The Secret Postcard Auction has now closed and we are delighted to announce that we raised an incredible £93, 674.10!

The BIG reveal
We can now reveal the artist behind the work! Click here to browse through the postcards. 

We want to send out a heart felt thanks to all that participated. This year's auction was made all the more special by having the artworks on display and we saw hundreds of you come and view them in person.  

A massive thanks also to this year's contributing artists without whom this auction wouldn't be possible. 

Norman Ackroyd RA ∙ Julia Adams ∙ Lidija Antanasijevic RWA ∙ ashar ∙ Malcolm Ashman RWA RBA ∙ Vicki Atkinson ∙ Lucy Austin RWA ∙ Louise Balaam RWA ∙ Derek Balmer PPRWA ∙ Olivia Bax ∙ Denis Baxter RWA ∙ Glen Baxter ∙ Nicola Bealing RWA ∙ Basil Beattie RA RWA (Hon) ∙ Martin Bentham RWA ∙ Iain Biggs RWA ∙ Christopher Binding ∙ Vera Boele-Kelmer RWA ∙ Jane Boot ∙ Anna Boss ∙ Sir Frank Bowling OBE RA RWA (Hon) ∙ Martyn Brewster ∙ Holly Brodie ∙ John Brooks ∙ Betty Brown PRUA ∙ Molly Burrows ∙ John Butler RWA ∙ Jane Carpanini RWA PPRE Hon. RWS NEAC ∙ Prof. David Carpanini RWA PPRE Hon. RWS NEAC ∙ Jill Carter ∙ Beth Carter RWA ∙ Dorcas Casey RWA ∙ Nigel G Casseldine RWA ∙ Ian Chamberlain RWA ∙ Amanda Chambers RWA ∙ Nancy Chambers ∙ Jane Chetwynd ∙ Faith Chevannes ∙ Rebecca Child ∙ Lisa Christopher ∙ Ann Christopher RA RWA (Hon) ∙ Annie Clay ∙ Esme Clutterbuck ∙ David Cobley ∙ Paul Coldwell ∙ Elaine Collett ∙ Dallas Collins VPRWA ∙ Eileen Cooper RA RWA (Hon) ∙ Jessica Cooper RWA ∙ Sioban Coppinger FRSS ∙ Richard Cox ∙ Sarah Craig ∙ Dr. P. J Crook MBE RWA ∙ Yvonne Crossley PhD RWA ∙ Alice Cunningham ∙ Rosalind Cuthbert RWA ∙ Adelaide Damoah RWA FRSA ∙ Toni Davey RWA ∙ Patrick Daw RWA ∙ Davide De Angelis ∙ Jeremy Deller ∙ Anne Desmet RA ∙ Simon Drew ∙ Sara Dudman RWA ∙ Deborah Duffin MRSS ∙ Chris Dunseath RWA ∙ Julie Dyer ∙ Sir James Dyson OM CBE ∙ John Eaves RWA ∙ Seyed Edalatpour RWA ∙ Martin Edwards ∙ Gareth Edwards RWA ∙ Adrian Edwards ∙ Karen Edwards RWA ∙ Pennie Elfick ∙ Carys Evans ∙ Kaffe Fassett MBE ∙ Gareth Fisher PRSA RWA (Hon) ∙ Terry Flaxton RWA FRSA ∙ Louise Fletcher ∙ Susan Foord RWA ∙ Peter Ford RE RWA ∙ Ros Ford RWA ∙ Freya Gabie ∙ Neville Gabie ∙ Jimmy Galvin ∙ Steph Garrett ∙ Stewart Geddes PPRWA ∙ Gilbert & George ∙ Nick Gerolemou ∙ Christopher Glanville RWA ∙ Leslie Glenn Damhus RWA ∙ Paul Gough RWA FRSA ∙ Jenny Graham ∙ Leonard Green ∙ Adam Grose ∙ Jemma Gunning ∙ Frances Gynn RWA ∙ Mark Haddon ∙ Trevor Haddrell RWA ∙ Janet Haigh ∙ Olive Haigh ∙ Maggi Hambling ∙ Susie Hamilton ∙ Nicola Hancox ∙ Grace Hannell ∙ Marcelle Hanselaar ∙ Andrew Hardwick RWA ∙ Niki Hare ∙ Rodney Harris ∙ Tim Harrisson RWA ∙ Patrick Haughton ∙ Tim Head ∙ Fiona Hingston ∙ Charlotte Hodes ∙ Terri Hogan ∙ David Holt ∙ Laura Howarth ∙ Henry