The Fronteer Open 2026

The Fronteer Open 2026Deadline: 26/10/2026City: Sheffield | Region: South Yorkshire | Country: United Kingdom | Fronteer ArtReport this? Description Opportunity FAQs Make a submission Contact curator Submissions for The Fronteer Open 2026 are now open. Fronteer Gallery's annual open exhibition offers the chance to win an exhibition to two prize winners. Sponsored by CuratorSpace.The Fronteer Open 2026 will be held at Fronteer Gallery in Orchard Square, Sheffield in November and December. Artists from across the UK are invited to submit work on any subject which will be hung in a Salon style.There are two prizes available: A Judge's Choice Prize, decided by a judging panel made up of Fronteer co-directors Michael Borkowsky and Sharon Borkowsky, and guest judge Nick Grindrod, who is a curator, artist, and owner of “The Shop” artspace in Sheffield. There is also a People's Choice Prize decided by public vote. Both artists will win an exhibition at Fronteer Gallery in 2028 and one year's Artists Level subscription to CuratorSpace.Artists from across the UK are welcome to submit work in any medium, except audio or video works, and wall mounted work can be any size or shape, but should be no bigger than 70x70cm. Sculptural work should fit on a 30x30cm plinth, and should not exceed 50cm height x 30cm x 30cm. Artists are invited to submit 1 piece of work for the exhibition. You may provide a short description of no more than 100 words, which will be displayed alongside the work. The exhibition will run from 24th November - 12th December 2026.There will be a Private View event on Saturday 21st November 4-6 pm. There will also be a Prize Evening on Saturday 12th December 4.30-5.30 pm when winners are announced.Please note, the gallery is upstairs and there is no disabled access.Artists from all backgrounds are invited to submit one piece of work each. It is free to apply, with only successful artists paying a fee of £45.In return for your fee, you will get a private view evening with free drinks, which you are welcome to bring friends and family along to, invigilation throughout, and promotion of the exhibition online through social media posts. The gallery will handle potential sales.The submission deadline is 26th October 2026.Successful artists will be contacted by 27th October 2026.Successful artists are welcome to send their work by post. Work sent by post should reach us by 12th November at the latest.Artists are also welcome to deliver work in person to the gallery during gallery opening hours between 27th November - 12th November. If you have any issues with these dates please contact us before applying and we will see what we can do.Successful artists should pay their £45 fee by 12th November 2026.Work can be offered for sale during the exhibition, and there is a commission charge of 10%.Please contact us if you have any questions.HOW TO SUBMIT Wall Mounted workArtists are invited to submit one piece of work each. Work can be any size or shape but should be no bigger than 70x70 cm. Please give us the completed size of your work including any frames or mounts. All work should be ready to hang and can be framed or unframed, with suitable hanging attachments in place. You may submit up to 3 images of your piece of work. One image to show the whole piece and a further two images to show details if required.Please note, although there is an upper limit size restriction, we only have a limited capacity to accept larger works, and smaller works are much more likely to be successful.Sculpture and 3-D3-D and sculptural work that does not hang on the wall should be no bigger than 50cm Height x 30cm width x 30cm depth. All work should arrive ready to display.RETURNING WORKWork can be collected from the gallery after the prize evening ends on 12th December between 5.30-6 pm. You are also welcome to collect during gallery opening hours between 19th - 22nd December 2026. After this, we are closed for Christmas and New Year.If you would like your work returned to you by post, please be aware that we charge a fee, which includes a £4 handling fee and the cost of postage. We use Tracked 48 (no signature required) postage. Larger parcels can be returned through Parcelforce and will be sent Express 48. Couriers cannot collect your work from the gallery and we do not print postage labels. Because of the increased amount of post being sent in December, we will not start to return postage until January. If you need your work back urgently after the exhibition, please let us know before you apply, and we will do what we can to help.All work must be complete at the time of submission. Any work which varies from the original piece or size submitted may be rejected. If you wish to submit any form of print, it will be your responsibility to print it off and prepare it for exhibition before delivering it to us.Thank you and good luck!The Fronteer TeamTHE PRIZES T’S & C’SThe term Fronteer Gallery used here refers to the Fronteer Gallery owner.It is possible that an artist could win both the Judge's Choice Prize and The People's Choice Prize, making just one winner.Artists win a 2 week exhibition slot at Fronteer Gallery, sharing the space between the two prize winners if applicable, on a date decided by Fronteer Gallery. The exhibition dates are not negotiable and the gallery is not open to the public every day during those 2 weeks.Gallery staff will help with hanging and taking down the exhibition, invigilate throughout, and handle sales if required. Fronteer Gallery takes a 10% commission on any sales they handle. Work does not have to be for sale.Dates for the delivery of work and collection of work should be mutually arranged with the gallery.Fronteer Gallery do not accept any responsibility for work during delivery, hanging or during the exhibition. It is the artist's responsibility to get work to us and to collect their work. Work must be collected in person on a date mutually agreed with Fronteer Gallery. Unco