RWA Annual Open Exhibition

By 8th October 2022 November 7th, 2022 Exhibition

You can view Kurt Jackson’s canvas Beauty and the Beast as part of the Royal West of England Academy Annual Open Exhibition.

Beauty and the Beast is a large mixed media and collage piece originally exhibited as part of Jackson’s Mermaids Tears’ collection which focussed on the resin pellets or nurdles from plastic manufacturing (colloquially known as mermaids’ tears) that are ever-present on our beaches, blighting the tidelines and impacting wildlife. The heavy collage applied to Beauty and the Beast is all from material found on Cornish beaches.

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About the RWA Annual Open Exhibition:

The RWA’s renowned Annual Open Exhibition will be returning for its 169th year with a stunning variety of work from emerging and established artists.

This dynamic and varied exhibition invites painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, sculpture, installation and mixed media submissions and is a showcase of some of the most exciting artists from across the country and beyond. 


RWA 169 Annual Open Exhibition – Mixed Exhibition
Until 9th January 2023.
Royal West of England Academy,
Bristol, BS8 1PX.


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