The Great Paignton Paint Out
The Great Paignton Paint Out took place at the end of September 2023 a weekend of outdoor art inspired by plein air tradition, that with the help of ten professional artists, took over the streets and seafront to show off Paignton as a creative town like you’d never seen it before!
Now, we’re bringing together the first legacy exhibition from this incredible community event and showcasing some of the art that was created by you all. Open to artists of all backgrounds and abilities, through the exhibition we’ll continue to celebrate Paignton and welcome works that were captured before, during, and since the weekend of the town, its environment, and its people.
For more information on how to submit, keep reading!
The Great Paignton Paint Out is part of “Wide Open” a programme of activity curated by Filament Works CIC and supported by Tonic Creatives CIC. It is funded as part of Torbay’s Cultural Development Fund, a Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) fund, administered by Arts Council England.
Exhibition Details
The exhibition will showcase work from everyone who participated in The Great Paignton Paint Out no matter what their background or experience and will be a chance to see how we all experienced the town during this event.
This is the first legacy exhibition which will be hosted in our Torquay venue, but we’re working with partners to bring a showcase exhibition to a Paignton venue as well.
Dates, Locations, Contact
Venue: Artizan Collective Gallery, Fleet Walk, Torquay
Exhibition: 24th March – 21st April
Launch: 23rd March, 18:00-20:00
Deadline for Delivery of Work: 17th March, 16:00
Hang Week: 18th – 22nd March
Contact Email: info@artizangallery.co.uk
Website: www.art-hub.co.uk/tgppomarch24
How to submit?
If you produced work at any of The Great Paignton Paint Out events, or you’ve produced artwork connected to Paignton before or since, you can submit it to be part of this exhibition. There’s two strands open for submissions, and you can decide which one is best for you:
Creative | Practicing Artist |
Anyone can be a Creative! There are no age restrictions on this category, you do not need to have previous exhibition experience, you just need to have enjoyed creating a piece of work and want to share it. | If you’re a Practicing Artist, you may regularly exhibit your work or sell through online galleries and other platforms. None of this criteria is essential and anyone can identify under this category. |
Work will be displayed as NFS (not for sale). | Work will be displayed for sale with a 35% commission fee. |
Work can be provided “raw” i.e. it does not need to be framed, mounted or with fixings. You may choose to provide work framed if you wish. “Raw” work will be hung with bulldog clips, or other suitable fixings. | Work will need to meet our standard presentation standards for exhibition:
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All works must be of/connected to Paignton (where works are less representational, we may ask for an explanation about how the work is connected to Paignton) | All works must be of/connected to Paignton (where works are less representational, we may ask for an explanation about how the work is connected to Paignton) |
All submitted works will be displayed | All submitted works will be displayed so long as they meet the above presentation standards and exhibitor terms. |
Entry is Free | Entry is £7.50 for up to 3 pieces (There is no limit on the number of submissions. i.e. you could submit 6 works for £15 in two separate submissions) |
The Great Paignton Paint Out, Legacy Exhibition
Creative Strand Submission Form
Simply print off the form at the below link and fill it in for each piece of work you are submitting. Bring in your work and form in an envelope or other suitable packaging and make sure to label your work so we can clearly identify it with your form.
Drop this off to us at any time during our standard opening hours
(Tuesday – Sunday 11am-5pm, 4pm Sunday) before the delivery deadline of 17th March, 16:00.
The Great Paignton Paint Out, Legacy Exhibition
Practicing Artist Strand Submission Form
If submitting to the Practicing Artist Strand, we’ll need you to fill in an online form and complete a fee payment at the below links:
Online submission form: https://forms.gle/YkP9611XfTFuQb849
Fee payment: https://www.art-hub.co.uk/product-page/the-great-paignton-paint-out-legacy-showcase-submission-fee (this is alternatively payable as cash in person when you drop off your work)
Image Submissions: Emailed to imagesubmission@artizangallery.co.uk
The online submission form will ask you to provide:
Your Name
Contact Email
Contact Phone
Artist Statement (up to 250 words)
Work details for up to three works:
Work Title
Work Medium
Work Dimensions
Work Price
Agreement to Exhibitor Terms https://www.art-hub.co.uk/exhibitorsterms
Once you have completed this online form, you can drop off your work to us at any time during our standard opening hours (Tuesday – Sunday 11am-5pm, 4pm Sunday) before the delivery deadline of 17th March, 16:00.
