ROYAL INSTITUTE OF PAINTERS IN WATER COLOURSHow to Exhibit in the 200th Exhibition of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours at the Mall Galleries
These are guidelines only dates and details may be changed without notice. Full information is available from the Federation of British Artists, 17 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5BD or online at the Mall Galleries website.
200th Open Exhibition Dates 2012
Wednesday 14 March 2012 to Saturday 25 March 2012
Private View Tuesday 13 March 2012
Sending In Days 2012
Digital Submission and Pre-Selection
This year the RI is introducing digital submission of work. Artists who choose this option are invited to upload digital images of their paintings for assessment by our pre-selection panel. If a work is pre-selected you will be invited to deliver it to the Mall Galleries on one of the Receiving Days for final selection.
Registration and digital submission opens - Tuesday 1 November 2011
Registration and digital submission closes - Thursday 5 January 2012 (12pm)
Notification of pre-selection (www.mallgalleries.org.uk) - Thursday 12 January 2012
Receiving Days - Friday 27 January and Saturday 28 January 2012
Notification of acceptance (www.mallgalleries.org.uk) - Thursday 2 February 2012
Collection of unaccepted work - Saturday 11 February 2012 or Wednesday 15 February 2012
Collection of unsold exhibition work - Thursday 29 March 2012
Full details of registration options can be found here
Paintings
Paintings entered should be recent work that has not previously been shown in London. A maximum of six works may be submitted of which four may be selected for exhibition.
The Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours define a watercolour painting as:
A painting made using water soluble media, on a paper based support.
(Please note: water miscible/mixable/soluble oil paint is not accepted)
We are interested in the development of painting using admissible water soluble mediums. Any work that does not conform to the preceding definition will only be accepted for hanging in the annual exhibition in special circumstances and then only by a majority vote of the selection committee.
Framing
All pictures should be well presented and framed under glass with the image isolated from the frame by a mount. Frames and mounts of an unusual colour, size or design may prejudice the chance of hanging. Metal frames are inadmissible
Submission Fees
£12 for each painting (£6 per work for artists aged 35 and under).
Prices
All works must be for sale. Prices should include gallery commission (including tax) and VAT if the artist is VAT registered. The price entered on the Registration Form is the catalogue selling price. The minimum price for any painting should be £300.
Commission
The Mall Galleries' commission is 45% (Plus VAT).
Registration Form
The Mall Galleries Registration Form must accompany all works. The conditions of entry in the Registration Form and the Mall Galleries Registration Pack are binding and override any of the recommendations put forward in these guidelines. The Form and Registration Pack can be acquired from:
Federation of British Artists, 17 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5BD
(please enclose a stamped, self addressed envelope)
Alternatively you can download a Registration Pack at Mall Galleries Registration Pack
You can also download the Mall Galleries Call For Entries leaflet at Mall Galleries Call For Entries