Royal Society of British Artists (RBA) Rising Stars exhibition 2020

Royal Society of British Artists (RBA)
Rising Stars exhibition 2020

Working to participate in the Arts Society/RBA Rising Stars is a year-round process. However, November is the time when a Young Arts representative can begin to get a bit fidgety - no, it's nothing to do with the weather or reduced daylight! No, it's the time when Young Arts representatives up and down the country await news as to which student artists have been selected for inclusion in the following year's Rising Stars exhibition. In mid-November, those societies who have taken part in Rising Stars receive an e-mail from HQ.

In Truro' s case I am pleased to tell you that we were notified that works by two Truro young artists - Taro Bean (Mother) and Ella Williams (Life Drawing 2)- had been selected to go forward into Rising Stars 2020. So, once again Truro and Cornwall continue to make an appearance at this most prestigious annual arts event which is really goodnews for all concerned.

To put the news in context, the total number of works submitted this year was over 200, and the standard was exceptionally high - so what an achievement it is to be selected and exhibited at the Royal Over-Seas League and The Mall Galleries.

Rising Stars Exhibition dates:

Mall Galleries, The Mall, London SW1

18 February - 1 March 2020 (closes 1pm on 1 March) open daily 10am - 5pm

Private View on Wednesday 19 February 2020 - open for viewing from 11am, with speeches and prize giving at 6pm

then moves to:-

Royal Over-Seas League, St James's Street, London SW1A 1LR

5 March - 19 April 2020 open daily 11am - 6pm

Private View on Thursday 5 March 2020 from 6pm to 8pm

Ellie is pictured with Will Gompertz, BBC Arts Editor and who writes extensively for The Guardian and The Times newspapers, at the RBA exhibition at the Mall Galleries.