Fine Arts Awards

Fine Arts Awards

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

Sainsbury Scholarship (six months)

The British School at Rome (BSR), in partnership with the Linbury Trust, is delighted to offer the Sainsbury Scholarship—a transformative six-month residency in Rome, running from 7 January to 30 June 2026. This opportunity is open to an exceptional early-career artist working in any medium.

This award is specifically intended to support visual artists from a Black background, including those from Black African, Caribbean, and Black British communities, who remain underrepresented both in the arts and at the BSR.

Eligibility: Open to UK or Commonwealth nationals or residents. Reserved for artists from a Black background

Application Deadline: 8 September 2025

Click here to learn more and apply here.

Latest Events

Latest Events

ITALY
Lecture | Palladio goes to war
There are problem-solving architects: “give me a client, a site and a budget, and I’ll give you a design.” And then there are architects who
8 October 2025
18:00 - 19:30
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Material Environments | A new, environmental history of Early Rome and its Republic
This is the first in a series of lectures on Material Environments, hosted jointly between the American Academy in Rome and British School at Rome
21 October 2025
18:00 - 19:30
ITALY
Black History Month | Catching Resounding Whispers
Helen Cammock lives and works in North Wales and London. Her interdisciplinary practice spans film, photography, print, text, song and performance, and engages with historical and
22 October 2025
18:00 - 19:30

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