As a way of remembering our dear friend Helen Putler, who would always be at the FaB opening night and supported [and worked for] many of the independent institutions in the Arts in Bath…

...a do-it-yourself collective arts prize

This is what we do:

Anyone who wants to join, email us on helenputlerartsprize@gmail.com

Be prepared to put £10 in our bank account

Then go to the shows in Fringe Arts Bath [FaB] (the next FaB shows will be in May and June 2026, dates are yet to be announced) and vote for your favourite three exhibits by sending photos of the artworks together with the name of the artist(s) to helenputlerartsprize@gmail.com by the end of the Festival

The artist who gets the most votes gets the pot.

We will announce it after the festival

If 15 of us do it, then the artist gets £150 they weren't expecting

and FaB get a bit of feedback

This is entirely self-starting and self-funded; apart from them passing on artists' details it is independent of FaB and its curators, though we do know them.

Any disputes or dead heats will be decided by Richard on helenputlerartsprize@gmail.com  

Keep an eye on the FaB website (www.fringeartsbath.co.uk) for the latest news.