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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260804
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SUMMARY:Jan Gay RBSA
DESCRIPTION:Rhythmic brush strokes\, vibrant tones\, and a richness of light are central to Jan Gay’s collection. What could be every day\, becomes inspirational as she explores the energy of shape\, colour\, and form. Excitement builds from the seemingly insignificant. \nWhether painting plein air or in her studio\, the initial thrill of starting the work creates vitality in her mark making\, before a period of reflection. Evoking the way transient moments\, a motherly embrace in a queue or light on the canal water\, become a tangible memory. \nJan’s lifelong love of painting has been influenced by many artists\, including Paul Cezanne\, Mary Cassatt and\, more recently\, Fred Cuming. \nIn 2008 Jan became an RBSA Member. She studied painting and ceramics in Sussex University\, and Bournville Art School. \nExhibition closes: Saturday 12 September 5.00pm \nFeatured image: Jan Gay RBSA\, Pears In The Studio \n 
URL:https://rbsa.org.uk/event/jan-gay-rbsa/
LOCATION:Ground Floor Gallery Space 1
CATEGORIES:Ground Floor Exhibitions
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260804
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260913
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SUMMARY:RBSA Postcard Sale
DESCRIPTION:As a charity\, the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists relies on the generosity of its visitors and supporters to help maintain the RBSA Gallery and continue its vital work. With no public funding from either the local authority or Arts Council\, this 200 year-old Society supports itself through annual membership fees\, artwork sales\, exhibition entry fees\, Gallery Shop sales\, donations from local grant giving bodies\, and donations from the public. \nIn order to generate funds\, the Society is offering the public a unique opportunity to purchase original artwork at great prices in a blind auction. The postcards on display have all been created by RBSA Members and Associates and are currently in an auction on the Givergy website. \nVisitors are invited to used the link below to visit the online auction site and bid on the piece/s they would like to take home. At the end of the auction\, the highest bidders will be notified and will become the proud owners of a one-of-a-kind artwork\, safe in the knowledge that they have helped safeguard the RBSA for future generations. \nIf you have any questions then do not hesitate to speak to a member of the Gallery team. \nExhibition closes: Saturday 12 September 5.00pm \nFeatured image: Michael Salt RBSA\, Watercolour painting \nVisit Online Postcard Sale
URL:https://rbsa.org.uk/event/rbsa-postcard-sale/
LOCATION:Ground Floor Gallery Space 3
CATEGORIES:Ground Floor Exhibitions
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260804
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260913
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SUMMARY:Gabrielle Roberts-Dalton RBSA
DESCRIPTION:Recasting the Shadow  \n…female intuition & the Ancestral Knower \nWorking through ideas related to the female psyche\, Gabrielle Roberts-Dalton has explored menopause\, ageing\, persona\, Hagitude/Cronedom female stories\, and fairytales. In these works\, she reassesses the importance of physically touching nature\, down to the basic touch of grass and finding awe and enchantment in the life/death/life nature. Her paintings try to open a portal into another world of intuition and the imagination. Roberts-Dalton works in series of oil paintings and drawings that overlap and could easily branch out in numerous directions. She follows an instinctual and fluid path\, responding to the images\, mark making\, and colour. The viewer will always bring their own feelings and experience when looking at the pieces. \nExhibition closes: Saturday 12 September 5.00pm \nFeatured image: Gabrielle Roberts-Dalton RBSA\, The Gooseberry Wife (detail) \n 
URL:https://rbsa.org.uk/event/gabrielle-roberts-dalton-rbsa/
LOCATION:Ground Floor Gallery Space 2
CATEGORIES:Ground Floor Exhibitions
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260902
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260913
DTSTAMP:20260901T114123Z
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SUMMARY:Next Generation RBSA 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Next Generation RBSA programme is triennial opportunity open to early-career visual artists based within easy reach of the RBSA Gallery in Birmingham. Through the programme\, the Society is offering a small number of artists the opportunity to enjoy the benefits a three-year free membership of the Society. \nIn contrast to the Society’s previous Graduate Artists programme\, this new scheme reflects the multitude of ways in which people begin their artistic journeys\, and the Society actively encouraged self-taught artists to apply for the programme\, alongside those who have completed arts-related courses at university. \nThe Next Generation RBSA Exhibition comprises work by applicants who\, following interviews\, were selected to show a collection of their artwork. From this group\, those chosen by the RBSA Council will be offered full Membership benefits\, including multiple exhibition opportunities at the RBSA Gallery each year\, a solo show space\, expert guidance and tutoring\, inclusion in Society activities\, and valuable invitations to networking events. They will achieve the prestige of having NGRBSA letters after their name for the duration of their tenure and\, at the end of the three years\, will be supported in completing an application to become part of the Society’s Membership. \nVisitors to the exhibition will be able to view prospective Next Generation artists’ work and read their statements prior to the Council selecting the first cohort of Next Generation RBSA Artists. \nExhibition closes: Saturday 12 September 5.00pm \nImage: RBSA Next Generation 2026 Exhibitors
URL:https://rbsa.org.uk/event/next-generation-rbsa-2026/
LOCATION:Galleries 1 & 2
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260915
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260927
DTSTAMP:20260903T094608Z
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SUMMARY:Guild of Aviation Artists - Defence Of The Realm
DESCRIPTION:The Guild of Aviation Artists was established in 1971\, and it is recognised throughout the world as the premier society for the promotion of aviation art. Its principal aim is to promote aviation art in all its forms\, and to encourage interest in the genre by artists and non-artists alike. \nAmongst the founder members of the Guild was the famous wildlife artist\, David Shepherd\, who was in fact an aviation artist before he became famous for his wildlife work. Other famous past members include the late artists Terence Cuneo\, Keith Shackleton\, Roy Cross\, and Roy Huxley (the latter two being most renowned for their Airfix and Matchbox cover art). \nThe Guild’s current membership stands at around 260 in the UK\, and the work of members\, both past and present\, is to be found in not only private collections around the world\, but in many corporate and governmental locations. In particular\, the majority of paintings to be found in the likes of the RAF Club and messes of airbases were most probably produced by Guild members. \nToday\, amongst the membership of the Guild\, are to be found ex-service personnel who have rekindled their association with military aviation through their artwork. \nThis new exhibition\, Defence Of The Realm\, will feature some 180 aviation paintings\, the majority of which will follow\, and portray\, the defence of the realm theme. \nThe opening day of the exhibition\, 15 September\, will be Battle of Britain day itself. A VIP opening ceremony (by Invitation only) will be held at the RBSA Gallery Monday 14 September\, when President of the Royal Air Forces Association\, Air Marshal Sir Baz North\, will be attending as guest VIP to open the show. \nThe Guild has agreed to donate part of the commission on any sales at the exhibition to the Royal Air Forces Association in recognition of those that have served –  and those who continue to do so. \nExhibition closes: Saturday 26 September 5.00pm \nImage: Robert Calow GAvA\, Defence Of The Realm (detail)
URL:https://rbsa.org.uk/event/guild-of-aviation-artists-defence-realm/
LOCATION:Galleries 1 & 2
CATEGORIES:Forthcoming
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