Welcome to the website of the Dewar Arts Awards, supporting the brightest and best of Scotland's young artistic talent.
We fund exceptional artists in any discipline who do not have the financial means to achieve their full potential.
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ALAN BENZIE Music (Composition)
Alan made history by gaining the highest 'rating' of any Scot entering Berklee College of Music.
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LUKE FOWLER Visual Arts (Film)
Luke received a Dewar Arts Award in 2004 and was shortlisted for the Turner Prize in 2012.
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LAUREN MACCOLL Music (Violin)
Lauren is "quite simply the best I have ever seen" (A leading teacher of Scottish Traditional Music)
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JEN HADFIELD Literature (Poetry)
Jen received a Dewar Arts Award in 2007 and won the T S Eliot Prize for Poetry the following year.
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ANDREW LAMB Crafts (Jewellery)
Andrew is considered to be one of the finest young UK metalworkers/jewellers of his generation.
ARE YOU ELIGIBLE?
Any artist under the age of 30 and living or working in Scotland can be nominated.
APPLY NOW
Find out about our application process or fill in an application form.
SHOWCASE
View multimedia examples of previous Awardees’ work, including films, music and images.
NEWS
Vote for Awardee Tom Harrold, who has been shortlisted for a commission from the Royal Philharmonic Society.
This Saturday: our final event as part of the Roots to Shoot Exhibition
Your chance to hear more from awardees showcased in the Roots to Shoots exhibition.









