Fine Arts Awards

Fine Arts Awards

Amba Sayal-Bennett, Lor, 2022.
Lara Smithson, Unnamed saint, 2022.
Barbara Walker, Marking the Moment 6, 2020-2022.

Rebecca Scott Rome Residency

The BSR is delighted to offer the Rebecca Scott Rome Residency, a unique opportunity for a studio-based artist living and working in North West England to spend three months in Rome.

This residency includes private studio accommodation, shared  meals at our communal table, and dedicated support from BSR staff, enabling the selected artist to fully immerse themselves in their creative practice—free from everyday pressures.

Residents become part of a vibrant, interdisciplinary environment of artists, architects, and researchers, with access to an extraordinary range of resources—from Rome’s rich artistic heritage to the BSR’s specialist library and gallery visit programme. We are proud to support artistic talent from North West England through this exceptional residency.

Eligibility: Applicants must be studio-based artists living in Cumbria, Cheshire, Liverpool City Region, Greater Manchester, or Lancashire and at least two years out of art school/university education (BA, MA/MFA, or PhD or equivalent).

Application Deadline: 9 January 2026

Applications open each September. Click here to learn more and apply.

Latest Events

Latest Events

ITALY
Exhibition | Anzi Parla
The British School at Rome is delighted to present a solo exhibition in Italy by Eloise Fornieles, British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow. The exhibition opens on
5 November - 19 December, Monday to Friday, 3 to 7 PM
opening: 5 November at 6 PM
ITALY
Rushforth Lecture | Plants, animals, and minerals in early medieval Rome
Early medieval Rome had a distinctive ecology, owing to the city’s transformation from imperial capital to medieval metropolis. This fundamentally altered the relationships between human
19 November 2025
18:00 - 19:30
ITALY
Winter Open Studios 2025
The British School at Rome is delighted to present Winter Open Studios 2025, an event dedicated to studio visits of artists in residence at the
Opening night: 3 December 2025, 18 - 21.00 pm
Also open on 4 December, 16 - 19 pm

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