What is the Secret Postcard Auction?  

The RWA Secret Postcard Auction, held annually, invites artists to create a postcard size artwork to be auctioned, in secret. 

The funds raised help support the RWA, a registered charity, in our mission to create life long journeys with art. 

The Secret Postcard auction has over 350 brand-new artworks up for grabs.

This years contributing artists are: 

Trevor Sutton, Peter Burke, Simon Drew, Jilly Sutton, Julie Dyer, Marco Livingstone, Remi Rough, Nicholas Turner, Peter Lord, Gavin Turk, Mali Morris, Prof Ian McKeever, John Eaves, Christopher Shurrock, Hugh Dunford-Wood, Patricia Volk, Richard Cox, Johannes Von Stumm, Chez Watts, Sir Richard Long, Gina Parr, Jane Boot, Louise Balaam, Sarah Gillespie, Maggi Hambling, Maryam Wahid, Jennifer Harris RWA, Lesley Jones, Jessica Cooper, ashar (Sharon Goodsall), Nigel Hall, Penny Simons, Julia Adams, Tom Mole, David Bailey, Rosalind Robinson, Joy Wolfenden Brown, Sir Quentin Blake, Ben Rowe MRSS RWA, Mary Rouncefield, Maureen Nathan, Iain Biggs, Tim Gresham (Mr Penfold), Peter Randall-Page, Duncan Bullen, Christopher Glanville, Sir Antony Gormley, Alice Mumford RWA, Keshani Douglas, Cecilia Rouncefield, Sandra Porter, Mellony Taper, Simon Quadrat, Prof. David Carpanini, Toni Davey, Nigel G Casseldine, Jenny Partridge, Lucy Austin, Rebecca Buchanan, Patrick Daw, FYONAFINN, Tina Hill, Olivia Bax, Derek Balmer PPRWA, Bina Shah, Cynthia Lear, Debbie Lee, Giles Penny, Kate MccGwire, Hamish Young, Frank Bowling, Martin Bentham, Susie Hamilton, Liz Butler, Nicola Hancox, Helen Cass, Nicola Bealing, Jemma Gunning, Thorie Hinds, Jane Bottery, Martin Edwards, Carol Robertson, Terry Setch, Laurel Smart, Dr Kurt Jackson RWA, Francis Tinsley, Paul Gough, Jill Carter, Chris Dunseath FRBS RWA, Ursula Leach, Caroline Walker, Marcelle Hanselaar, Pennie Elfick RWA, Nancy Chambers, Emily Gravett, Alice Kettle, Frances Gynn, STEWY, Henry Jabbour, Anna Mazzotta, Gareth Edwards, Anurita Chandola, Juliette Losq, Jennie Slater, David Mankin, Trevor Haddrell, Fiona Robinson, Andrew Hardwick, Jemma Appleby, Tete de Alencar, Jane Hedges, Stephen Jacobson, Ros Ford, Sally Baldwin, John Brooks, Jackie Berridge, Mark Entwisle, Yvonne Crossley, Sally Muir, Tim Edgar, Martyn Brewster, Barry Martin, Robin Sewell, FULLER, Jessa Fairbrother RWA, Rana Begum, Dave Bain, Stuart McHarrie, David Remfry, Hannah Brown, Paul Seed, Charlotte Price, Maxine Relton, Anna Gillespie, Deborah Duffin, Camilla Nock, Melanie Williams, Rebecca Child, Wendy Elia, Louise Thompson, Elaine Collett, George Tute, Sara Dudman, Lauren Bryden, David Backhouse FRBS FRSA RWA, Andy Council, Grace Crabtree, Michael Porter, Janette Kerr PHD PPRWA, Ian Chamberlain, Ann Christopher, Basil Beattie, George Ferguson, Laura Howarth, Lawrence Nash RWA, Sean Julian, Melissa Wraxall, Tristan Pollard, Hemali Modha, Mark Haddon, Sophie Howard, Jenny McGee, Nik Ramage, Vicki Atkinson, Anthony Frost, Esme Clutterbuck, Jem Southam, Pippa Hetherington, Martyn Cross, Peter Ford, Alison Wilding, Emma Burleigh, Hilary Kington, Bex Glover, Carla Groppi, Leslie Glenn Damhus, Elizabeth Turrell, Gina Burdas, Alex Hartley, Sir Anish Kapoor, Nicky Knowles, Carol Burns, Catherine Pink, Ingram Pinn, Rosalind Cuthbert, Nick Moore, Adam Grose, Jan Blake, Henning Löhlein, Francesca Berlingieri Maxwell, Sara Easby, Catherine Knight, Lisa Wright, Stuart Mitchell, Angela Lizon, Beth Carter RWA, Debbie Locke, Gail Mason, Lucy Fraser, Onny Thomson, Malcolm Ashman, Ellika Larsson, Giuliana Terran, Jon Dudley, Danny Markey, Luke Jerram, Howard Phipps RWA, Roxana Halls, Stewart Geddes, Dr. P. J Crook, Sadie Tierney, Alison Orchard, David King, Lidija Antanasijevic, Kim L Pace, Lucy Willis, Maria Lalić, Colin Crumplin, Mona Craven, George Henry Rowe, Ruth Wallace, Niamh Collins, Mark Hearld, John Garbutt, Rose Davey, David Holt, Sue Knight, Marion Deuchars, Faith Chevannes, Melanie Manchot, Thompson Hall, Gina Soden, Miriam Sheppard, Eric Butcher, Chuck Elliott, Karen Edwards, Vera Boele-Kelmer, Sue Whale, Chitra Merchant, Sue Pickering, Monica Cuellar, Anna Boss, Amanda Chambers RWA, Colette Fowler-Marson, Dorcas Casey, Lucinda Burgess.

The online auction reaches 100,000+ people from the UK and around the world. To celebrate our 10th anniversary, this year the cards will be on display in our beautiful upstairs Kenny Gallery, offering a stunning showcase. 

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