{"product_id":"rwa-biennial-paint","title":"RWA Biennial Open: Paint","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW200401399 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW93749765 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW26460253 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26460253 BCX8\"\u003eThe RWA’s Biennial Exhibition will \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26460253 BCX8\"\u003eshowcase\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW26460253 BCX8\"\u003e the expressive possibilities of paint as an artistic medium and subject. This is an opportunity to present fresh and compelling approaches to the theme in all its forms, from innovative contemporary explorations to more traditional approaches to painting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW26460253 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003eThis year\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e theme \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003eis inspired by the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003eRWA's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003em\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003eajor \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003eexhibition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003eof \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.rwa.org.uk\/collections\/art-exhibitions\/products\/frank-bowling\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003enew \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003eworks by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003eSir Frank Bowling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e OBE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e RA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e RWA (Hon)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003eBowling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e is\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e an honorary Academician of the RWA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003ewhose\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e seven-decade career has been driven by his passion for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003epainting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e and by the physical and sensory ef\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003efects of working with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003epaint and colour\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW33774837 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003eThe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e exhibition brings together works that consider \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003epaint\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e not only as a traditional medium, but also as a process, visual \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003elanguage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003esubject in its own right\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e. T\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003eogether they\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003ereflect\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e ambitious and imaginative responses from artists working across painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, film, textiles, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003einstallation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e and other disciplines.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003eThe exhibition highlights \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003eworks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e that expand, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003edisrupt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e or reimagine conventional ideas of painting, offering a platform for bold, thoughtful, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003eexperimental\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e and original approaches to the theme\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW39942072 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW39942072 BCX8\"\u003eSubmissions for the Biennial Open Call run from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW39942072 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW39942072 BCX8\"\u003eMonday 7 September to Monday 9 November 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW39942072 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW39942072 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e. \u003c\/strong\u003eFind out more \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.rwa.org.uk\/products\/rwa-biennial-open-paint\"\u003ehere.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW39942072 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW39942072 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003eSelection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e of works\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003eSelection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e is overseen by a panel of guest experts \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003eRWA Academicians. This year, we are delighted to welcome:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW33774837 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.deavanagan.com\/about\"\u003eDea Vanagan\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/halesgallery.com\/artists\/165-martyn-cross\/overview\/\"\u003eMartyn Cross\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.rwa.org.uk\/blogs\/artists\/angela-lizon\"\u003eAngela Lizon VPRWA\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.rwa.org.uk\/blogs\/artists\/adelaide-damoah\"\u003eAdelaide Damoah RWA FRSA\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.rwa.org.uk\/blogs\/artists\/stephen-jacobson\"\u003eStephen Jacobson RWA\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.rwa.org.uk\/blogs\/artists\/lisa-wright\"\u003eLisa Wright RWA\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW93749765 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW254671108 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGallery Admission\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW254671108 BCX8\"\u003eThis exhibition will run alongside \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.rwa.org.uk\/collections\/art-exhibitions\/products\/frank-bowling\"\u003eFrank Bowling: New Work\u003c\/a\u003e and your admission will permit entry to both shows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW254671108 BCX8\"\u003eGeneral admission: £11 including an optional £1 donation \u003cbr\u003eConcession* admission: £6 including an optional £1 donation \u003cbr\u003eStudent admission: £2 including an optional £1 donation \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW254671108 BCX8\"\u003eRWA Members and Art Pass Card Holders go free.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW254671108 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW93749765 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eImage credit: Lacunae: Noah's Ark, Ibby Lanfear (2023), \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eexhibited in the 173rd Annual Open Exhibition.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Art Exhibitions","offers":[{"title":"Full Price","offer_id":43087529082951,"sku":null,"price":11.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Memberships","offer_id":43087529115719,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2297\/4037\/files\/Lanfear_Ibby_Lacunae_Noahs_Ark_2023_1_of_2JPG_718c0b31-ce45-4b00-b72d-eba941c3c030.jpg?v=1788442116","url":"https:\/\/www.rwa.org.uk\/products\/rwa-biennial-paint","provider":"RWA Bristol","version":"1.0","type":"link"}