RBSA Gallery

The RBSA is an artist-led charity which supports artists and promotes engagement with the visual arts.

Tues - Sat / 10.30am - 5.00pm

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Don't forget to pick up your copy of the exhibition catalogue for the RBSA Summer Show 2026, available in the Gallery Shop and online.

Numbers are limited so don't miss out!

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Coming to the Gallery for two weeks in August are Seven Winds CIC with their exhibition Pathfinders: Sunday Best, an exploration of local histories, public engagement, and portraiture, as modes of making and meaning.

The exhibitions runs from Tuesday 4 until Saturday 15 August.

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The biennial RBSA Prize promotes work at the cutting edge of modern art and artists with contemporary practices are encouraged to apply.

The deadline for entries is Tuesday 11 August at 4.00pm, full details can be found on our website, https://t.co/hGOVbAK4UT

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Thank you to everyone who came to the Preview Evening of the RBSA Summer Show last night, it was wonderful to be joined by so many exhibiting artists and guests.

The exhibition runs until 1 August and catalogues are available to purchase in the Gallery and from our online shop.

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The RBSA Summer Show 2026 is hung and ready to open tonight.

Almost 200 artworks take pride of place over all three floors of the Gallery, and pieces include paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, sculptures, ceramics, and textiles.

The Preview Evening opens at 6.00pm.

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Open for applications on our website is Next Generation RBSA, a programme for emerging artists who would like the opportunity to be awarded a free three-year membership of the RBSA.

https://t.co/0xIWxj4Q7L The deadline for submissions is Tuesday 7 July 4.00pm.

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Coming to the Gallery this September is the Guild of Aviation Artists with their exhibition Defence Of The Realm.

This new exhibition will feature some 180 aviation paintings and will run from 15 - 26 September.

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Tomorrow is the last day to see our current exhibitions, the RBSA Portrait Prize 2026 and the RBSA Membership Small Works Exhibition. There are over 200 works to see across both shows so come on down today or tomorrow before the shows are gone for good!

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We look forward to welcoming you all to the Gallery for the Preview Evening of the RBSA Summer Show 2026 on Thursday 18 June from 6.00pm.

Speeches and prize giving will take place at 7.00pm, the exhibition will be opened by Dr Kate Nichols from the University of Birmingham.

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The RBSA Summer Workshop programme 2026 runs from 18 - 29 August, and comprises 10 wonderful art and craft sessions suitable for adults of all abilities and experience levels.

Full details and purchase details can be found on our website https://t.co/UTEu8xzRzN

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The Next Generation RBSA programme is triennial opportunity open to early-career visual artists based within easy reach of the RBSA Gallery in Birmingham.

Full details and the application form can be found on our website, https://t.co/ZzNCs78JIT

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Coming up in August is our second heritage exhibition of the year: Largely Unseen: Works From The RBSA Permanent Collection, which will focus solely on the most substantial artworks held in the Permanent Collection.

The show runs from Tuesday 4 - Saturday 29 August.

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Two weeks to go until the RBSA Summer Show 2026 opens on Thursday 18 June with its Preview Evening from 6.00pm.

Opening the show will be Dr Kate Nichols from the University of Birmingham, with speeches and prize giving from 7.00pm.

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The Gallery Shop is looking wonderfully colourful at the moment with new scarves from Heron Design Studio and ceramics by Helen Harrison. We also have large collections of jewellery, textiles, glassware, prints, books, and gift cards, so pop in today and have a browse.

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Open for applications on our website is Next Generation RBSA, a programme for emerging artists who would like the opportunity to be awarded a free three-year membership of the RBSA.

Full details can be found on our website, https://t.co/ZzNCs78JIT

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Last night we welcomed our newly elected Members and Associates into the Society.

President Ed Isaacs presented each artist with their Certificate of Membership, and the evening was topped off with celebratory champagne.

Welcome everyone!

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As always, we are enormously grateful to @JuddMedical for continuing to sponsor prizes for our exhibitions.

It is also always a pleasure to welcome Sam and Zac to the Gallery to see the prize winning works, this time from Nic Dillon and JR Root.

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Blink and you'll miss it!

The RBSA Small Works Exhibition will only be on display for just over another two weeks, so make sure you see it before it's gone.

The show closes on Saturday 13 June at 5.00pm.

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The call for entries for the RBSA Prize 2026 is now open for submissions on our website.

This exhibition celebrates creativity and innovation by promoting work at the cutting edge of contemporary art.

To enter, visit our website https://t.co/hGOVbAK4UT

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Join us on Thursday 18 June from 6.00pm for the Preview Evening of the RBSA Summer Show 2026.

Just over 200 artworks will be on display across all three floors of the Gallery, prizes and speeches will take place at 7.00pm.