Open Exhibition 2019: Call for Entries

Open Exhibition 2019 entry forms are now available.

Enter your work to be in with the chance of winning £250, £500, £750 or £1200! Plus have your work shown in a professionally curated exhibition.  

The Open Exhibition is an open to all visual art competition. It offers artists the opportunity to exhibit as part of a professionally curated and public-facing show, taking place over all three gallery spaces of Vivacity’s Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery. We look to create a dynamic show that serves as a platform in recognising and promoting, showcasing and rewarding the best selection of visual art from across the UK. Please note the submission process has changed. Entry Forms AND payment should be submitted by the entry deadline on the 22 February 2019.

FIRST PRIZE MAXWELL MEMORIAL PRIZE £1200

SECOND PRIZE £750

THIRD PRIZE £500

EMERGING ARTIST £250

Entries are accepted in the form of painting, drawing, photography, prints, sculpture and applied arts. Installation and performance art will be considered, but will depend on available gallery space. Each artist can submit a maximum of 3 works.

Entry forms are available to download here or can be picked up from Peterborough Museum, Central Library or Key Theatre 

Maximum sizes of work(s)

For all 2D art: 2m x 2m incl. frame

For all 3D art, sculpture and floor based work: 2.5m x 2.5m x 2.5m (W x D x H) 
Work must deconstruct into pieces no larger than 1.1m (W) x 2m (H)