The Hunting Art Prizes is acknowledged to be one of the top three art competitions in the United Kingdom with prizes totalling £25,000. One of the main reasons is that the competition is ‘open’, welcoming entries that range from traditional figurative to modern abstract. As a result it attracts a wide range of entries, including leading established artists, promising newcomers and talented amateurs.

In a move typical of the innovative spirit and energy of the Cornish art scene, the Gallery at Trebah, near Falmouth in association with Truro based art consultancy, Artonomy, is linking up with the Hunting Art Prizes. The tie-up means that a selection from the London exhibition of finalists’ work at the Royal College of Art will be displayed at Trebah throughout March. Cornwall has an impressive record of success in the competition - of 92 artists exhibiting in the 2004 London exhibition, seven live in the county.

In addition, the Trebah exhibition will feature paintings by Cornwall based artists, Nicholas Charles Williams and Lisa Wright, both former Hunting First Prize winners.

The standing of the Hunting Art Prizes continues to grow year on year and this is reflected in the willingness of leading figures in the art world to judge the competition.

"The great strength of the prize remains its commitment to the drawn or painted image, abstract or figurative, objective or invented, on a plane surface. This means that there are rich pickings to be had by the discriminating collector, for almost all the works are for sale."

William Packer - Art Critic, Financial Times.