128th ANNUAL EXHIBITION | MOVING IMAGE OPEN CALL
128th ANNUAL EXHIBITION | MOVING IMAGE OPEN CALL
In partnership with Electronic Image Collective, the SSA invites artists based anywhere in the world to submit moving-image works for the SSA’s 128th Annual Exhibition, 14 February – 10 March 2027, at the Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh.
Selected artworks will be presented on monitors using custom stands that are sited across the exhibition. These will be presented as a screen reel with headphones provided. en works will be selected and each work must be no longer than ten minutes in duration.
Electronic Image Collective are a group of artists who have come together to create new opportunities for showing artists’ moving-image works.
There are multiple Open Calls relating to this exhibition. Please see our website for more details and to ensure you are submitting your work to the most relevant call.
If you have any queries regarding which call you should submit to, please contact admin@s-s-a.org
KEY DATES
Open for Entry: Tuesday 15 September
Entry Deadline: Monday 12 October, 12 noon
Pre-selection notification: Friday 30 October
Private View: Saturday 13 February 2027
Exhibition open to public: Sunday 14 February – Wednesday 10 March 2027
ENTRY FEES
Non-members
Maximum number of submissions permitted = 2
1 Submission : £20.00
2 Submissions: £40.00
Professional, Artist, Student and Graduate Members entry fee
Maximum Artwork Entries: 2
Free Entry
HOW TO APPLY
>> APPLY HERE <<
KEY INFORMATION
- Works must be submitted via the Zealous platform.
- Submitted works should be a maximum of 10 minutes in duration, and must be presented in a digital format (there are no provisions for analogue playback for film reels).
- Selected works will be displayed on 40 inch monitors installed across the galleries.
- As the selected works will be part of a large group exhibition, audio will be played via headphones, and therefore must be exported in either a stereo or mono format.
- Works must be exported no higher than 1920 x 1080 pixels using the H.264 codec.
- Submissions are open to SSA Members and non members who can pay a non-member fee. If you are not a member you can join HERE
- Artists do not need to Scottish or have a Scottish connection to exhibit.
- Submissions are limited to two entries per person/collaboration.
- No late entries will be accepted so please submit in good time. Online submissions will be notified by email to ensure they are successfully received.
- Save your image files with the title of your artwork as the file name, eg Untitled1.jpg. Do not include invalid characters such as ‘ ” & % * ( ) < > / ~ # + =
WHAT WE NEED
- Submitted works should be a maximum of 10 minutes in duration and must be presented in a digital format (i.e. there are no provisions for analogue playback for film reels).
- For selecting purposes online links to your submitted work should be embedded in your submission. This can be via YouTube or Vimeo or similar. Please provide the password in your submission for any password protected content.
- Works should be exported no higher than 1920 x 1080 pixels using the H.264 codec at 25fps. Final selected works will be required to be uploaded as MP4 files.
- Film stills are required to support the submission and should be 300 dpi in resolution (minimum 1500 pixels wide)
- Collaborations are accepted. The submission will count as one of the permitted entries from each of the artists.
- Submitted works do not have to be for sale.
Please include the following in your submission:
- Title of work
- Name of main artist or collaboration
- Length of work including titles and credits
- Format (for example Digital: Super 8 converted to Digital: etc)
- Contextual text: 200 words maximum
TERMS & CONDITIONS
COLLABORATIONS
● Where two or more artists are collaborating on a single work, the submission will count as one of the permitted entries from each of the artists. Artists submitting collaborative work can use the rest of their permitted entries to submit solo works.
RESTRICTIONS
● Work that has been shown in the RSA Annual Exhibition or will be shown in RSA New Contemporaries, or that has previously been shown in any SSA, VAS or RSW Annual Exhibitions should not be submitted.
● No reproductions or copies of any kind will be accepted.
● Artists do not need to be Scottish or have a Scottish connection to exhibit. Please note, however, that all pre-selected works need to be delivered to and collected from the gallery by the artist or a nominated representative or courier.
SELECTION
● Pre-selection results will be emailed to the email address connected to your Zealous profile on the dates stated in the call.
● We regret that we cannot offer feedback on the results of the selection.
PRE-SELECTED WORKS
● Pre-selection results will be emailed to the email address connected to your Zealous profile on the dates stated in the call.
● Works that pass the online pre-selection process must be provided to the SSA/Electronic Image Collective within the specified timeframe.
● All works that are pre-selected online are still subject to final selection by the panel upon receipt of the artwork file.
● Work selected for the exhibition will be subject to £10 admin fee per work for SSA members and £20 per work for non-members, to be paid upon receipt of the artwork.
SALES & COMMISSION
● Artist, Student, Graduate Members and non-members will be charged a commission of 40% on the sale price of all work sold in the exhibition (where applicable.)
● Professional Members of the SSA will be charged a reduced commission rate of 35% on the sale price of all work sold in the exhibition (where applicable.)
● Any private sales during or a consequence of the exhibition must be processed through the SSA sales desks and will be subject to the same level of commission. A sale made through the Society shall have precedence.
INSURANCE
● Whilst every possible care will be taken of works submitted, the Society cannot be responsible for any loss or damage incurred during the exhibition or in transit to and from it. The Society does not insure the exhibits; artists are advised to insure their own work.
PHOTOGRAPHY
● It will be assumed that photographic reproduction of all works submitted and use of images for promotion or marketing purposes by the SSA is allowed by the Artist unless otherwise indicated.
FAQ’s
Re: Submission Form
The submission page was not designed for moving image so some anomalies do occur. Please find advance answers that may be of use:
Q You say it is an anonymous selection but my video has my name in the credits and also my video is on my own Vimeo page where my name is visible.
Yes we understand that happens and it is OK. We still aim to be very objective in our selection process. Where you are asked to tick the box saying your name is not visible, just tick it and please do not include your name in the written text.
Q When I type in the URL for my film I get the message saying ‘Sorry due to your Privacy settings you work cannot be viewed here’.
This only happens where you have set a password. In this case just make sure you have added both the URL and password to your text and we will find the work. If there is no password set then you will not get that message.