Rugby Open 2022, a contemporary art exhibition held at Rugby Art Gallery and Museum, is currently accepting submissions, offering a fantastic opportunity for students to see their artwork hanging in a professional gallery.
Students aged 14-19 can submit up to two forms of work (there is a £5.00 entrance fee for one piece, or £8.00 for two). The application form is online but artworks need to be submitted in person for judging (guest judges include David Remfry RA, Professor of Drawing at Royal Academy Schools and Ceri Lewis, curator for the Tate, London and the National Gallery of Scotland).
There is a fantastic range of prizes:
- Overall winner: £1000.00 with an exhibition in the Rugby Gallery (Floor One Gallery)
- Youth winner: cash prize of £250.00
- Rugby Art Gallery and Museum’s People’s choice award – £150.00 for the most popular choice awarded by the public
- The Arts Society Trophy
- Afternoon tea for two at Coombe Abbey
- Warwickshire Open Studios Emerge Prize – one year’s free membership plus Summer Art Weeks 2023 membership. Total value £130. Also includes support finding a venue and mentor support through a network of established artists who will help the winner prepare for the Art Week
- Northamptonshire Open Studios membership and entry into the September festival and central exhibition
- A £50 voucher for framing, art supplies or giclee printing from Picture perfect
The deadline for submitting paper applications is 21 November, or 23 November 2022 if you are submitting the application online.
The exhibition will run from the 3 December 2022 to 4 February 2023.