For application information, see below
For exhibition information, see HERE
Final selection is now complete - please log in to your OESS account to check the status of your application. Due to the scale of the submissions, unfortunately, we cannot offer individual feedback.
Log in HERE: https://royalhibernianacademy.oess1.uk
Collection of unselected work will took place on 25 and 26 April. If you have yet to collect your work, please call our Front of House team to arrange an appointment. Tel: +353 (0)1 661 2558.
195th RHA Annual Exhibition in association with McCann FitzGerald Terms & Conditions available HERE
KEY DATES
- Open For Entry: 2 December 2024
- Entry Deadline: 23 February 2025, 11:59pm
- Selection Notification (stage 1): 7 March 2025
- Artwork Delivery (stage 2): 4 & 5 April 2025
- Selection Notification (stage 2): 11 April 2025
- Collection of unselected work: 25 & 26 April 2025
- Exhibition Open To Public: 26 May - 3 August 2025
- Collection of unsold work: 6 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 2025.
- All dates subject to change.
Join us this summer for the 195th 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 26 May to Sunday 3 August with free admission, at all times.
With the largest artistic prize fund available to artists (2024 prize fund totalled over €78,000) 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.
The documentary Exhibitionists: Road to the RHA followed seven artists on their journeys to selection for the 189th Annual in 2019. View here on the RTÉ Player.
Major awards include the Hennessy Craig Award of €20,000 and the Homan Potterton Award of €10,000, 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. More Here.
2025 will also see the introduction of The Art of Architecture Pavillion competition. More Here.