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Client Name: The Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour
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RSW Open Submission Area
All works must be in a water-based medium, this includes gouache, acrylic, pen & ink, collage and mixed media as well as traditional watercolour. Works submitted should be suitably presented and able to be hung, with no fixings on the back. No editioned prints will be accepted.
...Open for Entry
Entry Deadline: 30/11/2025, Noon
Exhibition Location: UK
Exhibition Type: Gallery
RSW Open Submission Area
All works must be in a water-based medium, this includes gouache, acrylic, pen & ink, collage and mixed media as well as traditional watercolour. Works submitted should be suitably presented and able to be hung, with no fixings on the back. No editioned prints will be accepted.
Call Status: Open for Entry
Exhibition Location: UK
Exhibition Type: Gallery
Entry Deadline: 30/11/2025, Noon
Exhibition Contact: admin@rsw.org.uk
Open For Entry: 22nd October 2025
Entry Deadline: 30th November 2025, Noon.
Artwork Delivery: 8th February 2026, 10am to 4pm
Private View: 14th February 2026, 6pm to 8pm
Exhibition Open To Public: 15th February to 11th March 2026, 10am to 5pm daily
Collection of Unsold Work: 13th & 14th March 2026, 10am to 4pm daily
Standard Prices.
Maximum Artwork Entries: 2
First or Single Entry Price: £10.00
Additional Entries: £10.00 per artwork up to 2 artworks.
When entering this call, the organisers request that you answer the following questions.
General Information
The exhibition will be held at The Royal Scottish Academy Building, The Mound, Edinburgh, EH2 2EL, open to the public between the following dates 15th February - 11th March 2026
Restrictions
Up to two works of maximum framed size 154cm x 154cm or 5' x 5'.
Image Uploads
Image files should be JPG or PNG and no more than 5MB in size. Upload time will depend on your internet connection speed so please be patient. If you are having problems uploading your images please use image editing software to resize your image to approximately 1600 pixels wide and then save as a new file. Image file names should not be too long and should not contain any invalid characters such as ' " & % * ( ) < > / \ ~ # + =
Pricing
All exhibitors will be charged a commission of 40% on the sale price of work sold in the Exhibition. Please take this into account when pricing your work. All works must be for sale. Prices should include VAT if applicable. If you are VAT registered please provide a VAT number in the box provided.
Data Protection & Physical Submissions
Works should be physically submitted 8th February 2026 between 10am-4pm, clearly marked ‘This Way Up’. A label will be emailed to you, please attach this to the back of your work. This label must be able to hang freely over the front of the work and should include your name, title of artwork, price and a contact phone number and email address.
Please also attach a permanent label to your work with name, title, price and a contact phone number. Green labels for Members will also be available in the gallery and can be completed if you are dropping your work off in person.
Data Protection forms will be emailed to everyone prior to physical submission. Please print this off, complete, and attach to the back of your artwork.
Hanging Fee
If your work is preselected there will be a £10 hanging fee for each work. Our preference is for BACS transfer which can be made to our account name 'RSW SCIO', sort code 80-22-60, account number 2677 0967. If this isn't possible, payment of hanging fees can also be made by cash or card at the RSA building on delivery of your work or sent in an envelope with the art courier delivering your work. Hanging fees are refunded if the work is not hung in the show.
Insurance
You are responsible for insuring their own work. All works accepted for exhibition will be displayed entirely at the artists' risk and organisers and the RSW will not accept liability for loss or damage occurring during the exhibition.
Delivery and Collection
You are responsible for the delivery and collection of their work at the Gallery. All packaging materials must be removed after delivery (no gallery storage is available for this) and brought back at collection. If you are applying from overseas please consider how you will get your work to and from the exhibition at the required times.
No works can be removed until the Exhibition closes under any circumstances. All works must be uplifted on the dates stated. There is no storage of any kind at the RSA building and the RSW will not be responsible for storage of any uncollected works. Work not collected at the stated times will be subject to a daily charge of £10 and will be disposed of after one week.
All works must be delivered to the South Entrance (facing National Galleries), Royal Scottish Academy Building, The Mound, Edinburgh. There is no vehicle access at the RSA. Artists should make every attempt to use carriers or to come on foot/by public transport. Group deliveries can be arranged in advance with the Exhibitions Administrator. A registration number will be required and specific time for delivery arranged.
Our recommended art couriers Scotland & UK
– Van GoGo2 (Stuart Horsburgh) – vangogo2@gmail.com (Edinburgh, Glasgow, the Borders)
– Paul Gilzean – pggilzean@btinternet.com (Aberdeenshire, Dundee, Fife, Perth)
– Aardvark Art Services – www.aardvarkartservices.com (UK)
– ArtCargo - https://artcargo.co.uk/ (UK)
– Picture Post – picture-post.webnode.com (UK)
Our recommended art couriers have stated they need artists to make arrangements with them to pick up by 31st December 2025.
Agreement
By submitting to the exhibition, you are deemed to accept and agree to the following:
You authorise The RSW to process, store, and utilise the data in your submission and agree that, images of your work can be freely used by The RSW for promotional and publicity purposes.
All information provided by you is true and accurate and that the work submitted is wholly of your own creation.
You have read and understood these terms and conditions and by submitting this application you accept and agree to observe all the Terms and Conditions therein.
Please Note: The above terms and conditions are provided by the exhibition organisers.
For terms and conditions which apply to the use of the OESS entry system please view below:
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