How to Exhibit with The RBA
The Annual exhibition of the society takes place in early spring. The exhibition includes works from both members and non-members and represents every form of media including fine art, prints and sculpture.
The Annual Exhibition 2012
| Registration and digital submission opens | Tuesday 1st November 2011 |
| Registration and digital submission closes | Thursday 15th December 2011 |
| Notification of pre-selection posted View pre-selected works. | Tuesday 20th December 2011 If pre-selected, please deliver your work(s) on the receiving days. |
| Receiving days See regional handing in points | Friday 13th and Saturday 14th January 10am to 5pm |
| Notification of acceptance posted View selected works. | Thursday 19th January |
| Collection of unaccepted work | Saturday 21st January or Wednesday 25th January 10am to 5pm |
| Exhibition private view | Tuesday 28th February |
| Exhibition opens to public | Wednesday 29th February |
| Exhibition closes | Saturday 10th March at 1pm |
| Collection of unsold exhibition work | Thursday 15th March 10am to 5pm |
Registration
You can register online or by downloading and returning the registration pack.
Full details explaining the FBA event registration options can be found here
Digital submission and pre-selection
Digital images can be used to pre-select works for submission. Once you have registered and obtained an artist login, you can upload a digital image of each work you plan to submit and they will be assessed by our selectors. If a work passes this initial assessment you will be invited to bring it along on the receiving days for judging. This pre-selection process can help avoid any unnecessary framing or transportation costs into London.
The requirements for digital images are...
• Image files may be JPG (recommended) or PNG at no more than 4MB in size
• There should be no symbols (such as *'()?<>" etc) in the filename of your image
• The system will accept varying resolutions and image dimensions
Conditions
Maximum of six works submitted, three of which can be original framed prints. Maximum of four works selected. Acceptable media: Any medium including sculpture and original prints (please detail edition and how many are available). With larger and/or heavier sculptures, paintings and works over 2.4m (8ft) it may not be possible to receive the work itself, please contact the Exhibitions Officer for advice and permission to submit images for selection instead. All works must be exhibition ready. Metal frames are inadmissible. All works must be for sale. Minimum price: £300, unframed prints: £120.
Full general guidelines can be found here