Visual Arts

Tuesday Late Gallery Opening

Queen's Road

Tue 29 Sept · 18:00 · Free

Exhibition

About this event

We warmly invite you to visit our Galleries during our Tuesday Late Opens. Every Tuesday evening, our Galleries will remain open to the public between 5pm - 8pm. Come along to see the 173 Annual Open Exhibition, our Academician Candidate Show or join for our Meet the Artist Events. Every Tuesday Sept 2026 - Jan 2027 | 5pm - 8pm I Last Entry 7.30pm Gallery Admission You can buy your tickets to the Annual Open on the day. General admission: £11 including an optional £1 donation Concession* admission: £6 including an optional £1 donation Student admission: £2 including an optional £1 donation RWA Members and Art Pass Card Holders go free. *Concessionary rate is for anyone with a D/disability, anyone on Universal Credit or anyone with a National Art Pass. The 173 Annual Open is sponsored by Hive Financial Planning and Abode. Meet the Artist Events: Tuesday 29 September | 6 – 7.30 pm Tuesday 06 October | 6 – 7.30 pm Tuesday 03 November | 6 – 7.30 pm Join us for a relaxed evening exploring artworks in the Annual Open Exhibition, with informal guidance from the RWA team on collecting art. We will be joined by several RWA Academicians, giving visitors the chance to hear directly from artists about their works in the show. You can reserve your space online, or buy your ticket at the Gallery. 173 Annual Open Invited Artist In addition to selected works, each year the RWA invites a contemporary artist to showcase their practice in recognition of their exceptional contribution to the arts. Mohammad Barrangi will present work as this year ’ s Invited Artist, following in the footsteps of previous invited artists such as Sir Frank Bowling OBE RA RWA (Hon) , Charmaine Watkiss RWA , Maria Lalić RWA (Hon ) and Rebecca Salter PRA RWA (Hon) . Artwork: Embracing Imperfection (2026), Hajnal Vegh Image credit: Alastair Brookes