Arts / Christopher Le Brun
RWA 165 Annual Open Exhibition: open for submissions
Submissions are now open for this year’s instalment of the Royal West of England Academy’s prestigious Annual Open Exhibition.
The 165th Open will run from 1 October to 3 December and artists of all ages and backgrounds, both emerging and established, are encouraged to submit their work. 2016 saw around 2,500 entries of which 575 were selected for a vibrant exhibition which attracted over 12,000 visitors. The deadline for submissions for the 165 Annual Open is 5pm on August 21, 2017.
Sponsored by Smith & Williamson, the 165 Annual Open will include work by two prestigious invited artists – renowned painter and President of the Royal Academy Christopher Le Brun and photographic artist Tom Hunter RA – as well as the RWA’s own Academicians and other leading international artists.
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Scenes from last year’s Selection Day, and (top) last year’s 164 Annual Open.
Pics: Jack Offord
Artworks are chosen by a selection panel, which this year includes curator Marie-Anne McQuay, Head of Programme at Bluecoat, Liverpool, and writer, curator and lecturer James Russell, alongside RWA President Stewart Geddes and Academicians Stephen Jacobson, John Maine, Rachel Ara and Sara Dudman.
Submissions can be in any media – including painting, sculpture, print-making, photography, textile, film and installation – and artists of all ages and experience are welcome to apply. All works must be for sale and should have been made within the last three years.
There are also a range of prizes to be won, including cash awards and other benefits, such as a solo exhibition at David Simon Contemporary in Bath sponsored by David Simon Contemporary.
For further information on the RWA 165 Annual Open exhibition, visit www.rwa.org.uk, and to submit works go to www.rwa.oess.uk
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