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Formally Art on a Postcard. Not-for-profit. Buy original works of art from the world's leading artists. Proceeds go to charity. https://linktr.ee/artonapostcard

Art on a Postcard raises money for The Hepatitis C Trust through an annual secret postcard auction and ‘postcard lotteries’ which occur throughout the year. In 2017 we will introduce Photography on a Postcard and Art on a Ukulele to our fundraising activities. We have had postcard sized artwork donated from well established artists such as Sir Peter Blake, Damien Hirst, Harland Miller, Gavin Turk,

Rachel Howard, Gilbert and George, Polly Morgan, John Wragg RA, Stephen Chambers RA, Michael Craig-Martin, Chantal Joffe, Cecily Brown, Grayson Perry, Julian Opie and Jeremy Deller. We believe that Hepatitis C can be eliminated as a major health concern by 2030 and all funds by raised by us support The Hepatitis C in their campaigns to achieve this goal. In 2015 Scotland signed up to our program of elimination. In 2016 The Hepatitis C Trust’s campaigning led to not only Westminster and the World Health Assembly agreeing to a program of elimination. The Hepatitis C Trust is the national UK charity for hepatitis C. It was founded and is now led and run by people with personal experience of hepatitis C and almost all of our Board, staff and volunteers either have hepatitis C or have had it and cleared it after treatment. Historically, hepatitis C has been neglected, partly because there has been no concerted patient voice. People with hepatitis C have typically kept quiet because it is infectious and because it has been wrongly stigmatised as ‘a drug users’ disease’. The Trust is committed to changing this, by:

• Raising public awareness that this is a virus that can be contracted in many ways

• Ending discrimination against people living with hepatitis C

• Creating an active community of patients willing to stand up and be heard

• Providing information, support and representation for people with hepatitis C

20/06/2026

📌Artist Highlight - Benjamin Murphy
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Submission, Fixed charcoal on handmade Nepalese mountain lokta paper 21 x 29cm, £500⁠
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Part of the AOAP Projects' Summer Show 'Illuminated' at The Royal Society of Arts. ⁠
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Benjamin Murphy is a visual artist and writer based between London and Helsinki. ⁠
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His current work explores themes of polarity, time, memory, and contrast – often rendered in charcoal on raw canvas. He is the co-founder and co-director of Delphian Gallery, and is an associate lecturer at the University of the Arts London. ⁠
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He enjoys reading, skateboarding, boxing, and talking about himself in the third person. ⁠
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Benjamin has had international solo shows, with recent highlights including Unknown Pleasures at Surr Gallery and Death & Disaster at Toinen Silma Gallery (both 2025), as well as Inevitable Decline at The Betancourt Gallery (2024). In London, he has exhibited at Union Gallery and Lychee One. ⁠
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🖼️ 'Illuminated' AOAP Projects Summer Show at The Royal Society of Arts⁠
🗓️ 10 – 23 June, 2026 ⁠
📍 8 John Adam St, London WC2N 6EZ ⁠
🎨 Works on view at the RSA | Mon - Fri 8am - 8pm ⁠
🔗 Works available to view and purchase on our website, link in bio ⁠
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Join us at The Royal Society of Arts for 'Illuminated,' the first of an annual showcase of new work from emerging and established artists. Original, small-scale artworks created exclusively for our summer show, celebrating the spirit of accessible collecting and fresh contemporary practice. Works available to view at The Royal Society of Arts Mon - Fri 8 am - 8pm and on our website. ⁠
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17/06/2026

📌Artist Highlight- Jennifer Anderson
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Indigo Light, Oil on canvas, 15x15cm, £750⁠
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Part of the AOAP Projects' Summer Show 'Illuminated' at the Royal Society of Arts. ⁠
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Jennifer Anderson combines clear-eyed examination with formidable illusionistic skill, producing sensitive, haunting portraits. Within tightly-cropped compositions, illuminated by unsparing mid-winter light, she conveys the real, weighty physicality of her subjects while at the same time hinting at the inaccessibility of their inner lives. ⁠
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Jennifer Anderson has exhibited widely in the UK with galleries such as Beaux Arts Gallery and Maclean Fine Art. Her work has been selected multiple times for major open exhibitions, including the BP Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery and the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, alongside regular inclusion at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition. She has received numerous awards from leading institutions such as the Royal Society of Portrait Painters and the Royal Glasgow Institute, and her work is held in prestigious collections through commissioned portraits of figures including Roger Penrose.⁠
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🖼️ 'Illuminated' AOAP Projects Summer Show at The Royal Society of Arts⁠
🗓️ 10 – 23 June, 2026 ⁠
📍 8 John Adam St, London WC2N 6EZ ⁠
🎨 Works on view at the RSA | Mon - Fri 8am - 8pm ⁠
🔗 Works available to view and purchase on our website, link in bio ⁠
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Join us at The Royal Society of Arts for 'Illuminated,' the first of an annual showcase of new work from emerging and established artists. Original, small-scale artworks created exclusively for our summer show, celebrating the spirit of accessible collecting and fresh contemporary practice. Works available to view at The Royal Society of Arts Mon - Fri 8 am - 8pm and on our website. ⁠
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16/06/2026

