As we continue to try and secure a future for our work in Torbay, we're delighted, to announce the 2023 English Riviera Summer Open exhibition will be going ahead, and, for our fifth year operating from the Torquay high street, we’ll be welcoming hundreds of talented artists from across the county and beyond to come together in an eclectic display of the visual arts.

If you've experienced one of our open exhibitions before you know the drill, but for newcomers, our annual, seasonal opens are one of the most ambitious visual arts showcases in South Devon, as we turn the walls of our high street gallery into a tapestry of original art from creatives all over the country.

The exhibition is selective but open to all, and this year, we’re curating the collection on the following principles:

• - taking a range of traditional and contemporary practice, selecting works that result in a showcase rich in media, subject and style;Diversity and Variety

• - this isn't an exhibition that just "plays it safe", we love traditional work, but equally we want to share work with audiences that they may not find anywhere else;Originality and Innovation