04/11/2025
15/11/2025
Birmingham Art Circle, Annual Exhibition 2025
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…
21/10/2025
01/11/2025
Debbie Baird and Brian Wood, Ego: Identity And Power
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…
21/10/2025
01/11/2025
Cristina Gardiner ARBSA, Transitory Landscapes
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…
07/10/2025
18/10/2025
Contemporary Printmaking from the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers
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…
18/09/2025
04/10/2025
RBSA Graduate Artists – In This Time
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…
18/09/2025
18/10/2025
Mapping The Archive, Birmingham’s Journey Through the RBSA Permanent Collection
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…
02/09/2025
13/09/2025
Curtis Holder: Portraits Of Brotherhood
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…
26/08/2025
30/08/2025
RBSA Young Artists Prize 2025
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…
07/08/2025
13/09/2025
RBSA Watercolour Prize 2025
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…
01/07/2025
02/08/2025
RBSA Summer Show 2025
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…
29/05/2025
28/06/2025
RBSA Drawing Prize 2025
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…
13/05/2025
24/05/2025
Association of Botanical Artists
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…
29/04/2025
10/05/2025
Peter Shread RBSA & Colin Simmonds RBSA
Two Friends From Moseley School Of Art Having first met at Moseley School of Art during the 1950s, Peter Shread and Colin Simmonds have remained close friends ever since. This…
29/04/2025
24/05/2025
25 For 25
Celebrating 25 Years Of The RBSA Gallery In The Jewellery Quarter Having inhabited the same site on New Street, though in three different buildings, for almost 180 years, the RBSA…
10/04/2025
26/04/2025
RBSA Candidates Exhibition 2025
Every spring, the Gallery hosts the RBSA Candidates Exhibition, a show of work by artists hoping to be elected onto the first step of their journey on the Society Membership…
25/03/2025
05/04/2025
Birmingham Easel Club – Showcase Exhibition
The Birmingham Easel Club was originally formed in 1879 by professional artist Edmund Watson, whose sketches for the Graphic Illustrations of Warwickshire are now stored in the Birmingham Museum and…
27/02/2025
22/03/2025
RBSA Photography Prize 2025
The RBSA Photography Prize 2025 invites artists creating work using photographic processes to enter work. This is the sixth RBSA Photography Prize exhibition to be held. We welcome entries from professional and…
09/01/2025
08/02/2025
RBSA Friends Exhibition 2025
RBSA Friends make up a significant part of the wider RBSA community and the Gallery hosts an exhibition of selected work by Friends annually. An ideal showcase for artists at…
14/11/2024
04/01/2025
RBSA Annual Exhibition 2024
The RBSA Membership is made up of almost 200 artists whose practices are rooted in a diverse range of media and techniques. Exploring both traditional and contemporary approaches, the RBSA’s…
11/02/2025
22/02/2025
University of Birmingham – Remembering is Painful, Forgetting is Unbearable: Creative Responses to Terror
Remembering is Painful, Forgetting is Unbearable explores questions such as why do some terror attacks make international headlines while others remain in the shadows? How do survivors of terror attacks…
25/03/2025
05/04/2025
Alan Reullier – The Art Of A Second Life
The Art Of A Second Life is the latest project from award-winning French artist, designer, and sculptor, Alan Reullier. With an eclectic background as both graffiti artist and aircraft mechanic,…
29/10/2024
9/11/2024
Greenwood Presents – For The Culture
For the Culture is an exhibition that features work from established and emerging artists that responded to the theme. For Deborette Clarke and Janet Douglas, the curators behind Greenwood Presents,…
15/10/2024
26/10/2024
Shapeshifters – Shape Shift
Shape Shift is an exhibition to celebrate the sculpture of the Midlands’ leading sculpture group, the Shapeshifters. Established in 1989, and working in Selly Oak and Dudley, the Shapeshifters has…
15/10/2024
26/10/2024
Birmingham Art Circle – Annual Exhibition
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 Birmingham…
03/09/2024
12/10/2024
RBSA Prize
An open media exhibition of contemporary work. The RBSA Prize Exhibition is a biennial celebration of creativity and innovation showcasing work in at the cutting edge of contemporary art. Welcoming…
13/08/2024
25/08/2024
John Salt Hon. RBSA 1937 – 2021 – Paintings
This exhibition offers a rare opportunity to see the remarkable work of the Birmingham born and trained artist John Salt in the UK. After settling in the USA in 1967,…
25/07/2024
25/08/2024
Faces & Figures – Portraits from the RBSA Collection 1785 – 2023
This exhibition of selected works from the RBSA Collection looks at changing approaches to the representation of the face and figure over 200 years. The exhibition offers some fascinating insights…
13/06/2024
20/07/2024
RBSA Summer Show
Following in an RBSA tradition that dates back to 1814, the RBSA Summer Show is an open call exhibition that welcomes submissions from artists working in any media. However, unlike…
28/05/2024
08/06/2024
Nature and Nurture
This exhibition showcases work by the late sculptor Tom Millard RBSA and practising artist Melanie Keevil. Tom gained his inspiration from the natural world in all its forms and changing…
07/05/2024
08/06/2024
RBSA Portrait Prize
The art of portraiture dates back at least 5,000 years to ancient Egypt and, up until the invention of photography, was the only way to capture a person’s likeness. Throughout…
07/05/2024
25/05/2024
Enamel Matters
Enamel Matters is a showcase of work by members of the British Society of Enamellers. The exhibition seeks to promote and celebrate the work of BSE members who work in…
11/04/2024
27/04/2024
RBSA Candidates Exhibition
As a member organisation, the RBSA is always seeking to induct new artists into the Society. To facilitate this, the Gallery hosts the RBSA Candidates Exhibition every April. Artists can…
29/02/2024
06/04/2024
RBSA Print Prize
The RBSA Print Prize is a biennale exhibition, which celebrates all forms of print making and supports artists from across the UK and further afield. With a significant number of…
29/02/2024
06/04/2024
Drawing on the RBSA Collection – Dry Media Works 1822-2022
Drawing with dry media is as old as mankind. Ochre and charcoal dust were blown through straws onto cave walls by the first artists. In more recent times, the dry…
13/2/2024
24/02/2024
The Black Country 1970s – 90s: Photographs by Phil Loach
Phil Loach (1949-2023), was born in Dudley and studied art and photography at Stourbridge College of Art and Leicester Polytechnic. He became a press cameraman and worked for three newspaper…
11/01/2024
10/02/2024
RBSA Friends Exhibition 2024
The annual RBSA Friends Exhibition gives artists starting their membership journey with the RBSA the opportunity to exhibit work in the Gallery. With the Friends scheme having been in existence…
16/11/2023
06/01/2024
RBSA Annual Exhibition 2023
Taking place over all three floors of the Gallery, the RBSA Annual Exhibition can be traced back throughout the 200 year history of the RBSA. All Members and Associates of…