📌Artist Highlight - Mercedes Lucy
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Clowning Around - Ceramic Earthenware plate, 13cm, £300⁠
Sarah Baker's Box of Tricks - Ceramic Stoneware Box, 12cm x 12cm x 7cm £900⁠
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Part of the AOAP Projects' Summer Show 'Illuminated' at The Royal Society of Arts. ⁠
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➡️ Scroll to discover the inspiration behind these pieces⁠
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Mercedes on her practice - ⁠
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"I tell stories, often for those who don’t have voices. I draw directly onto clay, spontaneous, mythic, feminine marks that celebrate the mess and magic of lived experience. I hand-build plates, bowls, tiles and sculptural vessels, often casting parts of mine and my children’s bodies alongside fruit and animal parts, blending the sacred with the everyday. ⁠
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My work is tactile, emotionally layered, and full of sagging forms, pooling glazes, and imperfect surfaces, speaking to care, rupture and repair. ⁠
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My practice expands into immersive environments: hanging macramé sculptures, embroidered textiles, sound installations. ⁠
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At its core, my work centres on the body, home and time—where softness, fury and tenderness live side by side. I use traditional materials in contemporary, sometimes subversive ways to question value, permanence and the invisibility of domestic labour. ⁠
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I live and work in Margate, I’m a permanent studio holder at Tracey Emin’s TKE Studios." ⁠
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🖼️ 'Illuminated' AOAP Projects Summer Show at The Royal Society of Arts⁠
🗓️ 10 – 23 June, 2026 ⁠
📍 8 John Adam St, London WC2N 6EZ ⁠
🎨 Works on view at the RSA | Mon - Fri 8am - 8pm ⁠
🔗 Works available to view and purchase on our website, link in bio ⁠
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Join us at The Royal Society of Arts for 'Illuminated,' the first of an annual showcase of new work from emerging and established artists. Original, small-scale artworks created exclusively for our summer show, celebrating the spirit of accessible collecting and fresh contemporary practice. Works available to view at The Royal Society of Arts Mon - Fri 8 am - 8pm and on our website. ⁠
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15/06/2026

✒️Artist Interview: Miriam Escofet or our current Summer Show 'Illuminated' at The Royal Society of Arts
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➡️ Scroll to read snippets from the interview ⁠
🔗 Read the full piece via our link in bio ⁠
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📸 Headshot by Aliona Adrianova ⁠
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Miriam paints mainly in oils, but her practice encompasses other medium and is very rooted in drawing. Her early career was spent exploring various themes and ideas, including slightly surreal still lifes, she eventually settled on portraiture some twenty years ago. Miriam's work is very classically inspired and she paints with an exacting technique and remarkable level of detail.⁠
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She has exhibited widely and her work has been included in prestige international exhibitions, including multiple exhibitions at the MEAM Museum, as well as exhibitions at the Hoki Museum in Japan. ⁠Miriam has also been commissioned to paint portraits of high-profile individuals, notably Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. ⁠
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🖼️ 'Illuminated' AOAP Projects Summer Show at The Royal Society of Arts⁠
🗓️ 10 – 23 June, 2026 ⁠
📍 8 John Adam St, London WC2N 6EZ ⁠
🎨 Works on view at the RSA | Mon - Fri 8am - 8pm ⁠
🔗 Works available to view and purchase on our website, link in bio ⁠
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Join us at The Royal Society of Arts for 'Illuminated,' the first of an annual showcase of new work from emerging and established artists. Original, small-scale artworks created exclusively for our summer show, celebrating the spirit of accessible collecting and fresh contemporary practice. Works available to view at The Royal Society of Arts Mon - Fri 8 am - 8pm and on our website. ⁠
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14/06/2026

