Art Society Exhibitions in the UK 2013 - Key Dates

This post summarises key dates for all the Annual Open Art Exhibitions by the major national Art Societies in the UK in 2013 - namely:

• Deadline dates for submitting entries 
• Receiving days for the submission of artwork 
• the dates of Annual Exhibitions 

It also provides links to websites and details of exhibitions and entry requirements.

The Mall Galleries in the Mall - 17 December 2012
(with the sun setting behind Buckingham Palace in the distance)

The listing (see below) EXCLUDES:

• the Major Art Competitions in the UK in 2013 (click link for details) and 
• Annual Exhibitions by Local Art Societies (see Art Societies in the UK - Resources for Artists and Art Society Exhibitions (UK) - Resources for Artists)
• Members Only exhibitions.

Key Dates for Annual Art Society Exhibitions 2013

Annual Exhibition 2013	Submission Deadline Dates	Exhibition Venue / Dates 2013
Royal Watercolour Society RWS Contemporary Watercolour Competition 2013 Call for Entries Making A Mark: RWS Contemporary Watercolour Competition 2013	Digital submission (all entries) : midday 9 January 2013 Selection notification: 25 January 2013 Deliver to Gallery: 17-18 February 2013 (regional collections are earlier)	Bankside Gallery BV 21 February 2013 Exhibition 22 February - 3 March 2013
Royal Society of British Artists Call for Entries	register/digital submission: open 4 October 2012 close 3 January 2013 CLOSED receiving days: 25-26 January 2013	Mall Galleries PV: 5 March 2013 Open: 6 - 17 March 2013
Society of Scottish Artists 116th Annual Open Exhibition Call for Entries	Receiving day: 13-14 February 2013	The Royal Scottish Academy Building PV 28 February 2013 Exhibition: 1-24 March 2013
Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour RSW Blog 133rd Annual Exhibition Call for Entries	Receiving day: 13 February 2013	The Royal Scottish Academy Building 2013 Exhibition: view the 2011 and 2012 exhibition online at http://www.rswgallery.org.uk/
Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour 201st Annual Exhibition Call for Entries	register/digital submission: open 1 Nov 2012 close 31 Jan 2013 receiving days: 22-23 February 2013	Mall Galleries PV: 4 April 2013 Open: 5-18 April 2013
Society of Botanical Artists Annual Exhibition - Call for Entries	Receiving Day: 18 February 2013	Westminster Central Hall 12-21 April 2013
Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition - Call for Entries	register/digital submission: open 22 Nov 2012 close 21 Feb 2013 receiving days: 15-16 March 2013	Mall Galleries PV: 8 May 2013 Open: 9-24 May 2013
Self - The Portrait Painting and Drawing Prize (£20,000) Call for Entries Making A Mark: Self - a new £20,000 prize for self portraiture	register/digital submission: open 22 Nov 2012 close 21 Feb 2013 pre-selection notification: 28 Feb. 2013 receiving days: 15-16 March 2013	Mall Galleries PV: 8 May 2013 Open: 9-24 May 2013
Royal Academy of Art Summer Exhibition - Call for Entries Making A Mark Major Art Competitions in the UK in 2013	Register / fee payment 8 March 2012 Entry form 12 March 2013 7 January-12 March:  Audio-visual works; photos of Sculpture & Architecture 8-9 April:  Glazed works 10-11 April:  Unglazed works 1 May - invited/pre-screened works of Sculpture 2 May - invited/pre-screened works of Architecture	Burlington House, Royal Academy of Arts 10 June – 18 August 2013
Society of Women Artists Annual Exhibition - Call for Entries	15 – 16 April 2012	Mall Galleries 27 June - 6 July 2013
Pastel Society Annual Exhibition - Call for Entries	register/digital submission: open 20 December 2012 close 21 March 2013 receiving days: 12-13 April 2013	Mall Galleries PV: 10 June Open: 11-22 June
Society of Feline Artists Call for Entries	to be confirmed	Llewellyn Alexander Gallery PV: ?? August 2013 ?? August - ?? September 2013
Society of Equestrian Artists Annual Exhiition - Call for Entries	to be confirmed	to be confirmed
UK Coloured Pencil Society Call for Entries	to be confirmed	to be confirmed
Guild of Aviation Artists Call for Entries	to be confirmed	to be confirmed
Royal Society of Marine Artists Call for Entries - will update to 2013 dates	register/digital submission: open 25 April 2013 close 25 July 2013 receiving days: 16-17 August 2013	Mall Galleries PV: 15 October 2013 Open: 16-27 October 2013
Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors & Engravers Annual Exhibition - Call for Entries	Receiving Day 6 October 2013 Selection day 7 October 2013	Mall Galleries: Exhibition: opens 15 October 2013
Society of Feline Artists Call for Entries	To be confirmed	Llewellyn Alexander Gallery: Exhibition: August - September
Society of Graphic Fine Art 92nd Annual Exhibition - Call for Entries	To be confirmed	Menier Gallery: 30 September to 12 October 2013
Society of Wildlife Artists Call for Entries - will update to 2013 dates	register/digital submission: open 16 May 2013 close 15 August 2013 receiving days: 8-9 September 2013	Mall Galleries PV: Exhibition: November 2013
New English Art Club Call for Entries - will update to 2013 dates	register/digital submission: open 13 June 2013 close 12 Sept. 2013 receiving days: 4-5October 2013	Mall Galleries PV: Open: December 2013
Royal Institute of Oil Painters Call for Entries - will update to 2013 dates	register/digital submission: open 11 July 2013 close 10 October 2013 receiving days: 1-2 November 2013	Mall Galleries PV: Open: December 2012
Royal Scottish Academy Call for Entries	receiving days: ?? November 2013	Royal Scottish Academy November 2013 - 31 January 2014

NOTES:

1. Mall Galleries / Federation of British Artists – work to be submitted to regional pick-up points or to basement at FBA HQ at 17Carlton House Terrace.  
• £12 fee per work submitted / no hanging fee 
• Link toregistration and regional hand-in submission info.  
• Artists aged 35 and under at the time of submission are eligible for a reduced fee rate of £6 per work.  
• Details of all the Call for Entries are available from the Mall Galleries website
2. LA Gallery:  Llewellyn Alexander Gallery 124 -126 The Cut, Waterloo, London SE1 8LN UK (opposite the Old Vic Theatre)
3. Bankside:  Bankside Gallery, 48 Hopton Street, London, SE1 9JH 

Links: 

• Major Art Competitions in the UK 2013 (page at the top of this blog)
• Major UK Art Society Exhibitions (page at the top of this blog - to be completed)
• My "resources for artists" sites about art societies, art competitions and annual exhibitions
• Art Societies in the UK - Resources for Artists
• Art Society Exhibitions (UK) - Resources for Artists
• Art Competitions in the UK - Resources for Artists

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