ROSL Arts

ROSL ARTS

A cultural organisation providing performance opportunities, and support for young musicians and artists throughout the commonwealth.
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The ROSL Annual Music Competion is in its 66th year, and is open to citizens of the Commonwealth. It awards more than £70,000 in prizes each year.
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Recent Gold Medal winners include Huw Wiggin (saxophone), Sean Shibe (guitar), Jonathan McGovern (baritone) and James Buckle (bass trombone).
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Performance opportunites for ROSL Competition prize winners include Wigmore Hall, Brighton Festival and St Martin-in-the-Fields
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An annual programme of concerts in Scotland with the ROSL Edinburgh Fringe Festival series.
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Commonwealth travel scholarships for young musicians enabling summer periods of study and performances in the UK
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ROSL ARTS exhibits the work of exceptional early career talent from around the Commonwealth in our London and Edinburgh clubhouses
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Partnering with Galleries and Organisations to bring the best exhibitions into our London clubhouse.
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Recent Arts scholars include Dineo Bopape (South Africa), Tamara Henderson (Canada), Madiha Aijaz (Pakistan) and Stephanie Hier (Canada).

For almost 70 years ROSL Arts has developed a diverse portfolio of activities in music, visual arts, and literature, with a devotion to the career development of talented young visual artists, musicians and writers from the UK and the Commonwealth.

Our principal activities include our renowned Annual Music Competition, Commonwealth Music and Visual Arts Scholarships, sponsorship of the Caine Prize for African Writers and regular concerts and events both in the UK and worldwide, which are open to both members and non-members.

ROSL ARTS is supported by the membership and clubhouse operations of the Royal Over-Seas League and the ROSL Golden Jubilee Trust Fund (registered charity no 306095), as well as donations and sponsorship from many sources. Our Friends of ROSL Arts donation scheme directly supports the work we do, while connecting with our engaged audience. For more information on donating to ROSL Arts, or remembering us in your will click here.

View our January - July 2019 events guide below.