Exeter Contemporary Open

CALL FOR ENTRIES

The call for entries for the 2024 exhibition will open soon.

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION 

Exeter Contemporary Open is an annual open submission exhibition, established in 2006 and hosted by Exeter Phoenix, a busy, multi-artform venue and contemporary art space situated in Exeter’s historic city centre. The exhibition aims to provide an important national platform for contemporary visual art with an emphasis on supporting emerging talent alongside more established artists.  

The exhibition will run from 13 September – 2 November 2024 and is open to contemporary visual artists working in any media including painting, sculpture, photography, print, drawing, video, mixed and digital media. Artists should make submissions that reflect their current practice, and the selection panel will particularly be looking for work that reflects current directions, themes and concerns in contemporary practice. 

SELECTION PANEL

This year’s selection panel will be announced shortly.

AWARDS  

Selected artists will be eligible for the following awards. 

• £1,000 Overall Award  

• £500 Additional Award 

• £200 Audience Choice Award 

 The judging panel will select awards once the exhibition has been installed and these will be announced/presented on the opening night. The Audience Choice award will be announced in the final week of the exhibition, as voted for by the visiting public.