Fronteer Gallery are looking for textile artwork by artists from across the UK for our exhibition Contemporary Textiles.

Fronteer are looking for textile pieces for an exhibition of contemporary textiles. There is no theme for this exhibition, and artists are welcome to submit work on any subject they like as long as it is a textile piece or related to textiles.

Artists from across the UK are welcome to submit work in any medium, except audio or video works and wall-mounted work can be any size or shape but should take up no more than 70x70cm of wall space.

Sculptural work should fit on a 30x30cm plinth and should not exceed 50cm height x 30cm x 30cm.

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 18th February - 6th March 2025.

There will be a private view event on Saturday, 15th February 4-6 pm.

Please note 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 £40.

In return for your fee, you will get an event 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 20th January 2025.

Successful artists will be contacted by 22nd January 2025.

Successful artists are welcome to send their work by post. 

Work sent by post should reach us by 6th February 2025 at the latest.

Artists are also welcome to deliver work in person to the gallery during gallery opening hours between 28th January - 6th February 2025.

If you have any issues with these dates please contact us before applying.

Successful artists should pay their £40 fee by 6th February 2025.

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 take up no more than 70x70cm of wall space.

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 be clear about how your work hangs.

Please note, 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 no bigger than 50cm Height x 30cm width x 30cm depth. All work should arrive ready to display. Please be clear about how your work stands or is displayed.

Work can be collected from the gallery between 18th - 27th March 2025.

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. 

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, it will be your responsibility to print it off and prepare it for exhibition before delivering it to us.

Thank you and good luck!

The Fronteer Team