Hand-in for the 196th RHA Annual Exhibition in association with McCann FitzGerald will take place this coming Friday and Saturday, 27 and 28 March.
PLEASE NOTE: Two labels must be attached to your works prior to delivery. Please print TWO copies of the label and attach one to the back of the artwork and tie the other to the artwork. Artworks will not be accepted without the labels attached. The two labels are used during the selection process and it is imperative that they are attached.
Delivery Details:
Artist surname A, B - Friday, 27 March 2026, 11am to 12pm
Artist surname C - Friday, 27 March 2026, 12pm to 1pm
Artist surname D, E - Friday, 27 March 2026, 1pm to 2pm
Artist surname F, G - Friday, 27 March 2026, 2pm to 3pm
Artist surname H, I, J, K - Friday, 27 March 2026, 3pm to 4pm
Artist surname L - Saturday, 28 March 2026, 11am to 12pm
Artist surname M, Mac, Mc, N - Saturday, 28 March 2026, 12pm to 1pm
Artist surname O, P, Q, R - Saturday, 28 March 2026, 1pm to 2pm
Artist surname S, T - Saturday, 28 March 2026, 2pm to 3pm
Artist surname V, W, X, Y, Z - Saturday, 28 March 2026, 3pm to 4pm
Checklist for Delivery:
1. Printout of this notification
2. Two labels on each artwork
3. Deliver work at allocated time slot listed above
The first round digital selection for the 196th RHA Annual Exhibition in association with McCann FitzGerald, is now complete. Thank you to all artists who submitted their work for consideration this year. Artists can check the status of their application on their OESS account HERE
If you have any queries, please direct them to Kate McBride, Academy Registrar at kate@rhagallery.ie
196th RHA Annual Exhibition in association with McCann FitzGerald Terms & Conditions available HERE
KEY DATES
- Open For Entry: Friday 5 December 2025
- Entry Deadline: Monday 23 February 2026, 11:59pm
- Selection Notification (stage 1): 6 March 2026
- Artwork Delivery (stage 2): 27 & 28 March 2026
- Selection Notification (stage 2): 3 April 2026
- Collection of unselected work: 24 & 25 April 2026
- Exhibition Open To Public: 25 May - 9 August 2026
- Collection of unsold work: 11 August, 11am to 4:30pm. For collection after this date please make an appointment for collection with frontofhouse@rhagallery.ie. All collections of unsold work must be made before 1 September 2026 or work will be disposed of.
All dates subject to change.
Join us next summer for the 196th RHA Annual Exhibition in association with McCann FitzGerald featuring painting, print, sculpture, drawing, photography, mixed media and architectural models. Irelands' largest and longest-running open submission exhibition will be open to the public from Monday 25 May to Sunday 9 August with free admission, at all times.
With the largest artistic prize fund available to artists, across different medium, the RHA Annual exhibition attracts the highest calibre of artists working today. Exhibitors include RHA Academy members, invited artists and 300+ artists whose work was selected through the, highly competitive, open submission process. With works ranging in price from €50 to €60,000, this show is a must-see for both those new to buying art to the discerning collector.
Major awards include the Hennessy Craig Award of €20,000 and the Homan Potterton Award of €20,000, both awarded to a painter under the age of 35, exhibiting in the RHA Annual Exhibition, who has studied at a recognised art college in Ireland. For previous information, see Here.
For 195th RHA Annual exhibition information, see HERE