Summer Open Exhibition 2026

FAS welcomes members & non-members who are 18 and over to exhibit with us. Please note that your stewarding commitment is key to the success of this exhibition and it is a requirement of application. You may nominate someone else to do this in your place. Up to two works can be entered into the exhibition.

2026 Winner – The Gathering – Perryn Butler
2026 Nolton Haven, Evening, Low Tide – Ed Tanguay

Highly Commended – Seaview – Elisabeth Wehren, It’s Spring and Then it’s Not – Clare ‘Choc’ Howell, Just Before Harvest – Mandy Fish.

Sebastian Legovich, music evening at Tregwynt Mansion August 21st

Tregwynt Mansion is a beautiful historical building set in its own grounds, the exhibition is hosted over two floors and there are steps to the second floor ballroom, stewarding desk and toilets.

We are delighted to announce that our 3 judges were :
Elizabeth Haines

Maggie Brown (last year’s winner)

Marijke Tress-Braaksma

The prizes for 2026 are :
1st PRIZE: £300 and a feature in the FAS magazine (and judge to next year’s Summer Open)
2nd PRIZE: £200

In addition to this, a People’s Choice Prize of £100 will be awarded (from votes collected from the exhibition) – this will be announced via this website on the 20th September (& the winner will be emailed).