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Royal Scottish Academy Annual Exhibition - Open Art Submission
Royal Scottish Academy of Art and Architecture · Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Open submission for artists at any career stage to show in the RSA Annual Exhibition, Edinburgh. Up to two works in any fine art medium; £20 per work (£10 concessions). 2026 call closed 6 Feb; 2027 call not yet announced.
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Who can enter
- Location
- Open worldwide
- Age
- No age limit
- Career stage
- Any
- Mediums
- Any medium
- Entries
- Up to 2 works per artist
- Size limits
- Any size (artist supplies plinths for sculpture)
- Submission
- Online, then physical if shortlisted
- Also
- Artists at all stages of their careers; up to two works in any fine art medium (reproductions of existing works in other media not accepted); online entry with physical hand-in if pre-selected; online-only display option available. No residency restriction stated.
About
The Royal Scottish Academy's Annual Exhibition, held since 1827 in Edinburgh, combines work by Academicians and invited artists with an open submission of contemporary painting, sculpture, film, printmaking, photography, installation and architecture.
Artists at all stages of their careers may submit up to two works of any scale in any fine art medium online. Entry costs £20 per work (£10 for students, graduates within two years and under-26s), with a £10 hanging fee for each work in the final exhibition (refunded if not selected at pre-selection; not charged for online-only works).
The 200th Annual Exhibition ran 9 May - 14 June 2026 at the RSA building on The Mound. A list of awards is published with each call. Dates for the 2027 (201st) exhibition have not yet been announced.