RWA Open Exhibitions
The Royal West of England Academy has two Open exhibitions a year. The first is an exhibition rotating the disciplines of Sculpture, Painting and Printmaking. It attracts contemporary artists both nationally and internationally.
The second Open Exhibition, which is held annually, is the Autumn Exhibition. It has been in existence for over 150 years, the 155th being the most recent. The Autumn Exhibition is a mixed discipline exhibition, including disciplines such as Painting, Printmaking Sculpture and Architecture. It attracts artists both regionally and nationally.
| “Through The Lens” 1st RWA Open Photography Exhibition 8th June - 20th July 2008 Royal West of England Academy, Queens Road Clifton, Bristol BS8 1PX Tel: 0117 973 5129 e-mail: info@rwa.org.uk |
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Call For Entries
The first RWA open exhibition to be devoted entirely to photography will combine the work of invited photographers with selections from an open submission. The aim is to present contemporary approaches to photography in art within a broad range of imagery involving photographic processes. There will be prizes in cash and materials.
Selection Committee
The selection committee will include representatives of the RWA, Photographers, and Academics with a special interest in this field.
Submission Fees
Up to 6 works can be submitted with one image submitted of each work. The price of submission is £15 (student concession £10) regardless of the number of images submitted.
Entry Process
There will a two-stage selection process and in the first instance selection will be made from jpeg images on CD. These should reach the RWA on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd April 2008. Those successful at stage one will be asked to bring their works to Bristol for the second stage, which will take place in May.
Forms :
Through the Lens : Submission form (pdf)
Regulations (pdf)
Transport Information (pdf)
Through the Lens: 1st RWA Open Photography Exhibition
AWARDS
• Award for an original print incorporating a digital or photographic process - sponsored by Printmaking Today.
An editorial feature and a subscription to Printmaking Today for one year.
• The Exposure Exhibition Award - sponsored by Gallery2C. A month’s promotional exhibition at Gallery2C, Bristol.
• Gallery2C Landscape Award £500 prize for the best landscape photograph in the exhibition sponsored by Gallery2C.
• A free place on a two-day polymer photogravure workshop at Spike Print Studio, Bristol.
• Award for the best photographic work by a full time student sponsored by London Camera Exchange.
A Nikon 5100 state of the art compact digital camera
• RWA President’s Choice Award. A £1000 purchase prize by the RWA President for the Academy’s Permanent Collection
for a work of outstanding merit.
• Flowers Photographic Award sponsored by Flowers East Gallery, London. A month long exhibition in the upstairs gallery
space at Flowers East.
• John Purcell Paper Award paper to the value of £250
• Contemporary Print Award - sponsored by The Darkroom UK Ltd - £250 of photographic services
• RWA Friends' Award for the best small-format work in show : £500 cash prize and two years' free membership of the Friends of the RWA
• Blackwell Bookshop Award for a Bristol-based artist: A selection of photography books to the value of £100
• Camera-less Photography Prize for the best work produced in Open Photography workshops - sponsored by The Photographers’ Gallery Bookshop:
A handmade Zero image Zero 135 35mm Pinhole Camera worth £75
Prize Draw for Visitors
Visitors to the Open Photography Exhibition can be entered into a draW sponsored by Andalucian Adventures, the prize will be a place on their “Introduction to Digital Photography”: A 3-day photography holiday in the Cotswolds, 19-21 September 2008, value £429
For more information, please contact info@rwa.org.uk