Events

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...

Cristina Gardiner ARBSA is a landscape painter whose work crosses between abstraction and representation, borne from strong emotions in response to place. In her exhibition Transitory Landscapes, Cristina draws on...

Founded in 1879, the Birmingham Art Circle has strong links with the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, and many of its artists are also Members of the RBSA. The elected...

The ever changing RBSA Membership is given the opportunity to exhibit current work every year in the Society's flagship show, the RBSA Annual Exhibition. In 2025, the Society welcomed 16...

The annual RBSA Friends Exhibition gives artists with a Friends subscription the opportunity to exhibit their work in the RBSA Gallery and get to know the Society and its Membership....

This unique exhibition celebrates an exciting collaboration between the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists and the Birmingham Royal Ballet. Exploring the movement and poise of the ballet dancer, alongside the...

The RBSA Print Prize is part of the Society’s programme of prize exhibitions which give artists, whose practices are rooted in a variety of different media and techniques, regular opportunities to exhibit their work in the Gallery. With a significant number of print works held in the RBSA Permanent Collection, print-making forms an important part...

The first heritage exhibition of 2026, Colour: Shades, Tints, And Hues, Artworks From The RBSA Permanent Collection, is an exploration of works held in the RBSA Permanent Collection, each chosen because they feature one dominant colour. With the artworks arranged on a colour wheel, visitors will be able to experience the feelings and emotions evoked...

Following a career in social housing and urban regeneration, Ed Isaacs decided to convert his lifelong love of sketching into a more developed artistic practice. This exhibition is a survey...

Working at a single focal length challenges the photographer to consider the relationship between foreground and background, and encourages a deeper awareness of how distance, framing and movement shape visual meaning. In this exhibition, six photographers from a range of genres were invited to produce five images at their chosen focal length, using a fast-aperture...

The RBSA Candidates Exhibition features the work of artists wishing to be elected to the Society, either as Associates or, for existing Associates, full Members. The current Membership is able to view the exhibition and vote for the artists they would like to see successfully elected. The exhibition is also open to the public, which...

Textures and Rhythms is a joint exhibition from Alison Holt and Jaci Hogan, established artists who work in two distinctly different media; textiles and pastels. Having exhibited together regularly for the past five years, the artists have discovered a synergy between the stitches of Alison’s landscapes and the mark making of Jaci’s seascapes. Together they...