Open call for Artists "Gravity 3.0"

Overview

This exhibition invites artists working in any medium to submit work responding to the question: "What has gravity in your life?" The work should demonstrate a clear and personal relationship between the artist's intent and the work itself, with specificity and intentionality. Submissions are open to artists at all career stages, local, national, and international applicants, and collaborative submissions are welcomed.

The Theme

Gravity shapes us not only as a physical law, but as the name we give to every force that pulls us toward something we cannot entirely explain. Artists may approach the theme through a person, place, idea, habit, compulsion, desire, loss, belonging, or something else that pulls them.

Who Can Apply

• Open to artists at all career stages — emerging, mid-career, and established
• Local, national, and international applicants welcome
• Collaborative and collective submissions accepted (please name all contributors)
• No entry fee

What to Submit

• Up to 5 high-quality images (minimum 300dpi) or a video link (maximum 6 minutes)
• Title, medium, dimensions, and year for each work
• Artist statement — 150 to 300 words — explaining what has gravity in your life and how the work responds
• Short biography — 200 words maximum
• Contact information and a link to your website or portfolio

On the Artist Statement

The statement should be specific and personal. Name the person, place, or thing if you can. Tell us how long it has been pulling at you. Tell us what the work does in relation to it — whether the work resists, surrenders, circles, or simply sits beside it. Generality is the enemy of a good statement; start with what pulls you as a fact.

Selection Criteria

Submissions will be reviewed by the curatorial panel. Selection will be based on: the clarity and specificity of the artist's relationship to the theme; the quality and intentionality of the work itself; the potential of the work to contribute to a coherent and dynamic group exhibition; and diversity of medium, perspective, and approach across the exhibition as a whole.

Key Dates

• All entries must be received by 23:59 BST 30th August 2026
• Selected and waitlisted artists informed by email by 10th September 2026
• Confirmed artists will deliver and install their work with support from the curatorial team 24th September
• Opening Night 26 September 2026
• Exhibition open 27–29 September 2026
• Collection of your work on 30th September
• Public access — artist talks and events programme TBC

Exhibition Details

The exhibition will take place in a large contemporary space in Bermondsey Square, Central London, near Tower Bridge. Viewings are arranged by appointment to encourage intentional, focused engagement with the work. A public opening night will welcome guests with drinks and music. Selected artists are invited to participate in a mix-and-meet gathering and artist talks. Promotion includes local printed materials and online promotion through the curator's Instagram platform with 13K followers.