Singer Friedlander

The Singer and Friedlander Watercolour Competition also known as the Sunday Times Watercolour Competition was a UK nationwide competition promoting the art of painting in water-based media. Launched originally as the Singer and Friedlander Prize in 1988, the first prize winner was Tom Coates. Subsequent winners included Stuart Pearson Wright, Leslie Worth, Trevor Stubley, Jennifer McRae and Carol Robertson. Kaupthing at one time the largest Icelandic bank took over Singer & Friedlander in 2005 and sponsorship of the competition ceased. The Royal Watercolour Society took over the sponsorship and the competition was renamed the RWS/Sunday Times Watercolour Competition. In 2011, total prize money stood at £18,000 with £10,000 as a 1st Prize.