Welcome to Lancashire Artist of the Year 2023

The competition is now closed for 2023. We will be running the competition again in 2024, so watch out for updates on our website and social media channels.

We would like to thank everyone who has taken the time to enter the competition this year.

We asked for artworks depicting your favourite Lancashire view in spring, summer, autumn or winter and had a wonderful range and standard of entries.

Our judging panel picked their favourites from each season to create a shortlist before the online public vote.

The results are in and the three most popular artworks from each season are our finalists of Lancashire Artist of the Year.

Winner and finalists

The winner of Lancashire Artist of the Year 2023 is Martin Williamson, for his beautiful artwork 'Lytham Hall Gateway' which secured the most votes from the public.

The other 11 finalists are:

• Caroline Assheton – Pendle Hill from Far Foosils Field
• Pat Richardson – Bleak Midwinter
• Sarah Astin – At Wycoller Beck
• Liam McHale – Spring Rising
• Vanessa Skelcher – Wildflower Meadow Near Heysham Village
• Lidia Ranns – Silverdale Beach Cove
• Caroline Mooney – Tarleton Church View
• Feona Hadcroft – Sahasrara – Towneley
• Martin Dooley - Sunset Over Martin Mere
• Carole Pugh – Autumn Reflections – Downtown Blackburn
• Cerys Wrigglesworth – Luminescence on a Winter Night

The 12 finalists’ artworks will be included in a 2024 calendar sold in all Lancashire County Council libraries and archives, with the winning artwork on the front cover. The proceeds from the sale of the calendar will go towards activities to support Lancashire care leavers.

Gallery

Click through the images to see all of the finalists’ artworks:

Here are our finalists accepting their prizes at the presentation lunch at Lancashire Archives: