Past
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RWS Autumn
Celebrating 220 years of the Royal Watercolour Society 4 Oct - 2 Nov 2024 Bankside Gallery The Royal Watercolour Society had its beginnings in a coffee house on Oxford Street in November 1804. Today, almost 220 year later we're proud to say that the RWS is... Read more -
Summer at Bankside Gallery
9 Aug - 8 Sep 2024 Bankside Gallery Whether you’re an art admirer, collector, or newbie Summer at Bankside Gallery is guaranteed to inspire. For this annual exhibition the RWS team up with the Royal Society of Painter... Read more -
Transparency
29 Mar - 27 Apr 2024 Bankside Gallery Transparency is the defining trait that renders watercolour such a demanding medium. While some artists cherish this quality for its capacity to impart freshness and lightness, others consider it to... Read more
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RWS Open
8 - 24 Mar 2024 Bankside Gallery Formerly known as the Contemporary Watercolour Competition (among many other names during the exhibition's 50+ year history), the RWS Open is the largest open-submission water-media exhibition in the world, attracting... Read more -
Mini Picture Show
8 Dec 2023 - 1 Feb 2024 Bankside Gallery Affordable works on a small scale by artists from the Royal Watercolour Society and the Royal Society of Painter Printmakers. Contemporary watercolours and original prints, both framed and unframed, may... Read more -
Risk
6 Oct - 4 Nov 2023 Bankside Gallery Making pictures always contains risk. Anything the hand does in making a painting is subject to slippage. Even that most laborious and derided business of tracing a drawing onto paper... Read more
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Summer at Bankside Gallery
11 Aug - 10 Sep 2023 Bankside Gallery Whether you’re an art admirer, collector, or newbie Summer at Bankside Gallery is guaranteed to inspire. For this annual exhibition the RWS team up with the Royal Society of Painter... Read more -
Home
Bankside Gallery 24 Mar - 22 Apr 2023 Bankside Gallery 'Art is the only way to run away without leaving home’– Twyla Sharp For their Spring Exhibition, artists of the Royal Watercolour Society (RWS) interpret the theme and create a... Read more -
RWS Open
3 - 19 Mar 2023 Bankside Gallery Formerly known as the Contemporary Watercolour Competition (among many other names during the exhibition's 50+ year history), the RWS Open is the largest open-submission water-media exhibition in the world, attracting... Read more
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Mini Picture Show
9 Dec 2022 - 29 Jan 2023 Bankside Gallery Affordable works on a small scale by artists from the Royal Watercolour Society and the Royal Society of Painter Printmakers. Contemporary watercolours and original prints, both framed and unframed, may... Read more -
Less is More
7 Oct - 5 Nov 2022 Bankside Gallery Less is more, more or less... For their annual Autumn exhibition at Bankside Gallery, artists of the Royal Watercolour Society are exploring the notion of 'less is more'. But have... Read more -
Summer at Bankside Gallery
Bankside Gallery 5 Aug - 11 Sep 2022 Bankside Gallery Starting an art collection? Look no further than the Bankside Gallery Summer Exhibition . All artworks are original pieces by contemporary painters and printmakers of the Royal Watercolour Society and... Read more
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Reflections
25 Mar - 24 Apr 2022 Bankside Gallery On the year of the Platinum Jubilee of their Patron, artists of the Royal Watercolour Society take a look back on the last 70 years. From the personal events of... Read more -
Art Fundraiser in aid of Ukraine
16 - 23 Mar 2022 Bankside Gallery In response to the horrific events unfolding in Ukraine, Bankside Gallery have launched an online art fundraiser with 100% of the proceeds going to the Disasters Emergency Committee's Ukraine Humanitarian... Read more -
RWS Open
4 - 20 Mar 2022 Bankside Gallery Following a year's break due to the pandemic, the Royal Watercolour Society are excited to announce the return of our annual open submission exhibition. Formerly known as the Contemporary Watercolour... Read more
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Now & Then
1 - 31 Oct 2021 Bankside Gallery Have you ever visited a retrospective exhibition of a particular artist and been surprised at how their early works differ so greatly to the most recent pieces you're familiar with?... Read more -
RWS Contemporary Watercolour Competition
6 - 18 Mar 2020 Bankside Gallery Established by the Royal Watercolour Society , this annual open-submission exhibition explores innovation and experimentation in all forms of water-based media. Exhibiting artists range from established art professionals to those... Read more -
RWS Contemporary Watercolour Competition
8 - 20 Mar 2019 Bankside Gallery This annual open-submission exhibition aims to encourage innovation and experimentation in all water-based media and provides a prestigious platform for both established and emerging artists. Past exhibitors have gone on... Read more