Charlotte Leporte by Robert Wraith RP

Election to membership of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters is based solely on the quality of an artist’s work. No Proposers or Seconders are required.

If you wish to apply, the normal procedure is as follows;

• Submit work to the Annual Exhibition - see ‘HOW TO ENTER’ section of this page.
  
• Write APPLICANT at the top of your entry form.
  
• The Selection Committee will decide whether or not to add your name to the Candidates’ list.
  
• If selected, Candidates may be invited to submit further supporting work to the Annual General Meeting, following the close of the exhibition, when elections take place.
  
• Candidates will be informed of the results of the election by post.
  
• Names normally remain on the Candidates’ list for three years, after which, one year must elapse before reapplication, unless the Selection Committee recommends an extension.

How to Enter the Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition

Please download the 'How to enter the Annual Exhibition' document. This gives all the current information including dates, submission prodecures, entry schedule, fees and prizes.

BULLDOG PORTRAIT BURSARY

Searching for excellence in portrait painting

BURSARY/MENTORING

The bursary is worth £5,000. It will be primarily up to the winner as to how they spend the budget. The RP propose to allocate a member as a mentor and the winner will be required at various points throughout the year to report on their progress. They will be invited to exhibit at the RP annual show in 2008.

The winner will be invited to spend time with a number of our members throughout the following academic year. Our Members have different skills / methods / advice to offer. For example, some Members may be prepared to have the winner with them for a week / 2 weeks while they paint. Other members will give advice as to how to set about getting commissions, how to plan the pictures (clothing, lighting, timetable etc. etc.). Much of this will depend upon who the winner is and what their requirements turn out to be and we do intend to try and gear the whole project to the selected winner. We are in discussion with the Arts Academy (by Tate Modern) with the possibility of providing studio space. The winner might wish to spend some of the bursary money on tuition at the Academy, which will be available from a number of our members who have studios there.

WHAT TO DO

Information will be posted for the 2008 Bulldog Portrait Bursary in due course. Please check back regularly!

For further information about submitting work, please contact the Federation of British Artists (home of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters) on 020 7930 6844, or email us.

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