New English Art Club
Artists are invited to submit work for exhibition alongside members of the New English Art Club at the NEAC Annual Exhibition 2025
At the heart of the NEAC is the search and propagation of meaningful, resonant art. It is committed to authenticity through the observation of life, as well as the task of articulating and communicating ideas with the beauty of skilful language.
The NEAC Annual Exhibition is a showcase not only for its members but also for aspiring artists: with a history going back more than a hundred years, it is an opportunity for work to be seen alongside some of the best artists today.
The exhibition offers over ten prizes and awards, including The NEAC Climate Emergency Prize.
Submissions are open between 9 December 2024 and 14 March 2025
We recommend that artists submit early to allow for assistance with their application if required.
Prizes & Awards
There are many prizes and awards to win, including:
NEW The NEAC Climate Emergency Prize: An award of £2,000 for an artwork that addresses the climate crisis and a prize of £500 for a runner up
For more information about the prize, see the official announcement.
The Doreen McIntosh Prize: For an artist whose work fulfils the New English Art Club’s ideals of rigour, immediate engagement with the visual and a searching attitude. Value £3,000
The Hermione Hammond Drawing Award: £2,000 for a drawing by an emerging artist aged 35 or under
The Ken and Dora Howard Prize: £1,000 for a painting that best captures a sense of light
The Val Harris Prize: Two week residency in The Atelier in Hay-on-Wye followed by a one week exhibition at The Chair, the art gallery owned by Val Harris, for a non-member
The Bowyer Drawing Prize: Selected by the Bowyer family, £500
The Michael Harding Award: £500 worth of art materials
The Milner Prize for an Emerging Artist: £500
The Winsor & Newton Award: Art materials to the value of £500
The NEAC Critics' Prize: £250
Mall Galleries / FBA Award: Ten free submissions to exhibitions by the Federation of British Artists at Mall Galleries (worth up to £200) for a first time exhibitor with the New English Art Club
The Anthony J. Lester Art Critic Award: A certificate and cheque for £100
The Dry Red Press Award: The winning work will be published as a greetings card in the Dry Red Press 'Prize Winners' range, with royalties from the sale of the cards going to the artist
Subject to final confirmation
There is a huge amount of pride that we all feel, members and non-members alike, exhibiting with this Society, aware as we are of its rich history and famous past members.
Important Dates
Submissions open: Monday 9 December 2024, 12 noon
Submissions close: Friday 14 March 2025, 12 noon
Notification of pre-selection: Friday 21 March, 12 noon
Receiving Day (if pre-selected only): Saturday 12 April, 10am to 5pm
Notification of final selection: Thursday 17 April, 12 noon
Collection of unaccepted work: Thursday 24 April, 10am to 5pm
Private View (invite only): Wednesday 11 June, 6pm to 9pm, official opening at 7:30pm
Exhibition opens: Thursday 12 June, 10am to 5pm daily
Exhibition closes: Saturday 21 June, 5pm
Collection of unsold work: Thursday 26 June, 10am to 5pm
How to Submit
All work must be submitted online. Pre-selection from online entries will take place, after which pre-selected works should be delivered to Mall Galleries, London, for final selection (with the exception of International Artists*):
• Upload your work to our Open Exhibition Submission System (OESS) between 12 noon on Monday 9 December 2024 and Friday 14 March 2025
Images must be in JPEG or PNG format and under 5MB.
• Log in to the OESS from 12 noon on Friday 21 March to see if your work has been pre-selected
• If pre-selected, deliver your work for final selection on Saturday 12 April, 10am to 5pm, to Mall Galleries, 17 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5BD
Works should be delivered unwrapped with the relevant form and labels, which are downloadable upon notification of pre-selection.
• Log in to the OESS from 12 noon on Thursday 17 April to see if your work has been selected for the exhibition
• If unaccepted, collect your work on Thursday 24 April, 10am to 5pm
*International Artists: All international submissions will be selected ONLINE ONLY, therefore selected international artists will need to ship their work to the gallery on a date to be announced
Important Information for Artists
Eligibility
Who may enter?
Any artist over 18 may submit, in the UK, EU, and outside the EU.
How many works may I enter?
Artists may enter a maximum of six works each, from which up to three works per artist may be selected.
What type of work is eligible?
Acceptable media: Paintings, drawings, and original framed prints (excluding photography). Note that sculpture is not admissible.
Work must have been completed in the last two years and must not have been exhibited in London previously.
Works should not be larger than 2.4m along the longest dimension.
All works must be an original creation by the artist.
Am I eligible for The NEAC Climate Emergency Prize?
The NEAC Annual Exhibition offers several prizes including, new for 2025, The NEAC Climate Emergency Prize: an award of £2,000 for an artwork that addresses the theme of the climate crisis and a prize of £500 for a runner up. If you would like your work considered for the prize, please write "Climate Emergency Prize" in the artwork description field when you submit.
Submission Fee
How much does it cost to enter?
There is a non-refundable submission fee of £20 per work, or £14 per work for artists aged 35 or under.
The submission fee includes free admission to the exhibition (normally £5).
Presentation
How should I present my work?
Frames or stretchers should be sufficiently substantial to withstand mirror plating with 12mm (size 6) screws.
Artists are advised to use plain, simple framing.
Metal frames, unprotected glass edges and clip frames are inadmissible.
Please remove all fittings and fixings from the back of frames, for example D-rings and picture wire. This is to prevent damage to other works, and because we will mirror-plate works for hanging.
Delivery & Collection
Works should be delivered and collected on the specified receiving and collection days via the gallery's rear entrance at Mall Galleries, 17 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5BD.
