summer exhibition 2025

🎉 Congratulations to all our winners! 🎉

A huge thank you to everyone who entered our Summer exhibition – the standard of work was absolutely outstanding and made the judging so difficult.

We’re delighted to announce that our Overall Winner is 🏆 Yanna Benger with ‘Don’t Mind Me’ – a truly inspiring piece!

👏 Well done to all our category winners too !!

Thank you again to every artist who took part and to everyone who came along to support them. ❤️

Best Overall Yanna Benger

Best Oil Yanna Benger
Very Highly Commended Ruth Jones
Commended Pat Evans, Vince Hood, Sarah Waters

Best Acrylic Katy Lewis
Commended Meriel Rudall x2, Carol Edwards

Best Watercolour Kevin Hughes
Commended Kevin Hughes, Joan Cooper

Best Mixed Media Kay Hutchins
Very Highly Commended Mixed Media Elizabeth O’Neill

Highly Commended Mixed Media Minty Baker, Tracey Moore x2, Lilian Hopkins, Ruth Jayne Lewis

Commended William Reimnitz, Joanne Richards

Summer exhibition ENTRY FORM

Entries now closed

Members may submit a maximum of three artworks. Only one painting may be submitted if of the maximum size. Maximum size 90 x 75cms ( 30 x 36 inches)

Please note that sales will be subject to a commission of 20% payable by the Society to Llanelli Library.

EXHIBITION ENTRY FEES

£5.00 per painting – For sale. £7.50 per painting Not for sale.

All fees are payable by cash, cheque, or BACS – upon submission of the Entry form, where you will find all payment details.

Please let us know if you are unable to collect your artworks at the end of the exhibition.

Entry submissions can be processed:-

• Online

o For postal entries please email the Exhibition Secretary for an entry form at llanelliartsocietyexhibitions@gmail.com

o Address –

• All postal entries to be returned to the Exhibition secretary before the closing date of July 7th

If sending Cheques (payable to Llanelli Art Society, with EX25 and initial & surname on reverse) or cash please post/hand to a member of the Committee

EXHIBITION RULES

1) A member may exhibit a maximum of three original artworks which must not contravene the exclusions detailed in the Exhibition Rules. A shortage of hanging space may result in large artworks being excluded.

2) The Hanging Fee per artwork is £5.00, if the artwork is “For sale” or £ 7.50 if “Not for sale”

Details of how to pay are on the entry form.

ALL Entry forms (either online or postal) are to be received by Monday 7th July

The submission form is available below for online entries

or by post from our Exhibition Secretary

• Email Address – llanelliartsocietyexhibitions@gmail.com

• Address-

• Tel.

3) All exhibits must be labelled and prepared for hanging as detailed below.

4) Artworks submitted for the exhibition will be inspected prior to acceptance. Any which fail to meet the hanging criteria detailed below may be rejected.

5) Llanelli Art Society members exhibiting are expected to steward the exhibition. A rota will be constructed on handing in day when you will be asked to commit to at least one 3-hour stewarding session.

6) Failure to comply with the Exhibition Rules may result in the rejection of your artwork(s)

7) All exhibitors should make themselves aware of the Copyright laws before exhibiting

8) Artwork produced at workshops will not be accepted

A hard copy of the Exhibition Rules can be obtained from the Exhibition Secretary.

IMPORTANT DATES

Monday 7th July CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES
Final date for the receipt of Exhibition Entry Forms.

Saturday, 2nd August Setting up Exhibition boards
Volunteers to assist with setting up please

Monday, 4th August HANDING IN DAY Artworks to be submitted between 10am and 12 noon at the Atheneum Hall, Llanelli Central Library.

Saturday, 9th August EXHIBITION OPENS and AWARDS CEREMONY
Official opening of the exhibition and Awards Ceremony 11am. Public opening 1pm.

Saturday, 9th August – Friday 22nd August EXHIBITION open to the Public

Saturday, 23rd August COLLECTION DAY
Artworks to be collected between 10.00am and Noon.

Saturday, 23rd August Taking down Exhibition boards
Volunteers to assist with taking down please

LABELLING AND HANGING INSTRUCTIONS

Each artwork, whether in landscape or portrait format, must have picture screws or D rings attached to and positioned one-third of the way down the frame, not on the backing board, along with a strong hanging cord. This will ensure that the artwork is displayed correctly.

The following information must be on a label attached to a string long enough to extend above the painting when hung:

• Name and telephone number of the artist

• Title of the artwork

• Medium of the artwork

• Price or “Not for sale”

Artworks submitted for the exhibition will be inspected prior to acceptance. Any which fail to meet the hanging criteria detailed above may be rejected

Disclaimer.

Every care will be taken of the artworks submitted but Llanelli Art Society cannot be responsible for damage or loss of any artwork. Neither Llanelli Art Society nor the library can take responsibility for any artwork left behind after the deadline of 12.00 noon on the specified Collection Day