Opportunities
Here are our current open-call opportunities
Open Call - Salt of the Earth Folklore Exhibition
Fronteer Gallery | Deadline for submissions - 19/08/26
Fronteer Gallery are looking for small artworks about folk customs and culture found around the British isles.
Perhaps you are inspired by sites local to you, stories, festivals, or customs that add to our sense of belonging or history in a place. It may be that it is someone else's local customs that inspire you, rather than customs from your own local area. However you interpret the theme, we would love to see your artwork.
Artists from across from across the UK are welcome to submit work. Work can be in any medium, except audio or video works.
Wall mounted work can be any size or shape, but should take up no more 25cm x 25cm of wall space, including any frames and mounts if applicable. Work can be framed or unframed. Work without hanging attachments should be suitable to be hung using Command Strips. We welcome 3-D and sculptural work which should fit on a 30x30cm plinth, and should not exceed 35(height) x 30 x 30cm.
Artists are invited to submit up to 3 pieces of work for the exhibition.
You can find out more and apply here.
Open Call - Windows and Doors
Fronteer Gallery | Deadline for submissions - 06/09/26
Fronteer are looking for artwork to be part of an exhibition of windows and doors. Artists are free to interpret the theme in any way they like.
Artists from across from across the UK are welcome to submit work. Work can be in any medium, except audio or video works.
Wall mounted work can be any size or shape, but should take up no more than 70x70cm of wall space.
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 can find out more and apply here.
Open Call - Flock: A Exhibition of Birds
Fronteer Gallery | Deadline for submissions - 06/09/26
Fronteer Gallery are looking for small artworks about birds to be art of our exhibition Flock.
It could be images of birds, work made using feathers, or even take inspiration from nests, cages or trees.
However you interpret the theme, we would love to see your artwork. Artists from across from across the UK are welcome to submit work. Work can be in any medium, except audio or video works.
Wall mounted work can be any size or shape, but should take up no more 30cm x 30cm of wall space, including any frames and mounts if applicable.
Work can be framed or unframed. Work without hanging attachments should be suitable to be hung using Command Strips.
We welcome 3-D and sculptural work which should fit on a 30x30cm plinth, and should not exceed 35(height) x 30 x 30cm.
Artists are invited to submit up to 3 pieces of work for the exhibition.
You can find out more and apply here.
About Our Exhibition Opportunities:
As a not-for-profit organisation, and as artists ourselves, we make every effort to make our opportunities as affordable as possible while also being sustainable. As such, successful artists to our open-call shows will be expected to pay a small fee, which is outlined in each open call. This fee will go towards our gallery rent, power and invigilation costs as well as the creation and distribution of any promotional material. In return we don't charge commission for sales, less a 10-20% fee for bank and admin charges (depending on the exhibition). We also don't charge any artists that are unsuccessful, meaning that all our opportunities are free at the point of entry.