The RUA’s Annual Exhibition, sponsored by KPMG, opened to the public on Friday 15 October at the award-winning Ulster Museum, continuing a tradition initiated by Arthur Deane, Director of the Ulster Museum, eighty-one years ago in 1929.

This year’s exhibition features work by 194 artists – Academy members, invited artists and those selected through open submission. These include Betty Brown, Diana Copperwhite, Colin Davidson, David Crone, Ian Cumberland, Terry Gravett, Clement McAleer, Jill McKeown, Simon McWilliams, Gwen O Dowd, Barbara Rae, Neil Shawcross, Paul Seawright, Jennifer Trouton and many more.

With the support of KPMG and Belfast City Council, a programme of talks, tours and workshops has been scheduled throughout the exhibition run which will appeal to regular gallery and non-gallery visitors alike.

Admission to the exhibition and participation in all events is free of charge.