Worthing Theatres and Museum have announced that submissions are now open for their biennial WTM OPEN Exhibition which will run in Worthing Museum this winter. The OPEN23 will offer artists from across Sussex the exciting opportunity to exhibit their work within a distinguished gallery space. Submissions are open now and close on Friday 27 October 2023 at 5pm. Work can be submitted online at www.wtm.uk/open23.
Submitting work to this exhibition is open to anyone who lives or works in East or West Sussex, and amateur or professional artists of all ages are welcome to submit up to three pieces. The final exhibition will then be formed of work selected by a panel of external guest judges.
The OPEN23 Exhibition will run in Worthing Museum’s Main and Norwood Galleries from Saturday 2 December 2023, with a launch event taking place on Thursday 30th November 2023, 6-8pm.
Emma Walder, WTM Fine Art Curator, ‘Once again we’re preparing ourselves for a busy OPEN23, and looking forward to the influx of local creativity with anticipation. I love working on the open exhibitions – it’s an opportunity to meet local artists and participants, as well connect with artists and communities from neighbouring towns which often means welcoming many new faces. Diversity, creativity and community spirit threads through the whole ‘open’ exhibition process, and the selected exhibition is always an unknown vision until the very last minute. I’m really looking forward to it.’
The OPEN23 comes two years after the huge success of WTM’s OPEN21 which featured over 160 pieces across two galleries and included a huge range of work with diverse and contrasting styles, and a variety of different mediums including 3D sculpture and photography, alongside work in acrylic, oil, pencil and pen.
WTM will be accepting submissions from Monday 17 July 2023 to Friday 27 October 2023, 5pm. Find out more about the OPEN23 at www.wtm.uk/open23.
