The Society of Women Artists 161st Annual Open Exhibition 2022
The 161st Annual Open Exhibition celebrating women artists takes place at the Mall Galleries, London.
We are delighted that the Exhibition will be officially opened by Her Royal Highness Princess Michael of Kent on Wednesday, 7th September at 11am at the private view.
Art techniques: Painting, pastels, drawing, mixed media, sculpture, in all media; engraving, lithography, and ceramics, glass and metal not of a utilitarian nature.
Content: UK & International artists
Fees: £8 per work, £6 if under 35
AWARDS AND SPONSORS
We would like to thank this years sponsors who are
providing awards and prizes at the 2022 Exhibition.
Princess Michael of Kent Award – A signed certificate
President and Vice Presidents’ Award – A signed certificate
The Tom Urwin Special Fine Art Award – £1500
Karin Walker Young Artist Award – 2 x £500
Helen Sinclair Sculpture Award – £500
Derwent Special Fine Art Award
Young Artist £500 (art materials) Awards
Established Artist £500 (art materials) Awards
The Artist Editor’s Choice Award, Feature in The Artist
The Rosemary and Co Award £100 (brushes)
Patsy Whiting Award £100
Wells Fine Art Award Personalised leather bound sketchbook
Cass Art Award TBC
Great Art Award TBC
NON MEMBERS
Information below relates to Non Members who wish to enter the Exhibition.
NB Terms and conditions can be found at the bottom of the page. Please read before submitting work.
Online Submission, Hand in and Selection
Submission Procedure – Submissions for selection to the 2022 exhibition will be open from the 24th Feb to the 12th May. This year you can only apply digitally. You can do this via https://societyofwomenartists.oess1.uk .
NOTIFICATION OF DIGITAL SELECTION RESULTS To find out if you have been successful you will need to log back in to https://societyofwomenartists.oess1.uk on the 23rd May 2022.
Successfully selected works need to be delivered to the Mall Galleries, 17 Carlton House Terrace, along with a print out of your online submission form on an A4 sheet on the 25th of June. Please do not use staples or tape on this form because it must be photocopied during processing. N.B Non members works that are digitally pre-selected are not automatically accepted for the exhibition and will go though final selection. Please check the SWA website for final results on the 28th June 2022
Artists without a UK residence are classified as Non-Established Taxable Persons (NETPs) and must register with HMRC (HM Revenue + Customs) for a UK VAT number before they can exhibit artworks in our Online Exhibition. A valid UK VAT number is prefaced with the letters “GB”
We will not accept VAT numbers from other countries
You must enter the retail price of your artwork when entering online and then can wait to see if your artwork is accepted before you register for a UK VAT number.
You must provide us with your UK VAT number before the exhibition. If you do not, we will not be able to enter your selected artwork(s) into the exhibition.
NB. An application for a VAT number should take around 30 working days, although the process may take longer, so make sure you allow enough time.
More information about UK VAT registration can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vat-notice-7001-should-i-be-registered-for-vat
If you have any questions, please contact HMRC directly on their VAT Helpline Telephone for UK 0300 200 3701, or from abroad, +44 2920 501 261.You can register online for free at: https://www.gov.uk/vat-registration/how-toregister
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