Visual Artists from the UK.

5 pm, Sunday 31st August 2025.

Up to 3.

Monday 6th October 2025.

Tuesday 2nd December 2025.

1 work - £15
2 works - £25
3 works - £33

25% discount for artists aged 18 - 25 on 31st August 20205.

First general category: £500
Second general category: £250
Young/Emerging Artist category: £200
Climate Emergency Award: £200
Dorchester Arts solo exhibition during Dorset Art Weeks 2026
Dorset County Hospital exhibition
DVA Prize: 1 year DVA Membership + free Dorset Art Weeks entry + Sherborne Times feature
DM&AG Prize: Arts and Culture Bundle
Evolver Magazine Feature
Framing Prize: Provided by Mount Collective
People’s Winner (public vote): £100 + showcase on DMAG digital platforms

Friday 17th October.

Daily, 10 am - 5 pm.

Yes.

Press Releases, Dorset Visual Arts and Dorset Museum & Art Gallery websites and social media.

This major new Dorset Arts Open calls for submissions from all artists and makers. It is an exciting opportunity for artists working in various media - painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, photography, mixed media, digital, and beyond - to submit work that either captures the essence of the region’s landscape, people, history, or culture or explores their relationship to the area. Whether you were born here, live or work in Dorset, or simply feel creatively inspired by the area, this is a unique opportunity to share your vision of what this region means to you.

Entries will be carefully reviewed by a professional judging panel of five experts drawn from across the arts and cultural sectors, ensuring a high-quality, fair and inspiring selection process. The judges are:
Freeny Yianni - (Curator and Gallerist, Close Ltd)
Simon Barber - (Editor, Evolver Magazine)
Suzy Rushbrook - (Curator, Arts in Hospital)
Ian Middleton RWA - Sculptor
Jack Dickson - Artist and Participant in BBC Extraordinary Artists