2026 summer exhibition

Our 2026 exhibition will be open to the public from 10.00 am Thursday 6th August to 12.00 noon on Tuesday 11th August. We hope to see you there!

information for exhibitors

The entry form, entry slip, exhibition rules & conditions, hanging rules and a poster (please print and display where you can!) are below. Dates and times for the exhibition are as follows:

Monday 27th July

Deadline for receipt of completed entry form and entry slip (please ask a committee member if you cannot meet this date).

Wednesday 5th August

10.15 am - 12.30 pm: delivery of artwork to the Public Hall in Beccles. Please try and bring works well before the 12.30 pm deadline.

2.00 pm: Preview for members, friends and family.

7.00 pm: Opening of the exhibition by the Mayor of Beccles and prize giving.

thursday 6th august

Exhibition opens to the public.

tuesday 11th august

10.00 am - 12.00 noon: Buyer collection of sold artwork.

12.00 noon: Exhibition closes.

12.00 noon - 4.00 pm: Artist collection of unsold work.

exhibition paperwork

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.