Guildford Festival of the Arts 2026 – Open Call for Artists
Submit original visual artworks across a broad range of mediums for consideration in the Guildford Festival of the Arts 2026 exhibition programme.
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Get matched →- Deadline
- 6 days left
- Entry fee
- Free
- Award
- $1,000
- Location
- Guildford, United Kingdom
About
Overview
The Guildford Festival of the Arts 2026 invites artists and creatives to submit original visual artworks for inclusion in the annual festival exhibition. The open call has no specified theme, allowing artists complete freedom to submit work that reflects their own artistic practice, ideas, and creative vision. The opportunity is open to all forms of visual art that can be displayed in a gallery setting or presented on a screen.
Eligible Media
- Painting
- Drawing
- Illustration
- Sculpture
- Mixed Media
- Digital Art
- Photography
- Textile Art
- Installation Art
- Screen-based artworks
- Other contemporary visual art practices suitable for gallery or digital display
Eligibility
The open call welcomes international and UK-based artists, emerging and established artists, professional and amateur creatives, and students and young artists. There are no stated restrictions regarding age, nationality, artistic background, or professional experience. Applicants must submit original visual artwork suitable for exhibition in a gallery environment or on a screen.
Awards
- 1st Prize: £1,000 cash prize
- Runner-up Prize: £500 cash prize
- Student Winner: £150 gift voucher
- Public Vote Winner: Exhibition opportunity
- Public exhibition of selected artworks during the festival
- Exposure to festival visitors and the wider arts community
- Opportunity to sell artworks through the festival team during the event (15% commission retained)
Application & Fees
- Application Fee: Free
- Online application required
- Artists may submit only one application
Key Dates
- Application Deadline: 31 July 2026
- Selection Notification: Late August or early September 2026
- Festival Exhibition/Event Date: 2026 (exact dates to be announced)
Location
Guildford, United Kingdom
- Award
- 1st Prize: £1,000 cash prize; Runner-up Prize: £500 cash prize; Student Winner: £150 gift voucher; Public Vote Winner: Exhibition opportunity
- Entry fee
- Free to enter
- Entries per artist
- Up to 1
- Sales commission
- Organizer retains 15% on sales
- Eligibility
- Open to international and UK-based artists, emerging and established artists, professional and amateur creatives, students and young artists with no restrictions regarding age, nationality, artistic background, or professional experience.
- Audience
- International and UK-based artists, emerging and established artists, professional and amateur creatives, students and young artists
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