Exeter Contemporary Open

Exeter Contemporary Open is an annual open submission exhibition, established in 2006 and hosted by Exeter Phoenix, a busy, multi-artform venue and contemporary art space situated in Exeter’s historic city centre. The exhibition aims to provide an important national platform for contemporary visual art with an emphasis on supporting emerging talent alongside more established artists.

The Exhibition
The exhibition will run from 14 September – 4 November 2017 and is open to contemporary visual artists working in any media including; painting, sculpture, photography, print, drawing, video, mixed and digital media. Artists should make submissions that reflect their current practice and the selection panel will particularly be looking for work that reflects current themes and concerns in contemporary practice.

This year’s judging panel is made up of Independent Curator Kristian Day, Founding Director of  VITRINE (London/Basel) Alls Williams and Exeter Phoenix’s Gallery Curator Matt Burrows.

£1000 Overall Award
£500 Additional Award
£200 Audience Choice Award

Selected artists will be announced in mid July.
The exhibition will run from Fri 14 Sep – Sat 4 Nov 2017.

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‘Just taking part in this show has been a fantastic experience … It’s all about having conversations and making connections which go on to influence my work and might lead to future collaborations. Exeter Contemporary Open has delivered on the whole experience.’
Artist and Exeter Contemporary Open finalist Paul Merrick.