Submissions are invited to the Royal Institute of Oil Painters (ROI) Annual Exhibition 2016 at Mall Galleries.

Founded in 1882, the ROI seeks work in oils and is the only national art society devoted exclusively to oil painting.

There are many prizes and awards available to win, including:

The Alan Gourley Memorial Award - £1,000

The Stanley Grimm Prize - Two awards of £700, to the painters whose work receive the most votes from visitors to the exhibition

Winsor & Newton Oil Painters Awards (for artists aged 35 or under) - £1,000, £600 and £400 worth of Winsor & Newton Fine Art Materials

Winsor & Newton Non-Member Award - £150 worth of Winsor & Newton Fine Art Materials

The DAS Award - £500 and Bristol Blue Glass Bowl

The Le Clerc Fowle Medal

L. Cornelissen & Son - a contemporary version of a Victorian Oil Painter's equipment

Frank Herring Easel Award - an easel

The Menena Joy Schwabe Memorial Award - £250

The Phyllis Roberts Award - £2,000 to a young painter

The Artist Magazine Award - a feature in The Artist magazine

The Dry Red Press Award - Work published as a greeting card.

Important Dates:

Online Submissions Open: Monday 23 May 2016, 12 noon

Online Submissions Close: Friday 26 August, 12 noon

Pre-Selection Notification: Friday 2 September, 12 noon

Receiving Day (if pre-selected only): Saturday 1 October, 10am to 5pm

Acceptance Notification: Tuesday 4 October, 12 noon

Collection of Unaccepted Work: Thursday 6 October, 10am to 5pm

Exhibition Open: Wednesday 30 November, 10am to 5pm

Exhibition Closes: Saturday 11 December, 1pm

Unsold Collection: Thursday 15 December, 10am to 5pm

For full details and terms and conditions of entry, vivt the Mall Galleries website by clicking here.

The image below is by Harriet Spratt - Ben (detail), Third Prize Winner of Winsor & Newton Oil Painters Awards 2015