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05 November 2017 15 December is the Registration Deadline for Artists to Submit Their requests in order to participate at The Bahrain Annual Fine Arts Exhibition, in its 44th Edition.
15 December is the  Registration Deadline for Artists to Submit  Their requests in order to participate at The Bahrain Annual Fine Arts Exhibition, in its 44th Edition.

Bahrain Authority for Culture & Antiquities is setting the stage for the 44th  edition of Fine Arts Exhibition to be held in the beginning of 2018, announcing an open call for local and Artist in Residence to register and take part in this annual event. Registration is open from 15-spember until 15 December 2017. The world -renowned annual arts exhibition is held annually  under the patronage and support of His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al- Khalifa,  May God Protect Him,  since 1972.

The Bahrain Annual Fine Arts Exhibition, in its 44th Edition is open to all artists living in the Kingdom both national and international, living as artist in residence, regardless of tendencies, their styles and schools of thought. Bahrain Annual Fine Arts Exhibition continues its conquest of the traditional visual boundaries and transcend limits by mixing colours with thoughts, brushes with love of the open-ended spaces. BACA invites artists to submit their different their artworks that could include any of the following: Sculpture, Oil-Painting, Graphics, Photography and  all types of Painting styles.
As to the terms and conditions for entry, BACA would like to inform the public that the participating artists must be aged 18 years or over as of  January 2018,  and that all entries must be original and no more than 12 months old from the opening of the exhibition. The competition is limited to Three entries per artist, and only One for  installations and  video. The  Maximum recommended size for works is 2m x 2.2m including frame. A selection committee will decide on the work to be exhibited and all entries will be judged on merit and assessed against the selection criteria for the Prize. The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
Artists may submit applications for participation only by filling in the online form on Bahrain’s Authority of Culture and Antiquities’ website www.culture.gov.bh. It is now a requirement that each artist should upload an image of his artwork/s when registering for the competition online.
For more information or enquiry, please contact the exhibition management team via the following email: fineart@culture.gov.bh
Worth to mention that since its inception in 1972, Bahrain, through Annual Fine Arts Exhibition,  has always attracted young talented and creative artists given its splendid art treasures. During the  Annual Fine Arts Exhibition, the art community gathers to present their finest work, uninhibited by a subject or theme, showcasing a colorful display of styles, techniques, through different mediums of expression. Thus, the exhibition has become is a dialectical image not because it immobilizes time but because it captures the unity of past and future in a mobile present.