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  • About
    Damon Brown, Belmont Academy

    About

    The RSA Schools Art Award has been running since 1986 and is considered by teachers to be one of the most prestigious awards made to secondary school age pupils in Scotland. There is no particular theme with the emphasis on skills of technique, observation and interpretation. In particular, the judges award prizes for work which displays creativity and originality. The 2024 Schools Art Award has been generously supported by Brodies LLP and associate sponsor XPPen.

      

     

    View the 2025 exhibition online
  • Awards

    Alice McGuire, Leith Academy

    Awards

    A panel of judges will award first, second and third prize in each category, with prize values ranging from £50 to £150. Additionally, Highly Commended Certificates will also be awarded in each category.

     

    The Chair's Challenge: What community means to me!

    • From this prompt you can think about the people around you, a group you belong to, or even an idea of how people work together. Think about what makes a community special and what amazing things a community can create together. Focus can be anything that inspires you - big or small, real or imagined. Open to S5-S6 only.

    New Entrant Awards

    • An award in each category for the best entry from schools that have not participated before, or within the last five years. 
    Brodies Regional Awards:
    • Prizes of between £50 to £150 awarded to the best entry in each category from these regions in Scotland: North West, North East, South

    Brodies Special Eductional Needs Schools Award

    • An award to recognise the exceptional creativity from special educational needs schools. First, second, and third prize awarded in one category: S1-S6.
  • Brodies Inspirational Art & Design Department Award £1,000 award to support the most deserving and inspirational project proposed by an...
    Vanesa Volberga, Dunfermline High School

    Brodies Inspirational Art & Design Department Award

    • £1,000 award to support the most deserving and inspirational project proposed by an Art & Design Department.
    • Many Art & Design Departments have huge potential but limited resources. Imagine what might be possible with an additional £1,000 in the budget? To apply for this award, schools should submit up to 500 words explaining how the £1,000 prize will be used to undertake work that might not otherwise be funded by the local authority or the school. The Judges will be looking for details of how the prize would enhance the curriculum and department; for example, will the prize be used to introduce new art disciplines such as photography or printmaking, fund trips to art exhibitions or bring in a local artist to develop pupils’ creativity?
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