Submissions have closed for 2025
Online exhibition opens 15 July
Now in its seventh year, the Young Artists’ Summer Show is a free, open submission exhibition for students aged 4–18 studying in the UK. Artworks are judged by a panel of artists and arts professionals, with selected artworks displayed online and on-site at the Royal Academy of Arts.
Submissions have now closed for 2025; thank you to everyone who submitted artwork. Our judges will be making their selection soon and we’ll share the results with participants by the end of May.
Check back from 15 July to see the 2025 online exhibition, and come to London to see the artworks selected for display at the Royal Academy from 15 July – 10 August.
2024 exhibition
From cats on the prowl to chickens dressed for dinner, hear what it’s like to be a part of the 2024 Young Artists’ Summer Show directly from the artists.
More than 21,000 students participated and our judges were overwhelmed by the insight, imagination and inspiration in the artworks they saw as they selected the artworks now exhibited online.
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