Postcard exhibition - still life and objects - open call
Submit up to 3 postcard-sized artworks featuring still life or objects on paper or card for a group exhibition.
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Get matched →- Deadline
- 12 days left
- Entry fee
- Free
- Location
- Fronteer Gallery, Orchard Square, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Exhibition window
- Oct 27, 2026 → Nov 12, 2026
- Applicants notified
- Sep 18, 2026
About
Overview
Fronteer Gallery invites UK-based artists to submit postcard-sized artworks featuring still life and objects for a group exhibition. Work should be on paper or card at A6/postcard size (10.5x14.8cm). 3D postcard-sized works that can stand on a plinth are also welcome. Work must be unframed and will be hung using Command Strips.
Key dates
- Submission deadline: 26 September 2026
- Notification: by 18 September 2026
- Delivery deadline (post): 8 October 2026
- Exhibition: 27 October - 12 November 2026
- Private View: 24 October 4-6 pm
- Artwork collection: 24 November - 10 December 2026
How to submit
- Submit up to 3 pieces per artist; complete a separate form for each submission
- Provide up to 3 images per piece (one showing the whole work, two showing details if needed)
- Optional short description of no more than 100 words (not displayed with the work)
- Be clear about how your work hangs
- All work must be complete at submission; any variation from the original may result in rejection
Eligibility
UK-based artists from all backgrounds. Application is free; only successful artists pay a fee.
Fees and payment
- Application fee: Free
- Hanging fee (successful artists only): £12 per piece selected
- Hanging fee due by: 8 October 2026
What's included
For your hanging fee, you receive: a Private View event with free drinks (welcome to bring guests), invigilation throughout the exhibition, and promotion online via social media posts.
Delivery and collection
- Post: Must arrive by 8 October 2026; include stamped addressed envelope for return (actual Royal Mail stamps only) or pay £4 handling fee
- In person: Welcome between 29 September - 12 November during gallery hours
- Pickup: 24 November - 10 December during gallery hours
Sales commission
Work may be offered for sale during the exhibition with a 10% commission charge.
Access note
The gallery is upstairs with no disabled access.
- Entry fee
- £12 per piece of work selected (only successful artists pay; free to apply)
- Entries per artist
- Up to 3
- Sales commission
- Organizer retains 10% on sales
- Theme
- Still life and objects presented in postcard-sized format, including 3D works that can stand on a plinth.
- Eligibility
- UK-based artists from all backgrounds.
- Audience
- UK-based artists from all backgrounds
- Size & format
- A6/postcard sized (10.5x14.8cm)
- Format
- Ship your work in
- Also worth noting
- A6/postcard sized (10.5x14.8cm)
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