Royal Scottish Academy

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The RSA Annual Exhibition is the most extensive annual presentation of contemporary art and architecture in Scotland.

Having been a mainstay of the RSA's calendar since its inception 199 years ago, the Annual Exhibition has evolved over the years, providing a platform for Scottish art alongside international artists, often including topical or political elements, to give an uncensored, independent voice to artists.

Income raised in the Annual Exhibition directly assists artists and the not-for-profit work of the RSA. The exhibition encompasses both the physical and digital, combining the exhibition of artworks on display in the galleries with those shown online, some exclusively designed as such and others as companions or in tandem to work in the galleries.

The exhibition will be on view from Saturday 3 May - Sunday 8 June 2025 and will be convened is Lennox Dunbar RSA, who will be assisted in his selection by a committee of his fellow Academicians and supported by our Council.

Building on the success of the online experience developed during the COVID-19 pandemic, which enabled more works to be selected and extended the ways for audiences to discover and engage with artworks, all pre-selected works will again automatically be included in the online exhibition. As usual, only those selected at the final physical selection will be shown on the gallery walls.

There is also the opportunity to submit work as a solely online presentation. These works will only be considered for online selection and open up an opportunity for more experimental practices, for example documentation of installed site-specific work or extended digital video content.

Application deadline has passed for 2025. Final resulds for pre-selected work are available on your OESS account from midday Wed 23 April.

How to submit

Application deadline has now passed for 2025 (Thurs 6 Feb, 5pm) and the final hang has now been confirmed. If you have delivered pre-selected work for the exhibition please log back into your OESS profile from midday Wed 23 April to find out if work has been included in the physical exhibition.

If you have any questions, the Regulations and FAQs can be found below -

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2025 Key Dates

Online Application deadline	Thurs 6 Feb 2025 at 5pm
Pre-selection announced	Fri 7 March 2025 from midday
Hand-in of works	Fri 18 – Sat 19 April 2025, 10am-4.30pm
Final selection announced	Wed 23 April 2025 from midday
Exhibition open to public	Sat 3 May - Sun 8 June 2025
Collection of works	Wed 11 - Sat 14 June 2024, 10am – 4.30pm

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The RSA Annual Exhibition is the most extensive annual presentation of contemporary art and architecture in Scotland.

How to submit

2025 Key Dates

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