REVOLUTION What is REVOLUTION? Your ideas may be framed in terms of change, transformation, alteration: as a physical movement or cycle. Be it personal or global, destructive or renewing, we invite your interpretation in any medium.

This is an open call for artists to exhibit in central London at Morley Gallery, 61 Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7HT.

Eligibility: open to everyone over 18

Artwork submission requirements: submit details of finished work or sketched proposals. Get in touch if you have any questions

Key dates:

Delivery of artwork: Monday 18 January 2027 (time tba)

Exhibition opens Tuesday 19th January 2027

Exhibition closes Saturday 30th January 2027

Collection: Afternoon of Saturday 30 January 2027

Apply by 25 October 2026

Decisions sent by 30 October 2026

Cost:

Free to apply:  £75 for the first accepted artwork and £25 for each additional accepted artwork

An evening private view is included; date and arrangements will be advised on acceptance

Please tell us separately by email if your work will require any special installation equipment or handling

Application decisions will be sent by 30 October 2026.

Fee basis and payment:

Following selection, a payment link will be sent by one of the curators to pay by Friday 13/11 please

Morley Gallery administers all sales and takes a 20% commission

Artist attendance:

The gallery is fully staffed however, artists are welcome to be in attendance at any time during the opening hours of the exhibition and private view.

Public opening:

Current published opening times for Morley Gallery are: 
Monday 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Tuesday: 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM (exhibitions may extend Tuesday hours to 7:00 PM)

Wednesday: 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Thursday: 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM (exhibitions may extend Thursday hours to 7:00 PM)

Friday: 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Saturday: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Sunday: Closed

These hours may be changed by Morley Gallery.

Insurance:

You will need to provide a valuation of your work for Morley Gallery’s insurance purposes

Cancellation:

Participation fees are not refundable

Curators will publicise the exhibition on Eventbrite, Art Rabbit and Instagram accounts with over 1,700 followers.  Artists are requested to publicise the exhibition using their usual online and personal networks

Payment of the participation fee by the artist gives the curators permission to use images of their work to help publicise this exhibition.  

In particular, artists, please note that after installation is complete, the curators will be using images of your work inside the gallery for online publicity.

Participating artists will be given permission to use these photos for their own portfolio and publicity purposes.

About the curator:

The exhibition will be curated by Rufina Natusch and Sarah McAlister.

After both graduating in MA Textiles Rufina Natusch (Royal College of Art) and Sarah McAlister(University for the Creative Arts) have called for artists and co-curated  "Canvas & Collective"  at Morley Gallery in 2025 and "Interlude" at Chelsea Library in 2026.

Rufina Natusch co-curated "International MAW" at Upper Gulbenkian Gallery, Royal College of Art in 2024.  Sarah curated her solo exhibition "A Kindness of Strangers" at Norman Plastow Gallery in 2025. Sarah is a member of ArtCan and Kingston Stitchers, where she is Exhibition Officer, planning the group's exhibition in 2027.

Any questions please contact us through the 'Contact curator' tab.