📌Artist Highlight - Emma Hart
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Let's Go, Ceramic, 16.5 x 11.4 x 5 cm, £500⁠
Ta Da, Ceramic, 16.5 x 11.4 x 5 cm, £500⁠
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Part of the AOAP Projects' Summer Show 'Illuminated' at The Royal Society of Arts. ⁠
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➡️ Scroll to discover the inspiration behind these pieces⁠
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Emma Hart is a London-based sculptor whose work explores communication, gesture, and the dynamics of social interaction. Working across ceramics, glass, and large-scale public commissions, she creates bold, graphic forms that operate as direct forms of address to the viewer. ⁠
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Her sculptures often take on functional or architectural roles, shaping how people gather, move, and relate to one another. Recurring motifs such as hands, speech bubbles, and faces create a visual language that is both playful and psychologically charged. ⁠
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Emma Hart has exhibited at leading UK institutions, including Strange Clay at the Hayward Gallery and Club Together at Modern Art Oxford, alongside projects with UCL. She is the recipient of major accolades such as the Max Mara Art Prize for Women and the Paul Hamlyn Foundation Award. Her work is held in significant public collections including the Arts Council Collection, British Council Collection, and the Government Art Collection.⁠
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🖼️ 'Illuminated' AOAP Projects Summer Show at The Royal Society of Arts⁠
🗓️ 10 – 23 June, 2026 ⁠
📍 8 John Adam St, London WC2N 6EZ ⁠
🎨 Works on view at the RSA | Mon - Fri 8am - 8pm ⁠
🔗 Works available to view and purchase on our website, link in bio ⁠
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Join us at The Royal Society of Arts for 'Illuminated,' the first of an annual showcase of new work from emerging and established artists. Original, small-scale artworks created exclusively for our summer show, celebrating the spirit of accessible collecting and fresh contemporary practice. Works available to view at The Royal Society of Arts Mon - Fri 8 am - 8pm and on our website. ⁠
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12/06/2026

✒️Artist Interview: Helen Beard for our Summer Show 'Illuminated' at the Royal Society of Arts ⁠⁠
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➡️ Scroll to read snippets from the interview ⁠
🔗 Read the full piece via our link in bio ⁠
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Helen Beard is a contemporary artist whose work focuses on human connection, pleasure and joy. The work comprises of paintings in widely varying scales that vibrate with movement and colour in a celebration of the erotic experience. Using a rich palette and different perspectives to accentuate intimate acts, her paintings are typified by their utilisation of sinuous brush strokes in a motion akin to stroking skin. This distinctive texture and technique brings energy to her work, emphasising the joy of s*x via the female gaze. ⁠
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🖼️ 'Illuminated' AOAP Projects Summer Show at The Royal Society of Arts
🗓️ 10 – 23 June, 2026
📍 8 John Adam St, London WC2N 6EZ
🎨 Works on view at the RSA | Mon - Fri 8am - 8pm
🔗 Link in bio to view the exhibition online
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Join us at The Royal Society of Arts for 'Illuminated,' the first of an annual vibrant showcase of new work from emerging and established artists. Original, small-scale artworks created exclusively for our summer show, celebrating the spirit of accessible collecting and fresh contemporary practice. Works available to view at The Royal Society of Arts Mon - Fri 8 am - 8pm and on our website.

10/06/2026

🚨AOAP Projects' Summer Show 'Illuminated' at The Royal Society of Arts is open for viewing! ⁠
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🗓️ 10 – 23 June⁠
📍 8 John Adam St, London WC2N 6EZ ⁠
🎨 Works on view Mon - Fri 8am - 8pm ⁠
🎟️ FREE entry ⁠
🔗 Works also on view & for sale on our website, head to our link in bio ⁠
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‘Illuminated’ is the first of an annual summer show set within The Royal Society of Arts' historic headquarters. ⁠
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The first modern-day exhibition in Britain was held at The Royal Society of Arts in 1760 and marked the first time contemporary artists were invited to showcase their work together.⁠
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Building on this history, the theme and title of this inaugural exhibition is Illuminated. ⁠
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This exhibition invites over 100 contemporary artists to respond to themes of enlightenment, social value, and collective progress—the foundational principles upon which The Royal Society of Arts was established.⁠
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A new chapter for AOAP Projects, Illuminated launches as a curated sales exhibition—expanding beyond our auction model while continuing to support social impact.⁠
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All works are presented at an intimate scale (no larger than 7 × 7 inches), with 50% of proceeds going to artists.⁠
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A new moment in London’s cultural calendar.⁠
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We'll see you there! ⁠
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09/06/2026

