Awards
Dominic Carlton Sketchbook Award Autumn Critique
Donated by Dominic Carlton. This is awarded for the best sketchbook submitted. Two Highly Commended will also be chosen.
Lists of winners since 2016
Carter Award - 2023 Hilary Frame, 2024 Judith Avenell, 2025 Steve Gladwell
Contemporary Award - 2022 Rachel Boxall, 2023 Sue Olford, 2024 Sue Olford, 2025 Ken Clarke
Dennis Frost Award - 2016 Roger Billington, 2017 Kay Gale, 2018 Christine Woodward, 2019 Roger Billington, 2020 no awards given due to Covid, 2022 Rachel Boxall, 2023 Margaret Cairns, 2024 Karen Bull, 2025 Roger Lewis
Dominic Carlton Award - 2017 Margaret Cairns, 2018 Alan Plumpton, 2019 Plumpton, 2020 no awards given due to Covid. 2021 Margaret Cairns, 22 Judith Armstrong, 2023 Margaret Cairns, 2024 Judith Armstrong, 2025 Judith Armstrong
Dorothy Tubb Award - 2016 Margaret Cairns, 2017 Kay Gale, 2018 Kay Gale, 2019 Karen Bull, 2020 no awards given due to Covid. 2021 Lindsay Shaw, 2022 Kay Gale,2023 Kay Gale 2024 Kay Gale 2025 Kay Gale
Drawing Award - 2016 Maggie Gulliver, 2018 Kay Gale, 2019 Kay Gale, 2020 no awards given due to Covid. 2021 Jacqueline Black, 2022 Kay Gale, 2023 Sally Smithers, 2024 Ellie Sheil, 2025 Margaret Cairns
Mary Hite Award - 2016 Roger Billington, 2017 Roger Billington, 2018 Keith Coomber, 2019 Margaret Cairns, 2020 no awards given due to Covid. 2021 Kay Gale, 2022 Margaret Cairns, 2023 Kay Gale, 2024 Jo Ashbury, 2025 Kay Gale
Platinum Award - 2022 Liz Brown, 2023 Ellie Sheil, 2024 Ellie Sheil, 2025 Ellie Sheil
Richard Tomlin‘s Award - 2017 Rosemary Ferguson, 2018 Wendy Marston, 2019 Gwen Callahan, 2020 no awards given due to Covid 2021 exhibition cancelled 2022 Rachel Boxall, 2023 Margaret Cairns, 2024 Karen Bull, 2025 Steve Drake
Tom Groom Award - 2016 Ronnie Grahame, 2017 Marcus Finch, 2018 Lindsay Shaw, 2019 Joan Eggins, 2020 no awards given due to Covid 2021 Liz Brown, 2022 Kay Gale, 2023 Chris Shaw, 2024 Lindsay Shaw
The Tom Groom Award - Autumn Critique
This award is for a painting, any medium, any size, but it must represent the topic given by the Judge and noted in the Programme for the year. The winner receives a beautiful glass obelisk is which is kept for a year and then returned, two further paintings will be awarded Highly Commended certificates, all awarded at the AGM.
The Richard Tomlinson Watercolour Award - Spring Exhibition
This is awarded for the best watercolour in the Exhibition. The trophy, which is kept for one year, will be awarded with two highly commended certificates at the AGM.
The Platinum Jubilee Award - Summer Exhibition
This Award is given to the best "Pastel" picture in the Exhibition, it is a glass plate/bowl. Two highly commended certificates will also be given all awarded at the AGM.
The Mary Hite Award - Spring Exhibition
This is awarded for the best painting in the Exhibition. It is open to all members exhibiting framed pictures. The winner is awarded a Silver Salver at the AGM with two further artists being awarded Highly Commended certificates, all awarded at the AGM.
The Kay Seear Award (Associate members only)as entries allow at either Exhibitions)
A Pewter Mug given in honour of Kay Seear. This is for Associate members only to encourage them to exhibit their framed work and is for the best Associate member's picture. The winner wins full membership and the trophy is presented at the AGM and kept for one year.
The Drawing Award - Spring Critique
Introduced in the year 2000 by Colin Clark, this award is to encourage the art of drawing. Open to all members for a drawing of any subject of any size framed or mounted. It must have been created in the previous 12 months using any drawing medium but must be monochrome only. The winner will receive this silver cup (returned after one year), with their name engraved on it and the two runners up will receive Highly Commended Certificates, all of which will be presented at the AGM.
The Dorothy Tubb Award - Spring Critique
This award, is for a traditional landscape in oils. It was presented to DAS by Laurie Tubb in memory of his wife Dorothy. The Award is a Glass Rose Bowl, there are also two runners up who receive Highly Commended certificates. Certificates are all presented at the AGM and the award is kept for one year by the winner.
The Dennis Frost Award - Summer Exhibition
This award, open to full members only, is presented for the best picture, in any medium. Two further paintings will receive Highly Commended certificates at the time of judging. The Bronze Pallette Award, to be kept for one year, will be presented to the winner at the AGM with the certificates.
The Contemporary Award - Spring Critique
This Award is for a Contemporary Painting any medium or size framed or mounted. The winner gets the lovely Art Glass shown here for a year and there are two highly commended certificates all to be awarded at the AGM.
The Carter Award - Summer Exhibition
This Award is given for a painting in any medium on the subject of “Sussex”. It is donated by John and Diane Carter, and was set up in memory of the late, Josephine and Sidney Carter. It carries an annual Money Prize for the winner and a trophy and two Highly Commended certificates will also be given at the AGM.