Sponsored by Smith & Williamson and The Sunday Times, and with prizes worth £18,000 on offer, this prestigious competition is now in its 25th year. Hugely popular artists, gallery visitors and readers of  The Sunday Times, the competition continues to celebrate and reward excellence and originality in the medium of watercolour painting.

Prizes include a First Prize of £10,000, a Second Prize of £6,000 and the Smith & Williamson Cityscape Prize of £1,500. For the second year running, Random House will be generously sponsoring the Vintage Classics Prize for Cover Art, £500 and a commission to create a cover for a Vintage Classic.