This year, we will be holding our FOURTH annual Open Exhibition, at our Gallery in the city centre in the run up to Christmas. The exhibition will run from Saturday 15th November to Saturday 20th December 2025, alongside the Turner Prize on show at Cartwright Hall and Our Turn, Bradford’s Visual Arts festival, which are taking place at the same time.

 

We are asking for all artists to send us your submissions. The exhibition is open to any Bradford based artist, creative or group.

 

We welcome artwork in all forms - from drawing and painting to photography, textiles and crafts, as well as collage, 3d sculpture, and video - on a theme of your choice. While we encourage artwork from experienced artists, photographers and creatives, this is a great opportunity for enthusiastic beginners too!

 

This will be our fourth Open Exhibition and we are always so excited by the breadth and the standard of artwork that is submitted for the exhibition. It all starts by people sending us their creative endeavours to be uploaded and displayed in our online galleries. We select the artwork for our Open ftrom there.

 

Admission to the exhibition is free and your artwork can be for sale.

 

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: Sunday 19th October 2025

 

TO SUBMIT WORK:

 

To be considered for inclusion in our Open Exhibition simply submit your work to our online gallery by 19th October 2025*. It is really straightforward to submit work. Lauren, the online curator will guide you through the process if technology puts you off.

Full details of how to submit work for our Online Gallery (and Turn Up Exhibition) can be found here

Any work already submitted to the Online Gallery since 20th October 2024, will be considered for the Open exhibition and does not need to be resubmitted

 

* NB As well as a chance to be selected for our Open, your work will also be exhibited on our online gallery