Jabbour ∙ Dr Kurt Jackson RWA ∙ Valda Jackson MA MRSS RWA ∙ Stephen Jacobson VPRWA ∙ Luke Jerram RWA (Hon) ∙ Lesley Jones ∙ Judith Jones RWA ∙ Janette Kerr PhD PRWA ∙ Catherine Knight ∙ Nicky Knowles RWA ∙ Andrew Lanyon ∙ Ellika Larsson ∙ Cynthia Lear RWA ∙ Debbie Lee ∙ Fan Lee ∙ Kim Lintern ∙ Angela Lizon RWA ∙ Christopher Lloyd ∙ Debbie Locke RWA ∙ Sir Richard Long CBE RA RWA (Hon) ∙ Denny Long RWA ∙ Peter Lord CBE ∙ Margarett Lovell FRBS RWA ∙ Melanie Manchot ∙ Barry Martin ∙ Gail Mason ∙ Rachel McDonnell ∙ Stuart Mitchell ∙ Hemali Modha ∙ Lucile Montague ∙ Nick Moore ∙ Lucille Moore ∙ Mali Morris RA ∙ Jenny Morse ∙ Alice Mumford RWA ∙ David Nash RA ∙ Maureen Nathan ∙ Midge Naylor RWA ∙ Kate Newington ∙ Prof. Humphrey Ocean RA ∙ Nina Ogden ∙ Ana Maria Pacheco ∙ Peter Randall Page RA RSA RBS RWA ∙ Ione Parkin RWA ∙ Janine Partington ∙ Brian Pearse ∙ Giles Penny RWA ∙ Sir Grayson Perry CBE RA ∙ Philippa Perry ∙ Howard Phipps RWA ∙ Prof. Cathie Pilkington RA ∙ Tristan Pollard ∙ Sandra Porter RWA ∙ Charlotte Price RWA ∙ Dinah Prentice ∙ Simon Quadrat PPRWA ∙ Nik Ramage RWA ∙ Maxine Relton RWA ∙ David Remfry MBE RA ∙ Wendy Rhodes ∙ Mike Richards RWA ∙ Chris Riddell OBE ∙ Carol Robertson RWA ∙ Rosalind Robinson RWA ∙ Fiona Robinson PRWA ∙ Anne Rothenstein RWA ∙ Cecilia Rouncefield ∙ Mary Rouncefield ∙ Ben Rowe ∙ Paul Seed ∙ Terry Setch RA RWA ∙ Katy Shepherd ∙ Miriam Sheppard ∙ Christopher Shurrock RWA ∙ Penny Simons ∙ Karl Singporewala ARB RIBA RWA ∙ Jennie Slater ∙ Bob and Roberta Smith OBE RA ∙ Jem Southam RWA (Hon) ∙ Amy Stephens ∙ Emma Stibbon RA RWA ∙ Trevor Sutton ∙ Mellony Taper ∙ Giuliana Terran ∙ Louise Thompson ∙ Sam Toft ∙ Nicholas Turner RWA ∙ Elizabeth Turrell RWA ∙ George Tute RWA (Hon) ∙ Ruth Wallace ∙ Janet Watson RWA ∙ Chez Watts ∙ Sue Whale RWA ∙ Anthony Whishaw RA RWA (Hon) ∙ Melanie Williams ∙ Sue Williams ∙ Lucy Willis RWA ∙ Joy Wolfenden Brown ∙ Bill Woodrow RA ∙ Lisa Wright RWA ∙ Rose Wylie RA ∙ Hamish Young RWA ∙

Why get involved

Since its re-opening last year, the RWA has welcomed more visitors to its building than at any time in its history and brought life-enhancing creativity to people who’ve never had that opportunity before.

As an independent charity with less than 1% of our costs covered from the public purse each year, we rely on our fundraising efforts to keep the doors open and run our outreach programme, engaging people in some of Bristol's most under-represented communities. The money raised by the Secret Postcard Auction is a vital contributor to our finances. 

See The Secret Postcard FAQ and T&C's

Download the catalogue of list of works and artists. 

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Image: Montage Secret Postcards 2023

This event has been kindly sponsored by St Cuthberts Mill and The Print Co.