Art Conservation and Scholarship
Woodmansterne Art Conservation Award 2025/2026
Applications are now invited from museums, art galleries and buildings open to the public, for the Woodmansterne Art Conservation Awards 2025/2026.
Each application is considered by an independent panel of judges who assess each work artistically, historically, locally, and educationally along with the urgency and severity of need. Individual grants are available from £500 - £10,000 for pre-20th century paintings in oils.
A downloadable application form and further information can be found here.
Once complete, please email along with all the relevant attachments to [email protected]. The closing date is 31st July 2025.
Having been involved in the reproduction of fine art for many years, Woodmansterne Publications has always been keen to understand how original works of art in public galleries should be preserved for future generations to enjoy. There is a complete absence of government support or any UK funding in this area and for this reason, the Woodmansterne Art Conservation Awards were set up to support the conservation of pre-twentieth-century oil paintings.
Since the launch of the awards in 1995, over 100 paintings have been conserved through the Woodmansterne Art Conservation Awards at a total value of over £400,000.
Awards totalling just over £38,000 were made to the following institutions:-
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Foundling Museum, London - Graves Gallery, Sheffield
- Cowper & Newton Museum, Olney, Northamptonshire
- Victoria Art Gallery, Bath
- Brodie Castle, Forres, Scotland
- Newstead Abbey, Ravenshead, Nottinghamshire
- Leeds Museums and Galleries, Leeds
- Perth Art Gallery, Perth
- Moyse’s Hall Museum, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk
Further details about the individual paintings and awards can be found here
As well as the Woodmansterne Art Conservation Awards, we established a scholarship programme, sponsoring a number of postgraduate students in their final year of art conservation studies. These are initiated by Paul Woodmansterne in close consultation with senior conservators.