Submit Your Work (Open and Themed)
Would you like to see your work exhibited online (and have a chance to be selected for our Open Exhibition in our Gallery on Kirkgate, Bradford)?
If you are a Bradford based artist, Photographer or creative then this is how you can!
While we encourage artwork from experienced artists, photographers and creatives, this is also a great opportunity for enthusiastic beginners too!
We are looking for submissions to our Open galleries, and our Themed galleries.
- Our Open galleries are divided based on date of submission.
- There are currently two Themed galleries, ‘Light’ and ‘Change’.
Work in any medium will be accepted, eg. printmaking, drawing, sculpture, the crafts, etc. You may submit multiple works.
We're trying not to overload any of the galleries with too many from a single artist, but we are happy to accept up to 4 works from an artist during any 2 week period*.
* If you have more works that you would like to submit, you may be interested in an Individual or Group Artists Gallery - for details please email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
All submissions to the Online gallery made between 21st October 2024 and 19th October 2025, will be considered for inclusion in our FOURTH annual Open Exhibition, titled 'Turn Up', 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.
Further details of our Open Exhibition can be found here
TO SUBMIT WORK:
Please Note: To be considered for inclusion in the Online Gallery you must be a Bradford based Artist, Photographer or Creative.
All submissions to the Online gallery made between 21st October 2024 and 19th October 2025, will be considered for inclusion in our FOURTH annual Open Exhibition, titled 'Turn Up', If you do not wish to be considered for this exhibition, please let us know in your email.
To submit your work for consideration in our Online Galleries please email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with the following
1. Please state if your submission is for
- the Open Gallery or
- a Themed Gallery ('Light' or 'Change'),
2. The email must contain:
- Artist’s name
- Where you're from eg. Postcode or Area (1)
- Contact Email
(1) We ask for the postcode or area, so we know from which part of the Bradford district the submission is from. This information will not be shared online.
Trapezium Arts was created with the intention to support local Bradford district artists. Unfortunately if you are based outside the Bradford district, your work cannot be accepted for inclusion in the online gallery
3. For all works submitted:
- Title
- Medium
- Aprox Size of work (2)
- Filename of submitted image
(2) This will be used during selection of work for our Open Exhibition (see above)
4. Image Requirements of work for inclusion in gallery
- Image Size should ideally be at least 1000 pixel for the shortest dimension.
- Image file can be either JPEG. PNG or TIFF format with a maximum file size of 3MB.
- The Filename format should be Surname_Forname_Title of Work
- Please ensure that you own the copyright to all images submitted.- see below
5. Copyright of Material Supplied
- The copyright of all material supplied remains vested in the artist.
- In submitting work you confirm that you own the copyright to all images submitted and that you give Trapezium Arts the right to reproduce any of the works in connection with the exhibition, and its publicity, free of charge.
While we hope the above process is really straightforward, If you have any queries or if technology puts you off, Lauren, our online curator will be happy to help and guide you through the process. Email her at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.