Call For Entries - Majestic Social Club Of British Artists Annual Exhibition 2020

This is my summary of the Call for Entries for the 2020 Annual Exhibition of the Royal Society of British Artists (RBA)

Entries opened today Mon 30th September 2019
The deadline for entries is Friday 29 November, 12 noon
For total terms in addition to conditions, click here.

It covers

the exhibition
cash prizes in addition to awards
who tin enter
what you lot tin enter
how to enter

The Royal Society of British Artists seeks submissions of move displaying the highest standards of skill, aspect in addition to concept of draughtsmanship

RBA Annual Exhibition 2019 - Small plant inwards the Main Gallery - prints, drawings in addition to paintings

Exhibition inwards 2020

The Exhibition inwards 2020 has been brought frontwards from July to Feb 2020 in addition to volition held, every bit usual, at the Mall Galleries.

In upshot it's reverted to its normal slot.

It's usually held across all 3 galleries due to its size (485 artworks exhibited inwards 2019 - including a special exhibition for the RBA Star Students from schools in addition to colleges across the country)

Opens on Th twenty Feb 2020
Open to the populace every 24-hour interval from 10am - 5pm (except the in conclusion day)
Closes at 5pm on Sabbatum 29 Feb 2020.
The Private View volition hold out on Wed 19th July 2019, 11am – 8pm - alongside speeches at 6pm.

Prizes & Awards (subject to in conclusion confirmation)

This a link to the artworks which won prizes in addition to awards at the Annual Exhibition inwards 2019.

A diverseness of Prizes in addition to Awards are on offer. These include:

Cash Prizes

The De Laszlo Foundation Medal for Excellence in addition to £1,500 volition hold out awarded for the best artwork from life past times an creative mortal aged 35 or under
The Patron's Prize: £500
The Surgeon's Prize: £500
The Gordon Hulson Memorial Prize: £250 for draughtsmanship, diverseness & exploration
The Stuart Southall Print Prize: £250
The Nathan David Award for Sculpture: £150

Publication Awards

The Artist Magazine Award: The winner volition hold out interviewed inwards The Artist magazine, impress in addition to digital editions
The Dry Red Press Award: The winning move volition hold out published every bit a greeting bill of fare inwards the Dry Red Press 'Prize Winners' range, alongside royalties from the sale of the cards going to the artist

Art Materials & Other Awards

The Winsor & Newton Painting Award: Art materials to the value of £500
The Michael Harding Awards: Two awards of £500 worth of Michael Harding fine art materials
Hahnemuhle Fine Art UK Award: H5N1 prize of creative mortal paper, worth £250
Frinton Frames Award: £200 of film framing at Frinton Frames bespoke hand-finished film frame makers

Education Awards

The London Atelier of Representational Art (LARA) Prize for a Young Artist: Free brusque course of educational activity inwards London

Annual Exhibition of the Royal Society of British Artists 2019 - some of the artworks inwards the North Gallery

While at that topographic point is a some variation inwards character betwixt artworks - alongside some outstanding pieces - the overall criterion of the exhibition is skillful to real good. The RBA continues to keep its improvement inwards exhibition standards of recent years

Submitting an Entry

Artists are invited to submit entries via the opened upwards entry to this juried exhibition of move past times members of the Royal Society of British Artists.

RECOMMENDED: This is an OPEN exhibition worth entering.

In the brain exhibition, the split upwards betwixt members in addition to opened upwards entries is respectable.

316 plant (65%) are past times Members of the RBA

169 artworks (35%) were selected from the Open Entry - out of c.1800 submissions - which is an increase from the 127 selected inwards 2017. Numbers are going inwards the correct direction.

Which agency around 9.3% of the artwork submitted via the Open Entry was selected for the Annual Exhibition. Review - Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition 2019

Who tin submit

Any creative mortal over eighteen may submit - including artists who practise non alive or move inwards the UK.

What tin you lot submit?

