2026 summer exhibition
Our Summer 2026 Exhibition at Beccles Public Hall took place in August. Thank you so much to everyone who popped in, purchased art by our wonderful local artists, bought raffle tickets and pens, donated, voted for their favourite picture, signed up as new members, put lovely comments in our visitors book and supported us in so many ways - we really appreciate all the lovely support form the people of Beccles (and beyond!)
We are already planning next year's exhibition so watch this space….
Winners were as follows:
- Watercolour: Pat Barclay
- Pastel: Pam Cross
- Acrylic: Clare-Louise O'Leary
- Other media: Ken Riches
- Mixed media: Sally Ladbrooke
- Oil: Angela Bailey
- Overall winner (public vote): Clare-Louise O'Leary
Some photos of our Preview Evening and presentations to the winners are below:
past exhibitions
2025 summer exhibition
The Beccles Society of Artists held its annual exhibition from the 6th to the 11th of August at Beccles Public Hall. A vibrant and diverse range of work from local artists was displayed in over 150 pieces of work in a variety of media. There was a good number of visitors throughout the week, many of whom made purchases.
Category prizes were awarded to:
- Watercolour - Pat Barclay
- Acrylic - Halyna Klepikovska
- Oil - Keith Wragg
- Pastel - John Patchett
- Mixed media - Julie Whittaker
- Other media - Louise Pallister
The Favourite Artwork of the Exhibition award (voted by the public) was The Fox by Jane Webber.
Sincere thanks to all artists, volunteers and visitors who contributed to the success of the exhibition.
2024 summer exhibition
Thank you to everyone who attended our summer exhibition; we were very pleased by the number of visitors, sales and positive feedback.
Prize winners were:
- Public vote - Keith Wragg
- Watercolour - Pat Barclay
- Pastel - Lorraine Stephenson
- Mixed media - Julia Worsley
- Other media - Anne Claxton
- Acrylic - Elizabeth Stables
- Oil - Angela Bailey
Photos from our Preview Evening and award winners can be viewed below.
2023 summer exhibition
Award winners were:
- Watercolour - Pat Barclay
- Acrylic - Carole Kemp
- Oil - Angela Bailey
- Mixed media - Julia Worsley
- Other media - Anne Claxton
- Pastel and OVERALL WINNER - Lorraine Stephenson
Preview evening photos:
2022 Summer Exhibition
Thank you to everyone who attended our 2022 Summer Exhibition. We had nearly 1000 visitors and many positive comments about the artwork on display. Keith Wragg won the public vote with Sue Rhodes in second place.
Prize winners this year were:
- Christopher Milham - watercolour
- Sally Ladbrooke - other/mixed media
- Carole Kemp - acrylic
- Keith Wragg - oil
- Sheelagh Large - pastel and OVERALL WINNER
Congratulations to all the winners!
Some photos taken at the Preview Evening can be viewed below:
2021 SUMMER EXHIBITION
Thank you to everyone who attended our summer exhibition. We were delighted by both the number of visitors and sales!
Prizes were awarded as follows:
Watercolour: Daphne Sneddon Where the Light Strikes
Pastel: Sheelagh Large Hunkered Down
Other/mixed media: Gordon Gibbon Haworth
Oil: Anne Claxton April Morning, Beccles
Photos from the preview evening can be viewed below.
2020 summer exhibition
Due to the coronavirus situation this was unfortunately cancelled.
2019 SUMMER EXHIBITION
This year's exhibition was very popular and we'd like to thank everyone who attended.
Thank you also to all who were involved with the organising and running of our Summer Exhibition this year.
Prizes were awarded as follows:
- Watercolour - Moody Blues by Bernadette Antill
- Acrylic - Landscape in Green by Clare Steward
- Oil - Tulips in a Brown Jug by Angela Bailey
- Pastel - Liquid Gold by Sheelagh M L Large
- Other/mixed media - Tulip Time by Dawn Platt
The overall winner was Tulips in a Brown Jug by Angela Bailey
Photos below show the prize winners at the Preview Evening.
