Wiltshire Creative is a South based pan-arts organisation which brings together the energy and aspirations of Salisbury Arts Centre, Salisbury International Arts Festival and Salisbury Playhouse. It is an ambitious and innovative joint arts offer that shapes and strengthens a future for audiences, artists and participants.

*Dear Artists: This exhibition will be taking place at Salisbury Arts Centre once normality resumes. Please carry on with your submissions. We will update the date changes as soon as we know what these are. Thank you*

Based in the city of Salisbury, Wiltshire Creative draws audiences from across the county and beyond. As part of the Visual Arts programme we seek to showcase work that has been created locally. Building on the success of last year’s Summer Open Exhibition, we are once more providing a platform for the talent which flourishes in Wiltshire and adjoining counties.

This exhibition will showcase work by artists at any stage of their career. 

We are looking for work in any media across 2D and wall-hung shallow relief (up to 70 mm in depth.) These can include painting, drawing, photography, textiles, wood, mixed-media, ceramics, glass etc.

Artists should submit:

• A maximum of two images together with the exact dimensions of the work (each image should be titled with your initials and the name of the piece)
• The selling price of the work which must include Wiltshire Creative’s commission of 45%. (VAT is deducted by Wiltshire Creative from this commission) 
• Description of the medium used
• 30 word artist’s statement
• Website 
• Postal address 
• Telephone number

Please note that if your application doesn’t meet the above criteria it will not be considered.

Memory Fine Art Prize

The winner of a public vote will receive £200 and an opportunity to exhibit at Memory Fine Art Gallery, Salisbury. Only actual visitors to the exhibition will be able to vote (no online vote).

Noble Arts Prize for Young Artist

This is a young artist prize for participants aged 25 or younger. It will be selected by Sharon Noble and by our exhibition selectors and announced on the PV night. If you are an artist aged 25 or under, please let us know on your application.

DEADLINE for submissions is 30th June 2020.

Selection panel will be making their decision on-line between 6 -10 July 2020.

The panellists are:

-          Pauline Scott-Garrett - Visual Arts and Cultural Advisor and a Member of the Wiltshire Creative Board of Trustees

-          Katie Ackrill - Visual Arts Coordinator at Pound Arts, Corsham

-          Martin Memory – Artist and Gallerist

And

Mirka Golden-Hann Resident Artist Head of Visual Arts Wiltshire Creative

Selected artists will be notified by email by 20th July 2020.

Only selected artists will be notified. If you haven’t heard from us by 25 July, please assume that your application was unsuccessful.

We will contact all the selected artists about the delivery details, exhibition running dates, and collection of unsold work once we have more information about the re-opening of Salisbury Arts Centre.

All work must be supplied with suitable hanging fixings.

Wiltshire Creative staff are responsible for hanging the exhibition.

Wiltshire Creative will insure the work whilst on our premises.

Wiltshire Creative reserves the right not to hang work if it is not to the standard we anticipate.