The annual summer exhibition
The Annual Summer Exhibition is held every August at King Edward VI School, Chapel Lane, Stratford Upon Avon, CV37 6BE. With hundreds of original artwork entered into the exhibition by our members, it is our biggest and proudest event of the year. The exhibition boasts of 2D and 3D art, in a range of exciting media and subjects including oils, watercolours, glass, wood, resin, and ceramics to name just a small amount! Awards are given out by high-standing, professional artists and critics for various categories, and work is sold and taken home by people all over the UK and even abroad.
Image: by Louise Jennings, 2023 exhibition.
Exhibition Instructions
How to prepare your artwork
Hopefully, those of you have entered 'hanging pictures' for the exhibition will be getting them ready for 'handing in' day. Particularly for those of you entering 'hanging pictures' for the first time this YouTube video on preparing your artwork might be helpful - please click on the link below. (If you're not familiar with YouTube I'm afraid that you have to put up with adverts, and don't accidentally subscribe to anything!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv8nlt8kFxg
In addition, please make sure that you follow the instructions set out in the Conditions of Entry (in the members area) before you arrive to hand your artwork in, as follows:
Each piece must have 2 labels, each with the artist’s name, title of work, medium and price, printed clearly (in block capitals). One label must be stuck to the back of picture, the other tied on with string long enough to hang no more than half way over the front of the picture.
Pictures with integrated stands in their backboards will not be accepted - it makes them impossible to hang neatly and detracts from the overall impression of this display. (Swap in a conventional piece of backboard please).