Bursary Scheme for young artists
HHAS promotes life and portrait drawing and painting among young artists. Thanks to the generosity of our members, each year we offer free year-long membership bursaries to current art students or young artists aged between 18 and 30.
The bursaries are intended for those who have had limited access to life and portrait drawing and painting, rather than artists who are already accomplished in this field. Selected artists will be able to attend HHAS sessions free of charge throughout the year.
The selection process usually begins in the early autumn. Watch out for more details on the Mall Galleries main website.
Most of the participants have had opportunities to exhibit with us and other members of the Federation of British Artists. More examples of their artwork are shown below.
Chloe Barnes
Congratulations to Chloe - who was one of our bursary winners in 2025 - on becoming Sky Arts portrait artist of the year in 2025
Congratulations to the three winners of our bursary scheme for 2026: Ella, Harrison and Varshga.
They have already made excellent starts on their artistic journeys. You can read more about their backgrounds by following the link HERE . You can also see more of their art below.
Ella Trott
Harrison Armstrong
Varshga Premarasa
Ella Trott
Harrison Armstrong
Varshga Premarasa
Ella Trott
Harrison Armstrong
Varshga Premarasa
We are also very proud of our past bursary winners.
See some of their amazing artwork below.
Stefan Tiburcio
Poppy Field
Zeynep Swanson
Amelia Cross
Chierol Lai
Amelia Lovell
Paul Majek
Zoe Wilkinson
Poppy Field
Amelia Lovell
Stefan Tiburcio
Chierol Lai
Zeynep Swanson
