RBSA Summer Show 2025
Entry deadline: Tuesday 20 May 11am
Entry fees deadline: Tuesday 20 May 4pm (all entrants except RBSA Friends)
Display fee payments deadline (Friends with selected work only): Friday 13 June 4pm
Exhibition runs: Thursday 3 July – Saturday 2 August
About This Exhibition
The RBSA Summer Show is an open call that invites artists working in all techniques and media, including photography and digital, to submit work. This exhibition provides an excellent opportunity for artists to showcase work in Birmingham’s foremost contemporary art gallery with an art society with over 200 year’s history of supporting artists and promoting the visual arts.
Selection for the exhibition is by an experienced panel of RBSA Members and Associates and will be made based on digital image of the original artwork only. All works entered go through the same anonymous selection process. The selection is based on the assessment of the quality and interest of each work.
All artists can enter up to three pieces of work. RBSA Members and Associates are invited to enter up to three works and are guaranteed that at least one work will be automatically selected the exhibition. Graduate Artists may enter one work which will be automatically selected for the exhibition.
We welcome entries from professional and emerging artists based locally, nationally, and internationally. There are two prizes to be won, £600 First Prize and £300 Second Prize. Up to six highly commended certificates will also be awarded.
An exhibition catalogue featuring all selected works will be available to purchase throughout the exhibition and will be added to the RBSA Archive ensuring that artists’ inclusion is documented in RBSA history.
Key Dates – RBSA Summer Show 2025
- Entry Deadline: Tuesday 20 May 11am
- Entry Fee Payment Deadline: Tuesday 20 May 4pm
- Display Fee Payment Deadline (Friends with selected work only): Friday 13 June 4pm
- Selected works announced by: Tuesday 10 June 5pm
- Delivery of work:
- Tuesday 24 June 11am – 4pm
- Wednesday 25 June 11am – 4pm
- Thursday 26 June 11am – 4pm
- Friday 27 June 11am – 4pm
- Saturday 28 June 11am – 4pm
- Exhibition on display: Thursday 3 July – Saturday 2 August
- Private View: Thursday 3 July 6 – 8pm
- Collection of work: Sunday 3 August 12 – 2pm
Image: Tanya Avchinnikova, Surface 21, Cornwall
How to Enter
Entry to the exhibition is via the online form listed above.
Before entering, please ensure that you have read and understood everything outlined in the exhibition pack, and that your work adheres to our terms and conditions.
Entry Fees
Artists may enter up to three pieces of work in total.
- Free for RBSA Graduate Artists
- 50% discount for artists under 35 (please provide proof on delivery of artwork)
- RBSA Friends do not need to pay entry fees but will be required to pay display fees if selected
1 entry: £13
2 entries: £26
3 entries: £39
Terms
- All entry fees must be paid by Tuesday 20 May 4pm. Entries with outstanding fees will not be accepted
- All display fees (Friends with selected work only) must be paid by Friday 13 June at 4pm otherwise work will not be included in the exhibition
- 50% discount for artists aged under 35
- Please note that all display fees are non-refundable
Payments
- Payment can be made via the links at the bottom of this page
- Card payments can be taken at the Gallery or over the phone
- Please phone the Gallery to pay over the phone if you are under 35 and eligible for the 50% discount
- Please note that all entry fees are non-refundable
Images of artwork
When submitting artwork, please ensure that photographs of the work are at least 2000 pixels across the smallest dimension and 300dpi in resolution. Image files must be JPG.
