The Royal Cambrian Academy of Art invites submissions for its 2023 Annual Open Exhibition. Dedicated to encouraging and portraying diversity within art, both 2D and 3D work in any medium is welcome. All successful submissions will be exhibited in our beautiful gallery in Conwy, 7th January – 25th February 2023 as well as online viewing and sales through our website.

The Royal Cambrian Academy of Art welcomes all artists, professional, amateur, and of course students, to submit work. We look forward to seeing your artwork and to perhaps meeting you during the exhibition.

 

SUBMISSION DEADLINE

The Open Call for entries is from Thursday 1st September 2022 to 5pm Tuesday 15th November 2022.

BASIC ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

  • The exhibition is open to UK based artists only*
  • The exhibition is open to all artists and students of 18 and over
  • A maximum of 2 works may be submitted per applicant
  • Works may be 2D or 3D and in any medium
  • Works must be within the maximum size limit of 100cm x 100cm for 2D and a 100cm x 100cm footprint for 3D
  • All works must be for sale and priced accordingly
  • The work is executed by the artist and declared their bona fide property and that no other person has any financial or other interest in the work
  • All entries must be made online accompanied by a digital image and a fee for each work
  • There will not be a physical hand-in of work for selection, you will only need to deliver your work to the Royal Cambrian Academy of Art if selected

 

*Due to complications with transport and importing overseas artwork the exhibition is currently only open to UK based artists only, however the RCA hopes to be able to include international artists work in a digital format. Please check the website for future announcements.

PRIZES

  • Selector’s Prize £1,000, awarded by the Academy

Further prizes to be announced.

ENTRY FEES

  • £15 for one artwork, £25 for two artworks
  • Students with a valid NUS card, £10 for one artwork and £20 for two artworks

JUDGES

Ann Lewis

President of The Royal Cambrian Academy of Art

Born in St. Asaph, Flintshire, Ann Lewis PRCA studied at the Art College in Bangor and then at Exeter College of Art and Design. After graduating in Graphic Design at Exeter in 1988, she returned to Wales, where she worked as a freelance designer and illustrator.

Jeremy Yates

Vice President of The Royal Cambrian Academy of Art

Jeremy Yates served as RCA President 2014-20, and is the current RCA Vice President. He studied at Stafford, Brighton and Chelsea colleges of art between 1963-8; taught and worked in London before moving to live and work in Bethesda (1977). He taught art, with Dept of Lifelong Learning (University of Bangor), art history on Bangor Art Foundation course, art history with Workers Education Association. Residential art tutor at Snowdonia National Park Studies Centre and with Field Studied Council (Betws-y-coed). Exhibited with RI, RWS and Mall Galleries Annual Open Exhibitions 1980s/1990s); shown at various galleries in and outside Wales.

Keith Brymer Jones

Ceramicist

Many people know me as the judge on TV shows like the Great Pottery Throw Down & The Victorian House of Arts & Crafts but my real job, and my passion, is ceramics. The first bit of ceramics I ever made was a pottery owl, when I was 11 years old. The process of pottery gave me a sense of escapism.

EXHIBITION

Successful submissions will be exhibited at the Royal Cambrian Academy of Art gallery in Conwy, from the 7th January until the 25th February 2023 . Work selected for the exhibition will also be included on the Royal Cambrian Academy of Art website, which will go live on 7th January.

KEY DATES

OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONSTHURSDAY 1 SEPTEMBER 2022
SUBMISSIONS CLOSETUESDAY 15 NOVEMBER 2022
SELECTIONS RESULTS NOTIFICATIONFRIDAY 25 NOVEMBER 2022
DELIVERY OF ARTWORK TO THE ROYAL CAMBRIAN ACADEMY OF ART GALLERY CONWYTUESDAY 6, WEDNESDAY 7, THURSDAY 8, FRIDAY 9 DECEMBER 2022
EXHIBITION OPENS AT THE ROYAL CAMBRIAN ACADEMY OF ART GALLERY CONWY SATURDAY 7 JANUARY 2023
EXHIBITION CLOSESSATURDAY 25 FEBRUARY 2023

COLLECTION OF ALL UNSOLD WORK WITHIN ONE MONTH OF THE CLOSE OF THE EXHIBITION

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