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

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Lecture | In Search of the pontifex maximus in Quattrocento Rome
In the roughly 1000 years after its supposed rejection by the emperor Gratian as ‘unlawful for a Christian’, the pagan title pontifex maximus was only rarely used
14 January 2026
18:00 - 19:30
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Lecture | Urban regeneration in the 21st Century: from idea to reality
London, like many European cities, underwent major changes after the second world war, including large-scale construction of new housing using modernist ideals, the decline of
21 January 2026
18:00 - 19:30
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Material Environments | The Water-mills on the Janiculum and the Gothic Siege of Rome
This is the third in a series of lectures on Material Environments, hosted jointly by the American Academy in Rome and the British School at Rome over the academic
29 January 2026
18:00 - 19:30

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