• About
    197th RSA Annual Exhibition (foreground sculpture by Michelle de Bruin)

    About

    The RSA Annual Exhibition is the most extensive annual presentation of contemporary art and architecture in Scotland.

     

    Having been a mainstay of the RSA's calendar since its inception 198 years ago, the Annual Exhibition has evolved over the years, providing a platform for Scottish art alongside international artists, often including topical or political elements, to give an uncensored, independent voice to artists.

     

    Income raised in the Annual Exhibition directly assists artists and the not-for-profit work of the RSA. The exhibition encompasses both the physical and digital, combining the exhibition of artworks on display in the galleries with those shown online, some exclusively designed as such and others as companions or in tandem to work in the galleries. 

     

    The deadline for 2024 submissions was 21 February, 5pm. If you have submitted an application you can now login to the application site to find out if your work has been pre-selected. Please read the Regualations and FAQs below if you have any questions. 

     
  • This year's Convenor is Wendy McMurdo RSA, who will be assisted in her selection by her fellow Academicians, including Annie...

    197th RSA Annual Exhibition (foreground sculpture by Kjersti Sletteland)

    This year's Convenor is Wendy McMurdo RSA, who will be assisted in her selection by her fellow Academicians, including Annie Cattrell RSA, Matthew Dalziel RSA, Graham Fagan RSA, Jessica Harrison RSA, Kenny Hunter RSA.

     

    Building on the success of the online experience developed during the COVID-19 pandemic, which enabled more works to be selected and extended the ways for audiences to discover and engage with artworks, all pre-selected works will again automatically be included in the online exhibition. As usual, only those selected at the final physical selection will be shown on the gallery walls.

     

    There is also the opportunity to submit work as a solely online presentation. These works will only be considered for online selection and open up an opportunity for more experimental practices, for example documentation of installed site-specific work or extended digital video content.
  • How to submit

    196th RSA Annual Exhibition. Photo Julie Howden.

    How to submit

     

    The application deadline has now passed. If you have submitted an application you can now login to the application site to find out if your work has been pre-selected. Please read the Regualations and FAQs above if you have any questions. 

     

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  • Key Dates (2024)

    196th RSA Annual Exhibition. Photo Julie Howden.

    Key Dates (2024)

    Online Application deadline Wed 21 Feb 2024 at 5pm
    Pre-selection announced Tues 2 April 2024 from midday
    Hand-in of works Fri 26 – Sat 27 April 2024, 10am-4.30pm
    Final selection announced Wed 1 May 2024 from midday
    Exhibition open to public Sat 11 May - Sun 16 June
    Collection of works Wed 19 - Sat 22 June 2024, 10am – 4.30pm
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    197th RSA Annual Exhibition (foreground sculpture by Kjersti Sletteland)

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