ROYAL CAMBRIAN ACADEMY, CONWY, WALES

Delighted my sculpture ‘OLAUDAH EQUIANO - African, slave, author, abolitionist’ bronze has been selected for the Royal Cambrian Academy Annual Open Exhibition 2022 and is ‘Highly Commeded’.

The Royal Cambrian Academy of Art invites submissions for its 2022 Annual Open Exhibition. Dedicated to encouraging and portraying diversity within art, both 2D and 3D work in any medium exhibited in our beautiful gallery in Conwy, 8th January – 26th February, as well as online viewing and sales through our website.

We have again the Selector’s Prize of £1000, awarded by the Academy and Friends of the Royal Cambrian Academy of Art. Our exciting People’s Choice Prize at £100 and this year we are offering a discipline prize, the Lawrenson Sculpture Award £500. Renowned sculptor Diane Lawrenson RCA is offering the prize to support her chosen art form.

This is the second year of selected works for the exhibition online. There were twice the usual entries - over 600. The panel made their considered and impartial selection of just over 200 pieces.