🚨REMINDER: Our Summer Show Private View is TONIGHT🚨⁠
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🗓️9 June ⁠
🕰️6-8PM ⁠
📍The Royal Society of Arts, 8 John Adam St, London WC2N 6EZ⁠
🔗RSVP via our link in bio ⁠
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Join us for the inaugural AOAP Projects' Summer Show at The Royal Society of Arts. A new moment in London's cultural calendar... ⁠
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See you there ✨️⁠
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🖼️ 'Illuminated' AOAP Projects Summer Show at The Royal Society of Arts⁠
🗓️ 10 – 23 June, 2026 ⁠
📍 8 John Adam St, London WC2N 6EZ ⁠
🎨 Works on view at the RSA | Mon - Fri 8am - 8pm ⁠
🔗 Works available to view and purchase on our website, link in bio ⁠
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Join us at The Royal Society of Arts for 'Illuminated,' the first of an annual showcase of new work from emerging and established artists. Original, small-scale artworks created exclusively for our summer show, celebrating the spirit of accessible collecting and fresh contemporary practice. Works available to view at The Royal Society of Arts Mon - Fri 8 am - 8pm and on our website. ⁠
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07/06/2026

📌Artist Highlight - Manon Steyaert
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Pond I, Oil paint, canvas, pigment, silicone, 12 x 18 cm, £375⁠
Pond II, Oil paint, canvas, pigment, silicone, 12 x 18 cm, £375⁠
Pond III, Oil paint, canvas, pigment, silicone, 12 x 18 cm, £375⁠
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Part of the AOAP Projects' Summer Show 'Illuminated' at The Royal Society of Arts. ⁠
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➡️ Scroll to discover the inspiration behind these pieces⁠
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Steyaert explores the relationship between sculpture and painting, creating works that float between the mediums, drawing on themes of grandeur, memory, and sensory immersion. Her practice explores silicone’s aesthetic quality, alongside canvas, oil paint and wood, drawing from architecture and painting. Steyaert’s creative process is intuitive, pouring and shaping silicone meticulously. The resulting delicate yet powerful forms challenge our perception of painting and sculpture, capturing movement and abstraction. ⁠
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Steyaert’s art encourages alternative perspectives and interpretations, evading traditional boundaries of painting and sculpture. It embodies the transgressive nature of contemporary artistic expression, an ever-evolving practice inviting curiosity and contemplation. ⁠
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🖼️ 'Illuminated' AOAP Projects Summer Show at The Royal Society of Arts⁠
🗓️ 10 – 23 June, 2026 ⁠
📍 8 John Adam St, London WC2N 6EZ ⁠
🎨 Works on view at the RSA | Mon - Fri 8am - 8pm ⁠
🔗 PV - 9th June 6 - 8pm - link in bio to RSVP ⁠
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Join us at The Royal Society of Arts for 'Illuminated,' the first of an annual showcase of new work from emerging and established artists. Original, small-scale artworks created exclusively for our summer show, celebrating the spirit of accessible collecting and fresh contemporary practice. Works available to view at The Royal Society of Arts Mon - Fri 8 am - 8pm and on our website. ⁠
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05/06/2026

📌Artist Highlight - Trevor Sutton ⁠
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The Coach House 2, Oil on paper collage on Corian, 10 x 15 cm, £1000⁠
The Coach House 3, Oil on paper collage on Corian, 10 x 15 cm, £1000⁠
The Coach House 5, Oil on paper collage on Corian, 10 x 15 cm, £1000⁠
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Part of the AOAP Projects' Summer Show 'Illuminated' at The Royal Society of Arts. ⁠
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➡️ Scroll to discover the inspiration behind these pieces⁠
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Trevor Sutton is a non-figurative artist, painter and printmaker, who frequently refers to the architecture of specific structures, often modest façades like those of rural farm buildings or urban industrial buildings. He employs grids and simple geometric formations and his colour is intuitive and reactive, encouraging shifting patterns and rhythms that suggest a kind of visual music.Working materials include oil paint, collage and watercolour. ⁠
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He has exhibited widely in both the UK and internationally, with notable solo exhibitions at Eagle Gallery, Zuleika Gallery, and Cairn Gallery, alongside projects in Japan at Concept Space. His work has also featured in major institutional group exhibitions, including multiple appearances at the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition and shows at the Sainsbury Centre and Ballinglen Museum of Art. ⁠
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🖼️ 'Illuminated' AOAP Projects Summer Show at The Royal Society of Arts⁠
🗓️ 10 – 23 June, 2026 ⁠
📍 8 John Adam St, London WC2N 6EZ ⁠
🎨 Works on view at the RSA | Mon - Fri 8am - 8pm ⁠
🔗 PV - 9th June 6 - 8pm - link in bio to RSVP ⁠
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Join us at The Royal Society of Arts for 'Illuminated,' the first of an annual showcase of new work from emerging and established artists. Original, small-scale artworks created exclusively for our summer show, celebrating the spirit of accessible collecting and fresh contemporary practice. Works available to view at The Royal Society of Arts Mon - Fri 8 am - 8pm and on our website. ⁠
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