Ancient Landscapes will be an exhibition celebrating landscapes, monoliths, burial mounds, and all of the ancient scars that mark the land.

Fronteer Gallery in Sheffield are looking for artwork which responds to the theme of Ancient Landscapes. Ancient Landscapes can be interpreted however you like, and you may draw inspiration from natural features, geology, stone circles, burial mounds, the site of ruins, marks left behind in the landscapes, or anything else you can imagine.

We would love to see what you will submit.

Work can be any medium except audio or video works, and wall-mounted work can be any size or shape but should be no bigger than 50x50cm. Sculptural work should fit on a 30x30cm plinth or smaller or can be bigger if it does not need to stand on a plinth.

Artists are invited to submit 1 piece of work for the exhibition. You may provide a short description of no more than 150 words, which will be displayed alongside the work.   

The exhibition will run from 26th April - 12th May.

There will be a Private View event on 25th April from 5.30 - 7 pm.

Please note that the gallery is upstairs, and there is no disabled access.

Artists from all backgrounds are invited to submit one piece of work each. It is free to apply, with only successful artists paying a fee of £35.

In return for your fee, you will get a private view evening with free drinks, which you are welcome to bring friends and family along to, invigilation throughout, and promotion of the exhibition online through social media posts.

The submission deadline is 28th March 2024.

Successful artists will be contacted by 30th March 2024.

Successful artists are welcome to send their work by post. Work should be posted directly to the gallery.

Work sent by post should reach us by 13th April 2024 at the latest.

Artists are also welcome to deliver work in person to the gallery during gallery opening hours by 13th April 2024. If you have any issues with these dates, please contact us before applying.

Successful artists should pay their £35 fee by 13th April 2024.

Work can be offered for sale during the exhibition, and there is a commission charge of 10%.

Please contact us if you have any questions.

How to Submit

Wall Mounted work

Artists are invited to submit one piece of work each. Work can be any size or shape but should be no bigger than 50x50 cm.

Please give us the completed size of your work, including any frames or mounts.

All work should be ready to hang and can be framed or unframed, with suitable hanging attachments in place.

You may submit up to 3 images of your piece of work. One image to show the whole piece and a further two images to show details if required.

Please note that although there is an upper limit size restriction, we only have a limited capacity to accept larger works, and smaller works are much more likely to be successful.

Sculpture and 3-D

3-D and sculptural work that does not hang on the wall should be able to fit onto a 30 x 30 plinth provided by the gallery.

Work can be larger if it does not need to be displayed on a plinth, but please give clear instructions on how it should be displayed and what you will provide yourself to aid its display.

All work should arrive ready to display.

Work can be collected from the gallery during gallery opening hours between 29 May and 13 June 2024.

If you would like your work returned to you by post, please be aware that we charge a fee which includes a £4 handling fee and the cost of 2nd Class signed for postage.

Larger parcels can be returned through Parcelforce and will be sent Express 48. Couriers cannot collect your work from the gallery, and we do not print postage labels.

If work is small enough, you are welcome to include a stamped addressed envelope for return postage, which will incur no further charge.

All work must be complete at the time of submission. Any work which varies from the original piece or size submitted may be rejected. If you wish to submit any form of print, you will be responsible for printing it off and preparing it for exhibition before delivering it to us.

Thank you and good luck!

The Fronteer Team