Mannington Nature Award Exhibition

6 August – 13 September 2026

This summer, we welcome the inaugural Mannington Nature Award Exhibition, part of Holt Art Projects.

Established this year and supported by the Ellis family, the Mannington Nature Award celebrates artistic responses to landscape and the natural world, inviting artists to explore our relationship with nature, place and the environment.

The exhibition will be shown in Mannington’s new gallery space adjoining the café, bringing the work into a setting shaped by gardens, woodland, farmland and the changing rhythms of the natural world.

Entry to the exhibition is included in the price of your Day Ticket and is another fantastic reason to visit Mannington this summer.

This Year’s Winner

The 2026 Mannington Nature Award was presented to Alexander Collinson and Xinyue Ma of Elephant Vision Lab for their work Residual Currents.

The piece explores the meeting point between the River Blackwater and the North Sea on Mersea Island, focusing on a solitary steel sea-defence pole repeatedly struck and submerged by the water. Combining moving image with a hand-built ceramic vessel, the work considers landscape, infrastructure, erosion and the traces left by both natural and human intervention.

Works by Sarah Rooms Heaphy, Susan Isaac and Heidi McEvoy-Swift were also highly commended by the judges.

Visit the exhibition

book your day tickets

The Mannington Nature Award Exhibition is open from 6 August to 13 September 2026 and is included with normal admission to Mannington.

If you already have a Mannington Season Pass, simply use your pass to return and enjoy the exhibition as part of your visit.

Alongside the exhibition, take time to explore the gardens and wider estate, enjoy the café and experience Mannington through the summer season.

Exhibition dates: 6 August – 13 September 2026
Location: Gallery space adjoining the Mannington café
Admission: Included with normal Mannington admission and Season Passes

Before You Visit