Her Court: The Role Wimbledon Played in the Suffragette Movement (2-11 July 2026)
A Young Masters Art Prize Exhibition Project, taking place in the Lingfield Room at Wimbledon Museum, 22 Ridgway, corner of Lingfield Road, London SW19 4QN. Open daily, 11am–5pm.
As Young Masters enters its 17th year, this edition marks our first museum collaboration, culminating in an exhibition at Wimbledon Museum entitled Her Court: The Role Wimbledon Played in the Suffragette Movement. The project brings contemporary artistic practice into dialogue with women’s suffrage, local history, cultural memory and the museum’s archives.
Exhibition Programme
Alongside the exhibition, Young Masters and Wimbledon Museum will present a programme of talks, performances and educational events.
Current Event Dates:
Private View: Thursday 2 July 2026, 7-9pm | RSVP here
Talks Event: Friday 3 July 2026, 1.30-4pm | RSVP here
Time & Leisure ‘In Conversation’ with Helen Pankhurst CBE & Carmela Corbett: Tuesday, 7 July 2026, 5-7pm | RSVP here
Finissage Tea: Saturday 11 July 2026, 3-6pm | RSVP here
Please note: all events take place at the Lingfield Room at Wimbledon Museum, 22 Ridgway, corner of Lingfield Road, SW19 4QN. Opening hours: 11am-5pm
Line of Beauty
Young Masters People’s Choice Award Winners Exhibition
15 January – 12 JUne 2026
The Exhibitionist Hotel, South Kensington
A Young Masters not-for-profit project
Artwork credit: Cristina Schek, Fiat Lux 2.0, 2025 (left) and Alexandra Baraitser, Design Of Our Time, 2022 (right)
Young Masters Art Prize is delighted to present Line of Beauty, on view from 15 January to 12 June 2026 at The Exhibitionist Hotel, 8–10 Queensberry Place, South Kensington, London SW7 2EA. Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, the exhibition brings the work of two contemporary artists into dialogue within the hotel’s refined Georgian setting, celebrating Cristina Schek and Alexandra Baraitser, winners of the 2025 People’s Choice Award, chosen by public vote. Find our more here.
Young Masters is a curatorial platform that celebrates and supports emerging artists from across the world who are inspired by the art of the past.
Young Masters is a curatorial platform that celebrates and supports emerging artists from around the world whose work engages with the art, ideas, and cultural legacy of the past.
Founded in 2009 by gallerist Cynthia Valianti Corbett as the not-for-profit Young Masters Art Prize, the initiative was inspired by a passion for Art History and the enduring influence of the Old Masters on contemporary artistic practice. Over eight editions of the Prize, Young Masters has identified and championed more than 500 artists, creating a vibrant international alumni network and providing a platform for emerging talent at pivotal stages of their careers.
Today, Young Masters continues its mission through a dynamic programme of exhibitions, museum collaborations, art fairs, educational events, talks, and online initiatives that bring contemporary artists into dialogue with history, heritage, and cultural memory. Recent projects include ‘Line of Beauty’ and Her Court: The Role Wimbledon Played in the Suffragette Movement, Young Masters' first museum collaboration, presented in partnership with Wimbledon Museum in 2026.
Through global visibility, curatorial support, and meaningful opportunities for engagement, Young Masters helps artists reach wider audiences and advance their careers through exhibitions, sales, press coverage, gallery representation and professional development opportunities.
