Who may enter
The competition is open to all artists aged 18 or over.
Short description
The competition is organized by the Royal Watercolour Society, a British institution of painters working in watercolours.
“ The RWS Open is one of the largest open-submission water-media exhibitions in the world, attracting thousands of submissions nationally and internationally each year.
Work made in any water-based media on a paper support is eligible: this includes gouache, acrylic, ink, pigment, watercolour or a mixed media piece containing any of this list.
To enter, artists must complete the online entry form and upload digital photograph of each submitted artwork.
Selected works chosen by the jury must be delivered to Bankside Gallery in London, where they will be displayed in the RWS Open exhibition.
Entry fee
The entry fee is £15 per work with reductions on multiple submissions.
Students in full-time higher education can submit up to 6 works for £5 per work.
Prizes
• David Gluck Memorial Award – £1000
• David Benson Memorial Award – £500
• RWS Award – £250
• Sponsored prizes
