An opportunity to exhibit in one of the biggest summer exhibitions in the North. Each summer, Sculpture Lounge holds a major exhibition at their studio building in the picturesque town of Holmfirth. 

Submissions are sought now for works in two and three dimensions across the price range. We are also seeking stock for our art gallery shop, we have a major curated exhibition, and we invite you to celebrate our studio centenary with a special mini exhibition of works priced up to £100.

An opportunity to exhibit in one of the biggest summer exhibitions in the North.

Each summer, Sculpture Lounge holds a major exhibition at their studio building in the picturesque town of Holmfirth.

This year will be our fifth summer open exhibition, and it also marks the one hundredth anniversary of our building.

Sculpture Lounge is a long-term artistic venture based in the picturesque Holme Valley on the northern edge of the Peak District National Park.

Artist-led and self-sustaining, our destination offers an ambitious focus for the visual arts from a large former textile mill on the banks of the River Holme.

Sculpture Lounge is proudly home to some of the North’s finest sculptors and makers.

As our reputation grows, we regularly attract visitors from across the country, as well as local and regional visitors.

We are located a short drive from Manchester, Leeds and Sheffield, nestled in beautiful countryside.

Our summer events in particular attract high visitor numbers, we now have to limit (free) ticketing for our preview evening to 200 people.

Submissions are sought now for works in two and three dimensions across the price range. We have three separate opportunities attached to this event:

• A curated exhibition
  This is a mixed exhibition of sculpture, painting, drawing, handmade prints, ceramics, and many other works of art, craft and design.

• 100 at £100
  This year our building celebrates its centenary year. We shall mark this with an exhibition of 100 artworks priced at (or just below) £100. You can contribute several works of art to this section of the exhibition.

• Gallery shop stock
  Our gallery shop stocks smaller items of art, craft and design, along with many other beautiful items. If you make jewellery, sketchbooks, greetings cards, giclee prints, homewares, decorations, craft kits, or you are a supplier of artisanal products of any kind, please apply. Our gallery shop opens throughout the year so we may wish to hold on to stock or ask for more.

We are called the Sculpture Lounge, but we also love to exhibit wall-based work, paintings, prints, etc.

We welcome the submission of artist editions.

Please note we will consider digital reproductions and giclee prints for our gallery shop only.

Artists can enter all three opportunities in this open call, but please use a separate entry for each one.

You will be asked to select the appropriate category when completing your application. It is free to enter.

The exhibition opens each weekend from the 13th June to the 12th July.

Additionally, we open all week from the 5th July. We keep our exhibition installed for a further weekend (18th/19th July) for late viewing requests.

We have a dedicated PR staff who will be promoting our event through social media, local and regional press (Yorkshire post etc), and widely promoting the event on listings sites etc.

We have a permanent roadside signage that changes for each event and we will promote the event with further signage throughout the locality.

Our events are also listed on Eventbrite. We do not charge entry fees to our visitors.

Our sales commission is 40% (we are not VAT registered)

The following dates must be observed unless by prior arrangement:

Deadline for applications: 10th March

Work must be delivered between 19th and 22nd May

Collection of unsold work: by Friday 14th August.