Selection panel for Open Art Exhibition announced

With two weeks remaining for artists to apply to be part of this year’s Exeter Contemporary Open, the selection panel has been announced.

Exeter Contemporary Open is one of the highlights of the South West’s arts calendar. Now in its eleventh year, it provides an important national platform for contemporary visual art with an emphasis on supporting new and emerging talent alongside more established artists.

Past selection panels have included artists and curators such as David Shrigley, Ceri Hand, Alex Hartley, Hannah Firth, Day & Gluckman and Kevin Hunt.

The 2016 selection panel includes Cheryl Jones, Director of Grand Union a contemporary art gallery and artist studio in Birmingham, Art Writer George Vasey, who curates work for the Northern Gallery for Contempoarary Art in Sunderland and Matt Burrows, Curator and Gallery Manager at Exeter Phoenix.

The submission process has been open since April, and artists working across a variety of disciplines are invited to submit work that will be considered by a panel of industry experts. The shortlisted works will be exhibited at the Exeter Contemporary Open exhibition between 16 September and 5 November 2016 at Exeter Phoenix. 

The Overall Award winner, announced at an exclusive awards ceremony and openingevent on 15th September, will receive a £1000 prize and an Additional Award winner will receive £500. Visitors to the exhibition will have the opportunity to votefor their favourite work and the Audience Choice Award winner will receive £200.

Visit exetercontemporaryopen.com for more information. The deadline for submissions is Monday 13 June 2016.