Established in 2008, with the opening of the Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art, the Charman Prize is a biennial competition for a visual art prize, established to honour and support local and resident artists. The Charman Prize is a unique showcase competition for art inspired by Bermuda, generously sponsored by John Charman. Artworks are judged by a panel of international judges, with prizes awarded for artistic excellence according to the competition’s judging criteria: design and composition; use of materials; source of inspiration and distinct and convincing style.
The theme for the Charman Prize 2023 was ‘The Local Seen; Bermuda, and Bermudians, in the Modern World’. The exhibition was juried by Amanda Coulson, Director, Tern Gallery, Dr. Madeleine Haddon, Curator, V&A East, and Karole Dill Barkley, arts and culture advocate, MoMA Black Arts Council.
