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Playing the Race Card: Open Call for Submissions

Playing the Race Card is thrilled to announce an open call for artwork submissions for their highly anticipated exhibition at the Hastings Museum and Art Gallery from May 3 to August 25, 2024.

This ground-breaking exhibition will explore the theme of ‘Black Joy’ and will be accompanied by a dynamic program of talks, performances, and workshops throughout Hastings. The event aims to celebrate local Black artists while shining a spotlight on the positive aspects of Black culture, resilience, and happiness.This opportunity is open to professional artists and enthusiasts who identify as Black. Applicants must be over 18 and based in East Sussex, West Sussex or Kent.

We are interested in presenting a range of artistic mediums.

Pure ART360 ed.4

We are delighted to announce submissions for ART360 Ed. 4 including Hastings Biennial Art Fair and Awards Dinner are now OPEN.

Deadline for submissions is 31st July or earlier if maximum 200 entries are received.

ART360 is FREE to SUBMIT and is open to artists worldwide working in any media including painting, sculpture, drawing, print, photography, digital, mixed media, performance, music and the spoken word. 

Now in its 4th edition, ART360 provides a truly immersive 360 degree art experience. Connecting artists with art lovers worldwide, it includes exhibitions, digital and physical magazine, awards dinner, Art Fair and live broadcasts.

Awards, including residencies, exhibitions and cash will be announced following selection.

Hastings Open 2022

Hastings Open 2022 is for UK-based visual artists working in the following artistic mediums: painting, sculpture, drawing, print, photography, digital, audio, mixed media, and video. The exhibition aims to support the careers of contemporary artists and provide a source of inspiration to those viewing the exhibition. 

To enter, upload images of your work to our online portal for a first round of judging by the selection panel. The entrants who are successful in this round will then be invited to bring their work to the museum for the second for the final exhibition selection.

Call for entries: Hastings Open 2020

Hastings Museum & Art Gallery is seeking visual artists and makers to enter our new open call exhibition: Hastings Open 2020.

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