swallows, lambs and calves, autumn bronzes or wonderful birdsong and summer heat haze.

PEOPLE AND MAN-MADE THINGS could feature e.g. the signs of travellers along the route or indeed the waymarks and finger posts that assist them.

THE RIDGEWAY HAS AN ANCIENT HISTORY OF ITS OWN, of course. Signs and symbols of peoples’ long past have left indelible inspiration on and near the Ridgeway National Trail.

A PLACE OF WORK, SPORT, AND RECREATION, whether that be racehorses training on the historic turf, recreational walkers and runners, horse riders and cyclists or where cultivation has helped shape the Ridgeway’s iconic landscape.

WE HOPE that you will be inspired to produce more amazing works of art to help The Friends of the Ridgeway celebrate our national trail in art again in 2025.

The Flyer for the competition along with the Rules and Entry Form are attached.

A Flyer for the competition is linked here

The Competition rules are linked here

The Entry form is linked here