The Federation of British Artists (FBA) is an umbrella organisation for 9 art societies. It is based at the Mall Galleries, next to Trafalgar Square in London.
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Description
The FBA societies are in the "modern traditional" school and place emphasis on "traditional" craft and skill. Their web site states:
Demonstrations, workshops and weekly life-drawing sessions are held to enhance artists' knowledge and skills.
Projects include a drawing school and summer courses run by The New English Art Club. The Hesketh Hubbard Art Society meets to draw from life models.
As of 2006, the FBA has 614 artist-members, who regularly exhibit their work and also accept open submissions from the public. Over 10,000 artists submit work in this way. About 60,000 visitors per year attend the shows. There is also a Friends organisation of 2,400 members. Over 100 prizes and awards are given each year. An education department runs a Primary Schools Programme. Other societies and individual artists also stage shows at the Mall Galleries, in addition to the member societies.
The Mall Galleries help support the FBA society members by providing a free ART COMMISSIONS SERVICE for people who are interested in commissioning an artist to paint a bespoke work of art. Interestingly this service costs no more than if you were to buy a painting from the gallery.
The FBA is a registered charity, number 200048.
Its address is 17 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5BD.
Societies in the FBA
- Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours
- Royal Society of British Artists
- Royal Society of Marine Artists
- Royal Society of Portrait Painters
- Royal Institute of Oil Painters
- New English Art Club
- The Pastel Society
- Society of Wildlife Artists
- Hesketh Hubbard Art Society
Other exhibiting societies
These include:
- East Anglian Group of Marine Artists
- Guild of Aviation Artists
- The Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers
- The Wapping Group of Artists
Prizes
Prizes awarded include:
- The Discerning Eye
- The Threadneedle Figurative Prize
See also
External links
- FBA and Mall Galleries official site
- Threadneedle Figurative Prize
- The Wapping Group of Artists
- The Pastel Society
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