Opportunities
Here are our current open-call opportunities
Open Call - The Fronteer Open 2026
Fronteer Gallery | Deadline for submissions - 26/10/26
The Fronteer Open 2026 is an exhibition and art prize, and will be held at Fronteer Gallery in Orchard Square, Sheffield in November and December. Artists from across the UK are invited to submit work on any subject which will be hung in a Salon style.
There are two prizes available, a Judge's Choice Prize, decided by a judging panel made up of Fronteer co-directors Michael Borkowsky and Sharon Borkowsky, and guest judge Nick Grindrod, who is a curator, artist, and owner of “The Shop” artspace in Sheffield. There is also a People's Choice Prize decided by public vote. Both artists will win an exhibition at Fronteer Gallery in 2028 and one year's Artists Level subscription to CuratorSpace, who generously sponsor the Fronteer Open.
Artists from across the UK are welcome to submit work in any medium, except audio or video works, and wall mounted work can be any size or shape, but should be no bigger than 70x70cm. 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.
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.