Royal Commonwealth Society (Bath and District Branch) Schools Art Prize and Exhibition
Open Call for Entries - Deadline: 9th February 2020
The Royal Commonwealth Society (Bath and District Branch) Art Prize and Exhibition: The Art of Communication will take place in the centre of Bath at 44AD artspace.
The exhibition will be on display from 6th - 15th March 2020 with a launch event to be held on Thursday 5th March 2020 (6pm - 8pm)
There are no entrance or gallery fees to enter the Royal Commonwealth Society (Bath and District Branch) Schools Art Prize and Exhibition: The Art of Communication.
Successful entrants will be offered a free membership to the Royal Commonwealth Society (Bath and District Branch).
Age Group Categories
11 years and under
1st Prize
2nd Prize
11 - 15 years
1st Prize
2nd Prize
16 - 18 years
1st Prize and School Exhibition prize (to be held at 44AD)
2nd Prize
All first prize winners will be invited to attend a Buffet Reception with the Mayor of Bath in the Mayor’s Parlour.
Artwork submission criteria
The theme for this exhibition is: Communication (in the Commonwealth).
Please read on for some keywords and ideas
The entry limit for The Art of Communication is four works per individual.
All 2D and 3D art media submissions are encouraged, including and not limited to painting, photography, printing, performance, film and sound installation.
2D and 3D artworks must not exceed 100 cms x 100 cms x 100cms.
All accepted artworks must be ready to display on submission.
Please can any framed work be presented in either black or white frames.
How to Enter
Please email digital images of your submission/s to
It is important that you include your full name, age, school and medium of the artwork with your email.
Successful artworks will be chosen via panel selection.
Some dates to remember
Deadline for all entries is Sun 9th February 2020.
Successful exhibitors will be contacted by Wed 12th February 2020.
Successful artwork is to be brought to 44AD artspace on Sun 1st March 2020.
The Art of Communication launch event will be held on Thurs 5th March 2020 (6pm - 8pm) where winners will be announced.
A prize giving ceremony will take place at Bath Abbey on Affirmations Day on 8th March 2020.
About The Royal Commonwealth Society (Bath and District Branch)
The Royal Commonwealth Society is a non-governmental organisation with a mission to uphold the values of the Commonwealth Charter, promoting conflict resolution, peacemaking, democracy and inclusion to improve the lives of citizens across the member states of the Commonwealth.
The Royal Commonwealth Society (Bath and District Branch) is an educational charity, working in Bath and the surrounding area to sponsor educational travel and associated projects - with the aim of promoting international understanding through the vehicle of the modern Commonwealth.
The Art of Communication: some keywords and ideas
Democracy. Human Rights. Freedom of Expression. Principles and Values. Acceptance. Tolerance and Respect. Understanding. Sports - The Commonwealth Games.
The modern Commonwealth was established in 1949 as an association of free and equal sovereign states which had been part of the British Empire but were now independent and, in the case of India and Pakistan, on the verge of becoming Republics. There are now 53 member states, with a combined population of 2.2 billion (approximately 30% of the world's population).
The Commonwealth is an association of governments and peoples, built around shared language, institutions, challenges, aspirations and values. Unlike most other international associations, the Commonwealth works on a consensus model and membership is voluntary, predicated primarily on a country’s commitment to upholding shared values and principles, including the protection and promotion of human rights, democracy and the rule of law.
Advances in Technology
The Commonwealth has networks all over the world. From Telegram to Instagram, how we communicate today has vastly developed and expanded over the last 70 years since the modern Commonwealth was established.
Progress and Equal Rights
Did you know that in 1894 the Royal Commonwealth Council invited a woman to read a paper at an Institute meeting for the first time, causing such a stir that an editorial appeared in The Times.
Sports
Sport underpins the unique connections and friendships which bring together a third of the world’s population as citizens of the nations and territories of the Commonwealth. For more than eight decades the Commonwealth Games has united Commonwealth athletes, citizens and communities through the transformative and connecting power of sport.
Many sportspeople representing different countries are trained at The University of Bath Sports Village (a super 17 medals were won between them at the 2018 games).
The 2022 Commonwealth Games will take place in the UK, with Birmingham selected as the host city. Birmingham 2022 is set for the largest ever female and para-sport programme in Commonwealth Games history.
Thank you to the Royal Commonwealth Society (Bath and District Branch) art prize sponsors:
