Paintings of Construction and Demolition feature heavily in survey of contemporary British Art

Exhibition open 21 to 31 March
10am to 5pm (closes 2pm on final day)

Mall Galleries, The Mall, London SW1

We would be happy to offer your readers free entry for two to the exhibition upon mention of your publication at the Gallery Desk (normal price £8)

The Royal Society of British Artists (RBA) is dedicated to promoting the highest standards of skill, concept and draughtsmanship in painting, sculpture, printmaking and drawing.

In this year’s exhibition there are a number of images of construction, demolition, cranes, diggers and even a Gravel Pit.

Arthur Lockwood RBA specialises in such imagery: “I chose to record the changes taking place in Birmingham and the Black Country: demolition of Nineteenth Century buildings and the construction of new landmarks such as Bull Ring shopping centre. I also wanted to document the metal working factories and foundries before they disappeared.”

Rebecca Cains’ work captures the less fashionable areas of towns and cities where she grew up and has revisited with renewed vision. Much of her work is based at a local scrap yard where she is visually interested in the haphazard shapes, textures and colours of decayed vehicles stacked together like forms of sculpture. Her paintings create a haunting poetry about the wrecked detritus of our contemporary world, heightened with the urban environment juxtaposed against a rural landscape.

The Royal Society of British Artists hold an open submission exhibition in Central London each year. Founded in 1823, the Royal Society of British Artists was originally set up to rival the Royal Academy. Today the Society prides itself on exhibiting an eclectic mix of sculpture and paintings in all media.

Exhibition Admission £4, £3 concessions, 50% off for National Art Pass holders, Free for Friends of Mall Galleries and under 18s. We would be happy to offer your readers free entry for two to the exhibition upon mention of your publication at the Gallery Desk (normal price £8)