Artist call out - Northumberland Open Exhibition 2027
Woodhorn Museum, Ashington, NE63 9YF
Thursday 14th January 2027
Housed in Woodhorn Museum’s stunning Workshop Galleries, the annual Northumberland Open is the largest exhibition of its type in the region. The exhibition attracts submissions from artists from across Northumberland and beyond. Works are selected for exhibition by a professional panel of artists and curators who also select an Overall Winner and Highly Commended artists to be awarded prizes. During the exhibition run (Saturday 13 February 2027 to Sunday 9 May 2027), thousands of visitors vote for the ‘People’s Choice’ award which is announced at the end of the exhibition.
Artists can submit up to two artworks to be considered for exhibition for a fee of £10 per artwork. This fee is non-refundable, please read the Frequently Asked Questions which explains what artworks are suitable, guidance and timings before applying to take part. We have space for 500 artwork submissions to be considered for exhibition, and we expect to be able to exhibit between 420 and 500 artworks.
We will only accept artworks from artists that have booked and paid for their artwork submission/s through TicketSource.
What kind of artwork can be submitted to the exhibition?
All artists who have booked submission ticket/s will receive an entry form to complete for the artwork/s they are submitting on Monday 7 December. This form must be completed and brought with the artwork/s on the submission days.
Artists choosing to submit work must be available to deliver their artwork/s to Woodhorn Museum on Thursday 14, Friday 15 and Saturday 16 January 2027. Alternative dates or times cannot be offered.
Artists can submit up to two artworks to be considered for exhibition for a fee of £10 per artwork. This fee is non-refundable, please read the Frequently Asked Questions which explains what artworks are suitable, guidance and timings before applying to take part. We have space for 500 artwork submissions to be considered for exhibition, and we expect to be able to exhibit between 420 and 500 artworks.
We will only accept artworks from artists that have booked and paid for their artwork submission/s through TicketSource.
What kind of artwork can be submitted to the exhibition?
- Artists can submit wall-based or sculptural artworks up to a maximum of 100 cm by 150 cm in dimension.
- Artworks can be in any medium (for example painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, sculpture, textiles, ceramics, glass, mixed media etc).
- Due to limitations of space, equipment and on-site technical support we do not accept AV /film/audio based works.
- Submitting artists must be adults (18 years old or older).
- Artworks must have been completed within the last two years.
All artists who have booked submission ticket/s will receive an entry form to complete for the artwork/s they are submitting on Monday 7 December. This form must be completed and brought with the artwork/s on the submission days.
Artists choosing to submit work must be available to deliver their artwork/s to Woodhorn Museum on Thursday 14, Friday 15 and Saturday 16 January 2027. Alternative dates or times cannot be offered.
Price
Place price
£10.00
