BAS Autumn Exhibition 2026 Now Open

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Written By Wolfango Chiappella

Submissions Open: BAS Autumn Exhibition and Young Artist Awards 2026

Submissions are now open exclusively for Bucks Art Society members for our Autumn Exhibition and the 2026 Young Artist Awards. The online submission deadline is Thursday, 8 October 2026.

The exhibition runs from Saturday 31 October to Sunday 1 November 2026 at Wendover Memorial Hall, open daily from 10 am to 5 pm. The Preview Evening and Young Artist Awards presentation will take place on Friday 30 October from 6.30 pm to 9 pm, with awards announced at 7 pm.

Key Information

  • Deadline: Thursday, 8 October 2026.

  • Exhibition: 31 October – 1 November 2026 (Wendover Memorial Hall).

  • Preview Evening: Friday 30 October (6.30 pm – 9 pm).

  • Categories: Framed 2D, large and small 3D, browser entries, and greeting cards.

The Young Artist Awards are open to art students aged 16 to 20 across Buckinghamshire, offering them a wonderful platform to exhibit alongside society members.

Members, please visit the exhibition entries page on our website to review the terms and submit your work before the October deadline.

Submit your Entries
Wolfango Chiappella

I’m a British-Italian artist, based in Buckinghamshire but originally from the rolling hills of Piedmont, Italy. I paint mostly in oils, working from memory, sketches, and those quiet moments when a place stops you mid-step.

My work tends to orbit around landscapes — not the grand postcard kind, but the everyday corners where light, sky, and earth have a quiet conversation. I’m drawn to the shifts in weather, the worn paths, the way a tree can lean into a field like it's got a story to tell.

I’m not much for big statements. I paint what I notice, and sometimes what I miss. Sometimes I’m chasing a real memory, sometimes it’s the feeling of one.

Each painting is a small attempt to hold onto something fleeting — a sky clearing after rain, the gold haze of a summer field, the hush just before dusk. If you find a bit of yourself in any of them, then the painting’s done its job.

https://wolfango.com
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