ARTISTS from the North West are being invited to showcase their work alongside national and international talent at this year’s Warrington Arts Festival.
The region’s only contemporary arts festival launches on Friday October 18, featuring performances, exhibitions, events talks and tours.
One of the main strands of the festival is the Contemporary Open exhibition held across Pyramid, Warrington Museum and Art Gallery and Gallery at Bank Quay House. Budding artists could have their work exhibited for the duration of the festival at one of these venues.
The exhibition will open alongside artwork and interventions from critically acclaimed artists including Polly Morgan, Jeremy Bailey, FACT Liverpool, Claire Weetman, David Ogle, Tracy Hill and Wild Writers.
The festival includes visual arts and photography open exhibitions with prizes for first, second and people’s choice. The guest judge for visual arts will be Sara Jayne Parsons, the Exhibitions Curator at The Bluecoat in Liverpool and Terry Johnson, winner of the 2012 Photography Open will judge the photographic entries.
Culture Warrington are inviting artists, living or working in a 35-mile radius, to submit up to two works completed within the last three years. They will accept painting, sculpture, drawing, prints, mixed media and textile work.
To enter your work visit www.warringtonartsfestival.co.uk. The deadline for submissions is Monday 9 September.
ARTISTS from the North West are being invited to showcase their work
alongside national and international talent at this year's Warrington Arts
Festival.
Artists invited to showcase work
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