Our Annual Exhibition 2026 takes place at Mall Galleries from 7 to 16 May.
This year the prize fund for the exhibition reaches £41,000 thanks to several new prizes, all awarded to support and champion exhibiting artists.
Almost every award is open to all artists exhibiting in the 2026 exhibition, whether a member or an artist selected from the current open call.
The Almenara Collection Award
A £5,000 purchase prize will be awarded to a picture which is for sale (at a price not exceeding £5,000) and which, in the opinions of the nominated RP panel and representatives of the Almenara Collection, is agreed to be a worthy addition to the Almenara Collection.
The Faringdon Prize
A prize of £5,000 will be awarded to the drawing deemed by the judges to be the most distinguished and searching drawing in the annual show.
The Daler-Rowney Materials Prize
Daler-Rowney materials to the value of £1,000 will be awarded to the artist who in the opinion of the judging panel has submitted a picture to the annual show which is exceptional, either in terms of its imaginative response to the sitter or its technical achievement.
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FOR OUR 2026 ANNUAL EXHIBITION
