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 (three months)

The British School at Rome (BSR), in partnership with the Linbury Trust, is pleased to offer the Sainsbury Scholarship — a transformative three-month residency in Rome, running from 25 September to 19 December 2025. This opportunity is open to an exceptional early-career artist working in any medium.
This scholarship is specifically designed to support artists from Black, Asian, and minoritized ethnic backgrounds, who remain underrepresented in the arts and at the BSR.

Eligibility: Open to UK or Commonwealth nationals or residents. Reserved for artists from a Black, Asian, or Minoritized Ethnic Background

Application Deadline: 10 August 2025

Click here to learn more and apply here.

Latest Events

Latest Events

ITALY
Conference | Greek manuscripts in Renaissance Venice: the library of Guillaume Pellicier
The library of Guillaume Pellicier (c.1490-1567), French bishop and ambassador to Venice, is a key resource for our understanding of the transmission of Greek culture
18 June from 14:30
19 June from 9:30
ITALY
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
18 June 2026
18:00 - 19:30

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