If you are unable to deliver or collect your work, you may send another person on your behalf – this may include an art courier (see below).
Artists are responsible for the costs of delivery and collection.
Delivery
Works should be delivered unwrapped with the relevant form and labels, which are downloadable upon notification of selection.
All packaging must be taken away at the point of delivery.
Collection
We are unable to wrap works or provide wrapping for works being returned.
Any uncollected works will be removed from the gallery after the collection day and stored by an independent courier company at the artist's expense.
If works are not collected within 12 months of the collection day, the gallery will be entitled to destroy, sell, or otherwise dispose of the works without consent, prior notification, or compensation to the artist.
Art Couriers
Below is a list of art couriers by region:
• London, Kent, Surrey, Sussex and Bristol
Art Moves of Chelsea
artmoveschelsea@aol.com
020 7352 7492
• Scotland, the North of England and Birmingham
Picture Post Art
info@picturepostcompany.co.uk
07833 450788
Picture Post Art receive artwork for delivery to UK galleries: “handing in” unwrapped and storing packaging free of charge for reuse if required.
• Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and Dorset
3 Lanes Transport
info@3lanes.com
01736 799298 / 07970 948324
• Leicester, Loughborough, Coventry, Birmingham and Nottingham
JD Art Transport
jdarttransport@gmail.com
07825 339787
• Norfolk and Suffolk
A S Elvin Transport Ltd
bernadette@elvingroup.co.uk
01502 677025
• Nationwide
Aardvark Art Services
01253 794673
• Wales
Mid Wales Freight
enquiries@midwalesfreight.co.uk
07866 731400 / 01974 282500
International Artists
Many international artists use Picture Post Art to transport their work to and from Mall Galleries.
Picture Post Art arrange for the shipping of work from the artist's country to the UK, help artists to correctly fill out paperwork from customs, and store packaging for reuse if required.
Picture Post Art
info@picturepostcompany.co.uk
+ 44 7833 450788
Please note that we do not accept liability for the services of any art courier.
Selection
How are works selected for exhibition?
The works for exhibition are selected by a committee formed of members of the NEAC.
For an outline of the submission and selection process, please see ‘How to Submit’ (above).
If works arrive damaged, with unacceptable framing, size discrepancies from the original submission, or not as shown online, these will be withdrawn and will need to be collected from Mall Galleries by the artist at their expense.
May I ask for feedback?
The decision of the Selection Committee is final and we are unable to offer feedback.
How are the prize winners selected?
The prize winning works are selected in time for the awards ceremony during the Private View, prior to the exhibition opening to the public.
Sales
Does my work have to be for sale?
All work must be for sale.
Once work has been submitted, any sale made by the gallery before or during the course of the exhibition up to and including the collection day shall take precedence and supersede one made privately. Any private sale made in this period will incur the normal commission.
How should I price my work?
Work must have a minimum sale price of £300 (framed prints: £180, unframed prints £120 - buyers will not be charged for postage and packaging of unframed prints, so please ensure the price of unframed prints allows for this).
Unless otherwise advised, the gallery will charge a commission on the total price paid for works, including commissioned works, before, during, or as a result of the exhibition.
The price submitted should be the selling price, which should include commission, and is the price at which the work will be sold.
The price of works must include commission of 45% +VAT. If an artist is registered for VAT, then the VAT due on the selling price of works should be included in the price submitted.
Mall Galleries reserves the right to query the price of works.
May I change the price of my work once submitted?
The price of works may only be changed by written agreement between the artist and Mall Galleries.
How will I know if my work has sold?
You will be notified by Mall Galleries if your work sells.
I am an international artist, do I need to register for a UK VAT number to sell my work?
Artists who are not resident in the UK but are resident in the EU or elsewhere are welcome to submit work. If your work is selected for the exhibition, you have a responsibility to register and account for UK VAT with H.M. Revenue & Customs.
Artists without a UK residence, known as 'NETPs' (non-established taxable persons) can find further details on 'NETP' status and how to register for VAT at www.hmrc.gov.uk (HM Revenues & Customs Reference: Notice 700/1, Mar 2014) under the heading 'Should I be registered for VAT?'
Please note: the registration process can take up to 4 weeks. Please address any questions you may have to the VAT Helpline on tel. no. 0300 200 3700 or Outside UK: +44 2920 501 261.
Personal Data
The gallery will hold personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). However, the gallery may provide third parties with an artist's contact details in the course of administering exhibitions, commissions and prizes.
The gallery has the right to reproduce works in connection with the exhibition.
The copyright and all other intellectual property rights will remain with the artist. If any rights are owned by a third party, that third party will remain the owner.
By submitting your contact details, you agree to be contacted about similar activities, such as artist opportunities and open calls organised by Mall Galleries / Federation of British Artists.
Liability
The gallery is not responsible for any loss of, or any damage to, works entrusted to them. All goods are at the artist owner's risk absolutely and the gallery and/or their agents exclude all liability to the maximum extent permitted by law. The galleries are used for various purposes and so artists are advised to insure their works against all risks.
The gallery endeavours to take good care of works sent for exhibition, but in the event of a work sent being lost, destroyed or damaged, the gallery's liability (if any) shall not exceed the value of the work as stated at the time of submission (less 45% plus VAT) or any altered price subsequently.
In the event of any dispute regarding loss or damage, the dispute shall be referred for final arbitration to an independent expert valuer to be chosen by agreement between the parties, provided that the arbitrator's award shall not exceed the gallery's maximum liability as above.
Artists shall indemnify and keep indemnified the gallery against any actions between the artist and any third party.
Help
If you require support with your application, please contact:
