Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition
8 June 2009 to 16 August 2009
Royal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly, Burlington House, London
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The Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition is one of London's longest-running art shows, now in its 241st year!
It's also the world's largest open-submission contemporary art exhibition with around 10,000 works submitted annually. It covers painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture and architecture.
"Making Space" is the theme of this year's exhibition, whose works will be chosen by directors Ann Christopher, Eileen Cooper and Will Alsop.
Tracey Emin, Lucian Freud, Julian Opie and Gavin Turk were all featured last year, as well as a range of up-and-coming artists.
Awards are given to artists of exceptional merit, with the prize money for 2009 totalling £70,000.
The majority of pieces are for sale, so it's also a great chance to purchase some original artwork.