English Riviera Winter Open 2025

Artizan
7 days ago
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English Riviera Winter Open

Our annual Winter Open is back and we're looking forward to Christmas on the English Riviera as we celebrate 6 years at our High Street Venue and plan for 2026

As ever, our Winter Open marks a joyful close to the year - bringing together exceptional original art, festive cheer, and a warm welcome for both visitors and locals. This much-loved exhibition has become a fixture of the season, a trusted stop on the Christmas shopping trail for art lovers across the Bay.

Something for our visitors and participating artists:

Preview Prize Draw: One lucky attendee to the artist preview launch event will receive a £150.00 voucher to spend at the exhibition, and we'll be offering additional incentives to our newsletter subscribers throughout the exhibition.
£250.00 English Riviera Open Award for Artists! This award is selected by a guest judge for their favourite work in the show, and this year that artist will walk away with a £250.00 cash prize.

About the Exhibition

If you've exhibited in our open exhibitions before you know the drill, but for newcomers our annual, seasonal opens are the biggest, and 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, with our values for the showcase being:

Diversity and Variety - we take a range of traditional and contemporary practice, selecting works that result in a showcase rich in media, subject and style;
Originality and Innovation - 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;
Quality and Talent - we select the best to create a showcase for our audience where they can guarantee they'll be taking away collectible, original work that can't be found anywhere else.

All proceeds from sales support our work and we will be sharing updates of plans and projects for 2026 during the exhibition. There are some exciting times ahead as art and culture in the Bay continues to thrive.

Submission Deadline: 26th October, Midday

We can’t wait to see your submissions!

Key Dates:

Deadline for Entries: 26th October, Midday

Confirmation of Entries: 27th October, Midnight

Start Date: 9th November, 11am

End Date: 24th December, 1 pm

Launch Date: 8th November, 18:00-20:00

Delivery Deadline: 2nd November, 16:00 (delivery bookable from 28th October – 2nd November)

Hang Week: 3rd - 8th November (artists are not required but should be prepared to receive work queries during this period)

Fees:

Multi Submission Entry: £35.00 (Reduced to £25.00 until 16th October)

Single Submission Entry: £15:00

Submissions:

This year, we're trialling our own submission system for the first time, a new approach that will help us manage all aspects of how we promote and manage the exhibitions we host.

As this is a new approach, there may be some teething problems we still have to overcome, so we're offering everyone who submits in the first week a £10 discount on their fee, just in case something goes wrong. Just make sure to pick the "early bird" payment link after you complete your form. (This offer is only available on multi-submission entries)

Proceed to New Submission Form