We are very grateful to the following for sponsoring the Society’s awards this year.

CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND, Somerset branch.  (LANDSCAPE AWARD) Helping to protect the countryside for future generations.

COCKHILL PRESS, Castle Cary (PORTRAIT/FIGURE AWARD) Publishers of Books about Somerset

CRAIGIE WOODWORKS, (POPULAR CHOICE AWARD) Castle Cary. Designing and fabricating bespoke kitchens in the region. This award is announced at the end of the exhibition after all the votes have been counted.

GILLIAN ZANETTI  (VITTORIO ZANETTI DRAWING AWARD) This award is dedicated to Gillian’s late husband whose grandfather was the renowned Venetian Artist Vettore Zanetti Zilla (1864-1946)

OLD BARN FRAMING GALLERY, Sherborne. (ORIGINAL PRINT AWARD) Bespoke picture framers and fine art printers.

THE GARDENS GROUP of award winning garden centres (STILL LIFE/FLORAL AWARD)  Castle Gardens, Sherborne; Poundbury, Dorchester & Brimsmore, Yeovil