Past
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They Can't Cancel Spring...
18 Mar - 27 Apr 2021 Just as the world shut down in March 2020, great British artist David Hockney released a bright and hopeful iPad drawing of flowering daffodils , and reminded us all 'they... Read more -
Online Exhibition: Spring Mini Picture Show
1 Feb - 14 Mar 2021 Bankside Gallery Brighten up those lockdown blues with the Mini Picture Show, Spring edition! Long-standing RWS supporters may recall the Mini Picture Show as the highlight of the festive season, an enormous... Read more -
Art in the time of Corona
2 - 31 Oct 2020 Bankside Gallery The year 2020 has been somewhat of a strange one thus far, and that's an understatement! Through these uncertain times, many artists of the RWS have faced time outside of... Read more
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Summer at Bankside Gallery
27 Jul - 27 Sep 2020 Bankside Gallery Starting an art collection? Look no further than, Summer at Bankside Gallery. All artworks are original pieces by contemporary painters and printmakers of the Royal Watercolour Society and Royal Society... Read more -
2020 VISIONS
Online Exhibition 27 Mar - 25 Apr 2020 Bankside Gallery Due to the global situation with Coronavirus, we have made the difficult decision to cancel this exhibition. However artworks are available to browse and buy online. Watercolour painting is... 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
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Mini Picture Show
6 Dec 2019 - 26 Jan 2020 Bankside Gallery A feast for art lovers, and newbies alike! This exhibition of over 300 small-scale paintings and original prints by artists of the Royal Watercolour Society and Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers.... Read more -
The Art of Travel
11 Oct - 9 Nov 2019 Bankside Gallery Take a journey to the local landscapes and the distant destinations that inspire the artists of the Royal Watercolour Society. RWS artists interpret their environment in different ways ranging from directly observed paintings, to abstract renderings of their remembered emotions. Read more -
Bankside Gallery Summer Exhibition
15 Aug - 15 Sep 2019 Bankside Gallery Starting an art collection? Look no further than the Bankside Gallery Summer Exhibition where all artworks are original pieces handmade by contemporary painters and printmakers of the Royal Watercolour Society... Read more
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In the Studio
Exploring the theme of the artist's workplace 29 Mar - 27 Apr 2019 Bankside Gallery 10% off all artworks in this exhibition until 6pm on Saturday 27 April The place where an artist works is a fascinating reflection of their personality and the pieces they... 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 -
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
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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 -
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
