Ilkeston Arts and Camera Club
We hold many small competitions throughout the club season, but for our Annual Exhibition, we have an awards ceremony with trophies for specific categories of art and photography. These awards and trophies go back a long way, one as early as 1905! The details of each award is listed below:
Photography
The Limb Cup - Best Portrait
W.V Roache Cup - Best Local Scene (Previously Best Slide)
Barbara Mallard Trophy - Mayor's Competition (Previously the single-use camera award)
Hunt Challenge Shield - Best Print in Competition
T.W Smith Cup - Best Landscape
H. Walker Trophy - Most points awarded in year
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Art
Les Clark Tankard - Best Mixed/ Other Media
John Lally Trophy - Best Local Scene
Alec. B. Shaw - Best Portrait/ Figure
Bill Grayson Trophy - Best Pastels
Jack Barker Cup - Best Oils/ Acrylics
Sir Robertson King Cup - Best Watercolour
Alan Webster Trophy - Mayor's Competition
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Certificates are also awarded for Highly commended and commended works. New for 2022 is the Visitor's Choice award for most popular works displayed in our annual exhibition.