Spring Open 2025: Call For Entries

Calling local artists! Enter your work into our annual curated art show, which will exhibit a wide range of work from a variety of disciplines in our Grade II* listed building. This exhibition is a celebration of the artistic talent from our community – carefully selected to showcase the best works from both established and new artists.

Submissions are open to all, with a focus on new and emerging artists. Work must be original, completed in the last two years, and should not have been shown at The Poly before. Please see the Spring Open Submission Form for full details. 

Key dates:

Deadline for submission forms: Friday 7th March 2025.

If you have been successful, we will let you know by Friday 28^th March. 

Your work must be delivered to The Poly on one of the following days: Saturday 5^th April, or between Tuesday 8^th – Saturday 12^th April 10am - 4.30pm. 

The exhibition will be hung on: Monday 21^st April 2025.

Open to the public from: Tuesday 22^nd April, 10am-5pm

Private View: Tuesday 22^nd April 5pm – 7pm

The exhibition will close on: Saturday 26th April at 3pm.

Collection of artworks: Saturday 26^th 3pm – 5pm or between Tuesday 29^th – Saturday 3^rd May. 10am – 4.30pm

To apply and for further information, please complete the Spring Open Submission Form and send, along with images of the work you want us to consider, to guild@thepoly.org. If successful, the submission fee per artist is £35 / free to Poly members.  

Thank you to the very talented Erika Anders for letting us use her beautiful artwork The View From Up Here as out poster background, which featured in the Poly’s Spring Open 2024.

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