Royal Academy Summer Exhibition

The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition is the highlight of the RA's summer with its annual celebration of the best of British art and sculpture. With works from all media, by renowned and completely unknown artists, the show is a unique and much loved show.

Summer arts show
Having run for an astonishing 242 years so far, the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition gives the unknown and unpublicised artists of the UK as much space and prominence as those we see in famous galleries every day. Bringing together the great and the small, the famous and the anonymous, the exhibition is a chance to see a fantastic and eclectic collection of works all in one space.

The 2011 show
Highlights of the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2011 will no doubt be the largest gallery space, which will this year feature a mix of open submissions and work by Royal and Honorary Academicians. There will also be a memorial display for the works of the late Ben Levene.

Mixed media
Painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture and architecture are all represented in the show. Arranged room by room with different media within each one, for 2011 the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition has not chosen a theme, meaning you will be able to see a huge range of artworks devoted to the various different topics.

Extensive show
Artists submitted around 11,000 works to the exhibition this year, but of course not all of them make it to the show itself. Only about 1,200 pieces will be on display at the exhibition for 2011, with the majority of them being on sale to the public. This is the only art show in London where anyone can submit their work for viewing and potentially reach one of the biggest art loving audiences in the country.

Curators
Highlights of the 2011 show include displays in one of the largest rooms, which has been curated by Michael Craig-Martin. Both Piers Gough and Christopher Le Brun are behind the curation of the Architecture Room, while the Annenberg Courtyard is playing host to a large and colourful sculpture by American artist Jeff Koons. Art lovers will want to check out the fresh batch of work on show at the 2011 exhibition and judge for themselves if it lives up to last year's standard.

Prize winners
The winner of last year's prize was Yinka Shonibare with his audio visual work, Turning the Place Over. For 2011, a total of £70,000 in prize money is up for grabs to the winners of the various titles.

Tickets for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition are £10.00 for adults, £4.00 for children aged 12 to 18, £3.00 for children aged 8 to 11, and free to children under 7.

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