Crickhowell Open Art Competition 2025

The Crickhowell Open Art Exhibition has become one of the annual highlights of the oriel CRiC gallery programme, eagerly anticipated by artists and visitors to the gallery. The  competition results in an exhibition of selected work during the Crickhowell Open Studios weekend (24 - 26 May 2025), which annually takes place during the Spring Bank Holiday weekend.  It attracts an exciting mix of professional, emerging and amateur artists culminating in a diverse exhibition starting during the Crickhowell Open Studios Weekend and continuing until 12 July. 

The 2025 winners are as follows:

  • Overall Winner: Shirley Griffiths
  • Runner Up: Michael Grey-Jones
  • Watercolour: Kate Broadhurst
  • Oil/Acrylic: Valentino Teghillo
  • Textile: Helen Crawford
  • Printmaker: Lee Wright
  • Digital: Edward Gould
  • Visitors' Choice Anthony Skates
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2024 Winners

Overall Winner: Rebecca Roper - From Sharpitor 
Tower Gallery Prize: Roger Sampson - Self Portrait
Watercolour Prize: Tracey-Anne Sitch - Hoopla
Printmaking Prize: Kathleen Littler - Coastpath
Digital Prize: Stuart Lloyd - Girl in a Garden
Young Artist: Olivia Owens - Caerphilly Castle
Visitors' Choice Prize: Victoria Matthewson - How Dare the Robin Sing

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