Events

Looking Back For Our Future Botanical Art Worldwide 2025 is an event initiated and coordinated by the American Society of Botanical Artists. On the 18 of May, Botanical Artists from...

The RBSA Drawing Prize is a celebration of work by artists whose work is rooted in drawing. Following the success of the 2023 Drawing Prize, the 2025 exhibition showcases an...

The RBSA Summer Show is the biggest open call exhibition of the year, with the show being displayed over all three floors of the Gallery. Open to all artists over the age of 18, submissions come from both early-career and established creatives. With no restrictions on media or technique, visitors can expect to see a...

The first RBSA Watercolour Prize for over a decade celebrates work created using water-based media; including watercolour, ink, gouache, and acrylic paint. Despite early use as a medium in its...

The RBSA Gallery is proud to present the first ever RBSA Young Artists Prize. This exhibition was open to children aged between 4 and 17 from across the city of...

Comprising more than 20 works on paper, including a series of large-scale multi-layered portraits, and exploratory drawings, Curtis Holder: Portraits Of Brotherhood reflects the artist’s core aim: to use line...

This exhibition opens on Thursday 18 September at 6.00pm. In This Time is both a celebration of and a catch up with the current cohort of RBSA Graduate Artists. Having been elected in 2023, Graduates have benefited from broader exhibition opportunities as well as mentorship from RBSA Members and Associates. This exhibition brings visitors up...

This exhibition opens on Thursday 18 September 6.00pm. Mapping the Archive, Birmingham's Journey Through the RBSA Permanent Collection focuses on the changing face of Birmingham's cityscape, travelling through its architectural...

The Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers is one of the world's premier organisations representing the work and interests of printmakers. All Members of the Society are practising professional printmakers, elected by a panel of their peers. This exhibition shows a cross section of work by the current Membership, and highlights the enormous diversity of techniques and...

Debbie Baird and Brian Wood are figurative oil painters who studied together and have previously exhibited with other artists in London. Both artists share an interest in expressing the essence of the individual, and the nature of their relationship with the world. Each has their own approach, creating a mix of vibrant emotive images and...