The 2025 – 2026 Winchester Rotary
Young Artist Competition
The 2025 – 2026 Winchester Rotary Young Artist Competition is the first stage of the Rotary of Great Britain and Ireland (RGB&I) National competition which will take place in the Spring of 2026
There are three age categories:
- Up to to and including 10 years old
- 11 to 13 years old
- 14 to 17 years old
You must have been in one of these age categories on 31st August 2025 – Check out the 2025 – 2026 Competition Information Pack for full details.
This year’s theme is “Happiness in nature”.
Prizes
Winchester Competition There is a certificate for every entrant and a prize for the winner of each age group at the Local Competition level. The Winning entry in each age group will be entered automatically in to The District Competition where it will be judged along side entries from other Local Competitions. The winning entry for the District will then be submitted in to the National Final.
National Final: Prizes of £75, £50, and £25 for the winner, runner up and third place participant in each of the age groups for the National Final are awarded.
Your task
To produce one finished 2-dimensional unframed piece of artwork, up to a maximum size of A2, based upon the theme, “Happiness in nature”. We welcome artwork in any media: For example – Pen & ink, paint, collage, print making or digital formats.
To accompany the submission, each entrant MUST provide a brief sentence describing the relationship of the artwork to the theme.
All you need to know
Download the Rotary Young Artist Information Pack
How to get involved
Step 2
By 15th February 2026
Return your Entry Form together
with your Entry to
Step 3
On 22nd February 2026
Winners will be announced.
Receive your prize – hopefully?
