A highlight of the Babylon Gallery’s exhibition calendar, the selected Summer Open Exhibition provides an opportunity for amateur and professional artists to showcase their work.
In 2020 the open call attracted over 120 artists, with more than 300 artworks submitted for consideration.
This year, thanks to the Covid relief funding that Babylon ARTS has received through the Culture Recovery Fund, there will be no submission fee for artists. All visual arts are welcome, including (and not limited to): photography, painting, illustration, digital media, mixed media, textiles, ceramics, glassware and more. The Gallery hopes to once again fill its walls and plinths with art works.
Claire Somerville, chief executive of Babylon ARTS stated: “We’re really looking forward to receiving submissions for this years’ Summer Open. It’s open to all artists over 16 and we
particularly want to encourage people from Cambridgeshire, West Suffolk and West Norfolk to apply and those from traditionally under-represented backgrounds, such as D/deaf, disabled and neurodiverse artists and artists from minority ethnic backgrounds.”
Claire continues: “This year we’ve formed a new selection panel to review all the submissions, comprising: Olu Taiwo, a Babylon Young Curator and Black artist from Boston, Lincs; Sid White-Jones, also a Babylon Young Curator and photographic artist; Iwona Smyk, Ely-based synesthetic abstract painter; Liz Falconbridge, curator, mentor and arts professional; and Stuart Green, experienced artist, arts educator and exhibition installer.”
The deadline for submissions is midday Monday 12th July.
The exhibition will run from Thursday 5th to Sunday 30th August. More information can be found on: http://www.babylonarts.org.uk
Press release from Babylon ARTS
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