English Riviera Summer Open 2025
Deadline: 16/06/2025City: Torquay | Region: Devon | Country: United Kingdom | Artizan Gallery
Torbay's annual Summer visual arts highlight.
We’re pleased to invite submissions for this year’s English Riviera Summer Open, our annual celebration of contemporary visual arts at Artizan Collective Gallery.
Running from 29th June - 24th August 2025, this exhibition transforms our Fleet Walk venue into a vibrant patchwork of colour, creativity and community.
If you’ve exhibited with us before, you’ll know that the Summer Open is a cornerstone of our year - one of our biggest, boldest showcases that brings together a rich blend of artists working across all mediums and styles.
And if you’re new to our calls, welcome! This is your chance to be part of one of the South West’s most diverse and accessible open exhibitions.
About the Exhibition
The Summer Open is:
- Selective but welcoming - open to all, with selection based on originality, quality, and breadth.
- Boldly curated - we look for dynamic combinations of traditional and contemporary work.
- Audience-loved - drawing visitors, collectors, and art lovers from across the region.
New for 2025: Get involved before the show opens!
We’re holding a Volunteer Day for anyone who’s ever said, “Just let me know if you need a hand.”
On 23rd June, we’ll be inviting anyone who’s free to come down, pick up a roller, and help us give the space a fresh coat of paint.
It’s a great excuse to get stuck in behind the scenes, meet fellow artists, and be part of the creative buzz from the ground up.
If you’ve discovered us recently - perhaps through our work at Delamore or further afield - this is a great opportunity to continue your journey with us and experience the full spirit of our high street gallery programme in Torquay.
We can’t wait to see your submissions!
About Artizan Collective Gallery
Artizan Collective CIC is a not for profit Social Enterprise dedicated to the advancement of arts and culture in Torbay, supporting wider engagement and greater accessibility to arts for our communities, through the provision of opportunities, resources, spaces and networks for creatives of all practices in a sustainable and resilient manner.
Submission Information
Please read the below information carefully for full opportunity details.
Opportunities:
- This is a selective exhibition, your fee is paid on submission and does not guarantee your entry
- Up to 6 works can be submitted
- Works will have the opportunity to either be:
- Selected (these will be guaranteed to hang) or
- Reserved (these will be requested for delivery and stored on the shop floor for audiences to view; they may also be hung if space permits at our discretion. You must provide reserved work.)
We will not be allowing artists to provide additional browser works this year but will be accepting high quality books, zines, greetings cards. These should be provided when your work is dropped off and will be displayed at our discretion. Any items not displayed can be collected after the exhibition has opened.
- All selected works will be showcased for a period of 8 weeks as part of Summer on the English Riviera
Exposure in the English Riviera’s premier selective exhibition gallery - Opportunity for commercial sales of work
- Features in exhibition print and digital promotional material delivered via the channels of the exhibition curators and partner organisations
- Long-term exposure on the exhibition digital hub including micro-profile and the opportunity for
- Exhibition Awards including the English Riviera Award with an attached £250.00 cash prize (selected by a guest judge) and the Audience Favourite Award.
Work Sizes, Types and Dimensions
Works are classified as either:
- 2D Wall Display
- 3D Surface Display (not exceeding a height of 60cm)
- 3D Floor Display
Works of any medium are accepted
- A single 2D entry will not exceed 60cm in any direction inclusive of framing
- 2D entries exceeding 60cm but not exceeding 1.2m in any direction can be submitted as two entries
3D Works:
- A single 3D entry will not exceed 80cm in any dimension
- 3D entries exceeding 80cm but not exceeding 1.5m in any direction can be submitted as two entries
- Small 3D works may be submitted as a series and be counted as one entry but you must contact the gallery before making your submission to confirm if your work qualifies for this
- Jewellery and small items should be provided with secure display equipment and artists should consult with the gallery to ensure they are making sufficient provisions prior to submission.
- A 3D work that is wall display should be submitted as a 2D Work
- Where specific display equipment is required this must be specified
- You may be requested to supply plinths or make additional provisions for display of your work where these are non-standard
Dates
Deadline for Entries: 12th June, Midday
Confirmation of Selection: 12th June, Midnight (confirmation of selected works 13th June)
Start Date: 29th June, 11am
End Date: 24th August, 4pm
Launch Date: 28th June, 18:00-20:00
Delivery Deadline: 23rd June, 18:00 (delivery bookable from 13th -23rd June)
Hang Week: 23rd - 27th June (artists are not required but should be prepared to receive work queries during this period)
Volunteers Day (optional): 23rd June
Opening Hours: It may be necessary for our opening hours to adjust between now and the exhibition, but we intend to open weekends and at least 3 week days (5 days/week) 11:00-16:00
Fees
Exhibition Fees:
- Single Entry: £10
- Multiple Entries (up to 6 works): £35 (payable at the point of submission)
Commission Fees: 35%
Payments can be made at the below link once you have made your submission:
https://art-hub.co.uk/submissionpayment
All fees go towards Artizan Collective's continuing work to deliver opportunities for artists in the South West.
Organiser Details
Venue Address:
Artizan Collective Gallery
Unit 5 Fleet Walk
74 Fleet Street
Torquay
TQ2 5EB
Full terms and conditions of entry: www.art-hub.co.uk/exhibitorsterms
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