We invite artists and photographers to submit work for an upcoming exhibition on the theme of Flags & Diversity, responding to recent far-right demonstrations in the UK and the Raising the Colours actions. This is an urgent call with a tight deadline — we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

📸 Formats:

We will print submitted photography and graphic works on A3 Archival paper. 

Important:

Should you be successful, we will request high-resolution images from you.

These will have to be sent as 300dpi A3 size [30x42cm] or less + white margins around them.

Screens and projectors will be provided for video and film.

We will also accept text-based works / and literary works [poetry / short stories/essays].

🖼 Original works:

Submissions of physical pieces [textile works, painting, mixed media etc] are only open to artists who can deliver and collect their work in person on the day of installation and take-down.

🌍 Priority:

We particularly encourage submissions from underrepresented communities — especially QTPOC / artists from the global majority, migrants, refugees, and artists based in Sussex and Worthing.

Exhibition Theme: Flags and Diversity

In the wake of recent far-right demonstrations across the UK, “Raising the Colours” actions and the counter anti-facist protests that responded to them, this exhibition invites artists and photographers to reflect on the symbolism, power, and contradictions of flags, especially in the context of England / UK history and its colonial legacy.

Flags can unite or divide. They can be emblems of belonging, of exclusion, of protest, of hope.

This exhibition asks: 

Whose colours are raised? Who gets represented, who gets left out, and how can we imagine new flags for a truly diverse society?

We welcome submissions from artists and photographers working in any medium that engages with:

• The politics and poetics of flags
• National identity and its challenges
• Acts of solidarity and resistance
• Diversity, visibility, and representation
• Reclaiming or reimagining symbols of belonging

Eligibility:

Open to artists and photographers, age 18+,  at any stage of their career, based in the UK or beyond.  We particularly encourage submissions from underrepresented communities — especially QTPOC / artists from the global majority, migrants, refugees, and artists based in Sussex and Worthing.

Submission Details:

• Up to 4 works per applicant (images, descriptions, or proposals)
• Short statement (max 250 words) on how your work relates to the theme
• Bio (max 100 words)
• Deadline: 30 September - midnight.
• Exhibition Dates:  6-18 October

Opening:

Saturday, 8 October, noon.

Venue:

Colonnade House Gallery, Worthing - https://colonnadehouse.co.uk/