• Art is about joy, pleasure and wonderment.

• The joy of creating.

• The joy of the finished work.

• The joy of the viewer.

• The joy of observation; the brush strokes; the dots; the piles of paint.

• Thank you for what you do.

• Thank you for the ideas you convey, the beauty you create, the joy that you bring.

• Thank you.

Cressida’s full speech from our Awards Night can be found here.SALA 2026 – CRESSIDA O’HANLON SPEECH