Past
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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 -
Be Part of Art
Past, Present & Future of the Royal Watercolour Society 30 Jan - 3 Feb 2019 Bankside Gallery The RWS has a rich and fascinating history and our Archive & Collection comprising artworks and documents associated with its artists since the formation of the Society in 1804, demonstrates... Read more -
Mini Picture Show
30 Nov 2018 - 20 Jan 2019 Bankside Gallery 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 be taken... Read more
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The Colour of Water
RWS Autumn Exhibition 5 Oct - 3 Nov 2018 Bankside Gallery Reconsider your ideas about watercolour with the Royal Watercolour Society’s autumn show. Expanding from traditional genres of watercolour painting, today members of the RWS explore the boundaries of this medium... Read more -
Off The Wall
New works by RWS & RE artists 10 Aug - 9 Sep 2018 Bankside Gallery Artists from the Royal Watercolour Society and the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers present a selection of affordable original artworks which are all available to take 'off the wall' and take... Read more -
NEW WORK | NEW YEAR
RWS Spring Exhibition 23 Mar - 21 Apr 2018 Bankside Gallery Spring has officially sprung! Members of the Royal Watercolour Society exhibit a new selection of paintings in their latest exhibition. Founded in 1804, the RWS is the oldest and most... Read more
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RWS Contemporary Watercolour Competition
2 - 14 Mar 2018 An exhibition of successful entries to the Royal Watercolour Society’s annual competition. These works showcase new talent and innovative approaches to water‑based media on paper. Read more -
The Mini Picture Show
1 Dec 2017 - 21 Jan 2018 Bankside Gallery 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 be taken... Read more -
Colour & Vision
RWS Autumn Exhibition 6 Oct - 4 Nov 2017 Bankside Gallery The spectrum of colour we see on a day-to-day basis is something that can trigger a multitude of emotions, thoughts and memories. In the Royal Watercolour Society's Autumn exhibition, Members... Read more
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Off The Wall
New works by Members of the RWS & RE 11 Aug - 10 Sep 2017 Bankside Gallery This annual summer exhibition is an opportunity for the Royal Watercolour Society (RWS) and the Royal Society of Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers (RE) to exhibit together and create a dynamic,... Read more -
Water, Paper, Paint
RWS Spring Exhibition 24 Mar - 22 Apr 2017 Bankside Gallery Water, Paper, Paint, the Royal Watercolour Society's Spring Exhibition, is a celebration of the three fundamental elements that create a watercolour painting. From these three elements come a vast range... Read more -
RWS Contemporary Watercolour Competition
3 - 15 Mar 2017 Bankside Gallery The Royal Watercolour Society’s annual Contemporary Watercolour Competition encourages innovation and experimentation in all water-based media and provides a platform for both established and emerging artists. Works are selected by... Read more
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RWS Secret Postcard Sale
9 Feb 2017 Bankside Gallery Join us at Bankside Gallery for a one-off evening event where you will have the unique opportunity to purchase original works by Members of the Royal Watercolour Society for a... Read more -
The Mini Picture Show
9 Dec 2016 - 22 Jan 2017 This Christmas exhibition is made up of works on a small scale by artists from the Royal Watercolour Society and the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers. Contemporary watercolours and original prints,... Read more -
London - A Sense of Place
7 Oct - 5 Nov 2016 Bankside Gallery An exhibition of watercolours exploring London by artists from the Royal Watercolour Society. Read more
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Off the Wall
29 Jul - 11 Sep 2016 Bankside Gallery This annual summer exhibition is an opportunity for the Royal Watercolour Society to exhibit with the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers to create a dynamic, ever-changing display of paintings and original... Read more -
Shakespeare: A Celebration
29 Jun - 10 Jul 2016 Bankside Gallery To mark the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death, the Royal Watercolour Society and the Royal Society of Painter Printmakers have collaborated with the Globe Theatre to create an exhibition... Read more -
SPRING EXHIBITION
MADE IN COLOUR 24 Mar - 23 Apr 2016 Bankside Gallery The Royal Watercolour Society's Spring Exhibition, Made in Colour celebrates the huge variety of hues, shades and tones available to artists working in water-based media. Whether, transparent, opaque or somewhere... Read more
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RWS Contemporary Watercolour Competition 2016
4 - 16 Mar 2016 Bankside Gallery The Royal Watercolour Society’s annual Contemporary Watercolour Competition encourages innovation and experimentation in all water-based media and provides a platform for both established and emerging artists. The exhibiting artists were... Read more -
THE MINI PICTURE SHOW
4 Dec 2015 - 24 Jan 2016 Bankside Gallery 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 be taken... Read more
