Art Exhibitions in London & Art Trails - September 2011

As September comes into view on the calendar, we always seem to get a small explosion in exhibitions by art competitions, art societies and and art trails by art groups.   People are back from their holidays and ready to look at art!

I'm currently getting my calendar sorted for the London Exhibitions so have made a note of the ones I'm planning to visit.

I've also included below a note of all the major exhibitions elsewhere in the country and Art Trails and Open Studios that I'm aware of.  If you have one and it's not listed please let me know and I'll be happy to add it in as this post will be added to the Major UK Art Society Exhibitions page at the top of this blog.

Threadneedle Prize - Panel Discussion

Art Competitions - September 2011

Two major competitions can be seen at the Mall Galleries (near Trafalgar Square) in September.  These are:

• Sunday Times Watercolour Exhibition (one week only) Monday 12th - Sunday 18th September 2011 (10am to 5pm)
• Threadneedle Prize for Painting and Sculpture Thursday 22nd September - Saturday 8th October 2011, 10am to 5pm (closes 1pm on Wednesday 5 October)

Jerwood Drawing Prize - Jerwood Space, London from 14 September - 30 October 2011.

National Art Society Exhibitions in London - September 2011

Invite to the Private View of the Society of Feline Artists Annual Exhibition 2011

Society Of Feline Artists - Annual Exhibition 2011 - Llewellyn Alexander Gallery, 124 - 126 The Cut, Waterloo, London.  26th August to 16th September 2011 (10am - 7.30pm Monday to Saturday)

United Kingdom Coloured Pencil Society -  10th UKCPS Open International Exhibition 2011 - Methodist Central Hall, Westminster, London, SW1H 9NH. 19th September to Saturday, 1st October 2011 9.00am - 5.00pm

Art Society Exhibitions elsewhere in the UK - September 2011

Royal Birmingham Society of Artists 

RBSA Gallery, 4 Brook Street, Birmingham, B3 1SA

• Open Watercolour Exhibition 24 August - 10 September 2011
• Exhibition of Friends Work  14 September — 25 September 2011

Kent - Florum - a botanical art exhibition (many of the artists are members of the SBA) 10th - 17th September 2011 Sevenoaks Wildlufe Reservice, Bradbourne Vale Road Sevenoaks TN13 3DH Life 

Art Trails and Open Studios - September 2011

London and South East

• Arundel Art Trail 20th to 29th August
• the E17 Art Trail -  2nd -11th September 
• Maldon Art Trail - 1st - 8th October
• Wokingham Arts Trail - 11th-12th September

South West

• Somerset Art Weeks - 17th September to 2nd October, 2011

Midlands

• Harborough Artists Cluster - opening weekend 17th-18th September

North

• Kirklees Artists Open Studio Trail in West Yorkshire - September 17th & 18th from 11am till 5pm. 74 artists in 30 venues throughout Kirklees (all free)

Wales

• Helfa gelf/Art Trail - North Wales - every Friday, Saturday and Sunday in September in Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham. Studios are open from 11am-5pm daily. (excellent website - with trail map)