- Open to a painter, under the age of 35
- Exhibiting in the RHA Annual Exhibition, May 2025
- Must have studied at a recognised art college in Ireland
Applications for the RHA Annual Exhibition open from 2 Dec 2024 – 23 Feb 2025
The Hennessy Craig/Potterton jury selects five artists, from both the 2024 and 2025 Annual Exhibitions, who are then invited to submit two new works, which will be shown at the Hennessy Craig Award | Homan Potterton Awards exhibition at the RHA, January 2026 when both winners will be announced.
If eligible, submit your work to the RHA 195th Annual Exhibition - to be considered for the Hennessy Craig Award of €20,000 & Homan Potterton Award of €10,000, 2026.
Since 2018, The Hennessy Craig Award has been awarded on a biennial basis and is open to any painter under the age of thirty-five exhibiting in the open submission section of the Academy’s Annual Exhibition, who has studied at a recognised art college on the island of Ireland, as specified within the will of H. Robertson Craig.
In 2023, we were delighted to introduce the Homan Potterton Prize, created through a generous bequest left by the former Director of the National Gallery of Ireland and foremost scholar, Homan Potterton. This award is for a painter under thirty-five years of age whose style acknowledges the tradition of painting figurative or landscape subjects.
Each short-listed artist is invited to exhibit two new works and although considerate of the work submitted, the awards are based on the overall practice of the artist. This exhibition offers an unparalleled opportunity to view and for the discernible collector a chance to purchase, the very best work by some of Ireland’s most exciting young painters working today!
The Hennessey Craig Award
Previous Winners
2019 Marcel Vidal
2021 Cecilia Danell
2023 Fiach McGuinne
The Homan Potterton Prize
Previous Winners
2023 Stephanie Deady
