CALL TO ARTISTS - PRAYERS FOR PEACE Water Street Gallery - 25 Water Street - Todmorden - OL145AB 2025/26 - ‘WINTER SEASON‘ Art & Artists OPEN EXHIBITIONS SUBMISSIONS BREIF:Dates: 26 October - 1 Feb 2026 Delivery: 11 / 12 / 13 Oct Entries 28 September The human spirit and vision seem to be creaking under the strain of world events like never before.

We invite you to face this full on, bringing hope and joy through your visual creativity.

A serious topic, though a light touch, perhaps addressing underlying opposites may be considered.

This is an open and inclusive exhibition, welcoming all visual genres—painting, drawing, print, 3D, lens-based media—and embracing every cultural tradition and spiritual perspective.

Text and calligraphy are also welcome where they deepen or complement the visual expression.

Let your work explore themes such as:

Harmony, mandala, visual grace, art & soul, meditation, healing, symbolism, sacred geometry, nirvana, truce, reconciliation, comfort, order, stillness, invocation, the divine, and profound truths.

Consider engaging with the tension between opposites—chaos and order, suffering and solace, despair and transcendence.

As filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky once said, “Art is a prayer.”

He saw art as a sacred act—one that connects us to the divine and reveals what lies beneath the surface of our lives.

In this spirit, we encourage work that prompts reflection, awakens empathy, and touches the soul.

Smaller works encouraged max frame size 45cm

Fees:
£12 entry fee

We charge 35% on Art sales, which is paid 30 days after the sale. For online sales, the delivery cost is shared with the artist.

Exhibition Dates: Sunday 26 October 2025 - Sunday 1 Feb 2026

Entries: Submission Form Deadline. - ASAP. Latest by 28 September

Receiving Dates: Sunday 11 - Monday 13 October inclusive. - please inform.

Collection Dates: To be arranged

Preview Sunday: 26 October from 2-00 - 4.30 ish.

• Our physical gallery welcomes approximately 400–500 visitors per week.

• Our online e-commerce website receives 1,500–2,500 visitors per month.

• We currently have 1,250 engaged Instagram followers, with regular promotional posts and story features.

• Our email newsletter reaches over 1,800 subscribers, including collectors and regular gallery visitors.

• All artworks in the exhibition will be available for sale, with a standard gallery commission of 35%   omni channel - online and instore.

•    We also produce a short video and undertake local distribution of leaflets and posters to cover the event