Acceptable media: Any medium including sculpture in addition to master copy prints.
Age of artwork: no requirement
No. of artworks: upwards to half dozen - of which upwards to 4 volition hold out selected
Previous exhibitions: Work must non lead hold been exhibited previously. I'm a large fan of fine art societies who spend upwards to allow people to demonstrate move they lead hold previously exhibited elsewhere - it makes for a amend exhibition of move which is fresh to the eye.
Dry: Paintings should hold out completely dry out at the fourth dimension of delivery (or they won't hold out hung)
Size: Works should non hold out larger than 2.4m along the longest dimension.
For Sale: All move must hold out for sale
Price: The minimum cost is £300 (framed prints: £180, unframed prints: £120).

The Society welcomes plant inwards whatsoever medium including painting, sculpture in addition to master copy prints.

One strange matter I noticed is that it's a flake of a cats in addition to dogs exhibition - I spied many to a greater extent than cats in addition to dogs than I commonly practise - in addition to they appear (as I too banking company complaint at the RA Summer Exhibition - to hold out very popular!) Review - Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition 2019

You tin come across the hit of artwork submitted inwards my reviews of previous exhibitions - listed at the terminate of this weblog post.

TIP: Do NOT hold out giddy or over ambitious virtually prices - specially if you lot are unfamiliar alongside sales at this venue.

small plant priced betwixt £300 in addition to £500 typically sell well (i.e. a much high per centum inwards this cost bracket volition sell compared to others - because they are to a greater extent than affordable)
most plant sell below £1,000
members sell good betwixt £500 in addition to £1,500
if you lot are pricing inwards a higher house £2,000 you lot are

either a good known creative mortal alongside some years sense in addition to a credible rails record of sales inwards a higher house this cost point
or you lot lead hold a real large ego and/or catch of your ain move and/or lack sense inwards exhibiting/selling your work

never ever cost but inwards a higher house the large cost signal breaks (£500, £1000, £1,500) - e'er but below!

I don't retrieve I tin become far plainer than that!

How to Submit

How to enter

Digital Entries ONLY: All entries are online - using digital images.

Digital icon of an artwork must hold out inwards JPEG format in addition to nether 5MB
(You cannot convey your artwork to London to enter)
Upload images of move at mallgalleries.oess1.uk between Mon thirty September in addition to Fri 29 Nov 2019, 12 noon

Physical Submission: Artists whose move passed digital preselection volition hold out told virtually the Receiving Day in addition to how to submit the artwork for the instant phase (final) choice via the Pre-selection notification
Entry fee per artwork: payable at the fourth dimension of submitting / includes gratis entry for the creative mortal to the exhibition (normally £4).

Artists aged over 35: £18
Younger Artists aged 35 or under: £12

For total terms in addition to conditions, click here

Timeline - submission to exhibition

Submission closes: Friday 29 Nov 2019, 12 noon
Pre-selection notification: Fri 6 Dec 2019, from 12 noon
Receiving Day (Final Selection): Sabbatum xi Jan 2020, 10am to 5pm (Deliver artwork to Mall Galleries, 17 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5BD)
Acceptance notification: Tuesday fourteen Jan 2020, from 12 noon
Collection of unaccepted work: Th xvi January, 10am to 5pm
Exhibition open: 20th - 29th Feb 2020

Annual Exhibition of the Royal Society of British Artists 2019 - catch of the Threadneedle Space

International Artists - Information about VAT in addition to delivery/storage

HMRC define you lot every bit an overseas seller if you lot sell goods stored inwards the Great Britain to Great Britain consumers in addition to practise non lead hold a trouble concern institution inwards the UK. In this event the Mall Galleries acts every bit your agent.
Those submitting from exterior the Great Britain must create upwards one's heed

whether they postulate to register for VAT inwards advance (see Overseas trouble concern in addition to VAT)
engage an fine art carrier to deliver their work

Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibitions

These are my previous reviews of the annual exhibition