Visit the Royal West of England Academy
Open Online from the 5th of December;
Then for physical visitors when possible in 2021.
“The RWA's renowned Annual Open Exhibition returns for its 168th year with a stunning variety of work from emerging and established artists.
This dynamic and varied exhibition invites painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, sculpture, installation and mixed media submissions and is a showcase of some of the most exciting artists from across the country and beyond.
All work is for sale, making the Annual Open a perfect opportunity to discover new artists or invest in well-known names. Although we can't open to the public at present, all artworks are available for purchase HERE, and if you're interested in buying a piece as a gift for Christmas, we offer a gift certificate and admission ticket to open on the day.
Always popular with art lovers, last year’s spectacular exhibition attracted over 10,000 visitors. This year's Annual Open will include work by our invited artists Rebecca Salter PRA and Frank Bowling OBE RA as well as the RWA Academicians.
A selection panel assesses every entry and this year over 600 works will make it into the final exhibition. This year's selectors include RWA Academicians Fiona Robinson, Ros Ford, Seyed Edalatpour, Andrew Muñoz and Wendy Elia, alongside artist and gallerist Zavier Ellis, writer and curator Anna McNay and Bridget Riley Art Foundation Curator at the British Museum Isabel Seligman.”
