RSW 146th Open Annual Exhibition 2026
Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour · Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Open submission section of the RSW's annual exhibition at the Royal Scottish Academy building, Edinburgh, for non-members working in water-based media. The 2026 entry closed 30 September; the show runs 5 to 30 December 2026.
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Who can enter
- Location
- Open worldwide
- Age
- No age limit
- Career stage
- Any
- Mediums
- Painting, Drawing, Mixed media
- Size limits
- Framed size up to 154 x 154cm.
- Submission
- Online, then physical if shortlisted
- Also
- Non-members; up to two works, all for sale.
About
The Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour holds an annual open exhibition in the Upper Galleries of the RSA Building on The Mound. Non-members may submit up to two works (framed no larger than 154 x 154cm) for preselection from digital images; all work must be for sale and wholly the artist's own.
The entry fee is £10 per work, with a £10 hanging fee per preselected work and 40% commission on sales. Preselected works are delivered on 28 and 29 November 2026.
The 146th exhibition's entry deadline was noon on 30 September 2026; the exhibition is open 5 to 30 December 2026. The call recurs each autumn.