2020 Timeline

Digital Entry has now closed. 

Results 

12 March- first round (digital images)

23 May- final round (shortlisted works) 

Delivery of shortlisted works 

Architecture
5 May    8am-5pm

Sculpture
7 May   10am-5pm

All other categories
6 May   8am-7pm

Summer Exhibition Coordinators 2020

Jane and Louise Wilson

"We’re very excited to be coordinating this year’s summer show alongside fellow Royal Academicians."

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Summer Exhibition Selection and Hanging Committee 2020

David Adjaye, Sonia Boyce, Eileen Cooper, Richard Deacon, Stephen Farthing, Isaac Julien and David Remfry

A message to Architects

The Architecture Room will consider architecture through the expression of "Climate and Geography (or vice versa" ...

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Office Hours

The Summer Exhibition Office is open Monday to Friday, 10am to 5pm. If you have a query regarding the submission process please see our FAQ above, or  Contact Us and we will respond within three working days. 

Helpful Links

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Instructions for Entering Work

Video Tutorial: How To Photograph Your Work

How to Photograph Your Work

Suggested Transport Agents

VAT Information - International Artists

Guide to Selling

Awards and Prizes in 2019 Included

The Royal Academy of Arts Charles Wollaston Award
£25,000 awarded by a panel of judges appointed by the President and Council for the most distinguished work in the exhibition

The Jack Goldhill Award for Sculpture 
£10,000 for a sculpture

The Jerwood London Original Print Fair Prize
£10,000 for a print in any medium

The British Institution Awards for Students 
Two prizes of £5,000 and £3,000 for work across a comprehensive range of creative disciplines from painting to architecture

The Hugh Casson Drawing Prize 
£5,000 for an original work on paper in any medium, where the emphasis is clearly on drawing

Rocco Forte Hotels Architecture Prize
£5,000 for an outstanding work of architectural design 

The Sunny Dupree Family Award for a Woman Artist 
£4,000 for a painting or sculpture

The Arts Club Award 
£2,500 awarded to an artist aged 35 or under for a work in any medium except architecture

The BKI Architecture and Materials Prize
£2,500 for a work celebrating material excellence

The Rose Award for Photography
£1,000 for a photograph or series of photographs