It’s that time of year again.

Dear Artist,

The Royal Ulster Academy’s 130^th Annual Exhibition, which aims to highlight the best in contemporary and traditional visual arts practice, will take place from 21 October to 20 November 2011 in the Ulster Museum, Belfast.

Artists are invited to submit a maximum of two works in any medium for consideration. Work will be selected anonymously by a jury and a range of prizes will be awarded by an independent adjudicator.

ADJUDICATOR

Barbara Rae RA

JURY

Julian Friers PRUA

Jack Pakenham RUA

Terry Gravett ARUA

Marie Louise Muir, Art Journalist & Broadcaster

Kim Mawhinney, Head of Art, National Museums Northern Ireland

There are two stages to the submission process. Firstly, a completed entry form and fees must be received by 16 July. Secondly, you will need to deliver your work to one of our drop points, either in Dublin (13 August) or Belfast (14 August) with labels attached.

You can process your form and fees online using PayPal (www.royalulsteracademy.org) or alternatively you can download a form, complete and return to the RUA office together with your cheque/postal order. If you are using the online entry form, remember to download and attach labels to your work prior to delivery at the relevant drop point. If you would like to receive a hard copy of the entry form by post please reply to this email.

Notification regarding the outcome of the selection process will be circulated between 5–9 September via post.  As a guideline approximately 10% of all submitted work will be selected for exhibition. Unselected works can be collected on 24 September (Dublin) and 25 September (Belfast).

Kind regards,

Irene

Irene Fitzgerald

Administrator

Royal Ulster Academy

9th Floor

48 High Street

Belfast

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Email: info@royalulsteracademy.org

Website: www.royalulsteracademy.org