Annual Open Exhibition

 

 

 

 

 

Call For Entries Now Closed

Thank you to everyone who has entered this year

 

The Institute of East Anglian Artists Open Exhibition is held annually at The Gallery Holt, North Norfolk, and open for submissions by any artist within East Anglia. The upcoming 2021 exhibition will be held for the first time in Spring, opening to the public Saturday 15 May* until Tuesday 25 May*.
 
All selection stages for this exhibition will be held online, thus reducing potential long journeys for some artists.
 
The IEA represents the best emerging and established artists in the region (for these purposes we’ve interpreted the area quite generously, so please refer to the IEA region map). The route to IEA membership is via successful submission to the Open Exhibition on this and subsequent years. We are proud to have a long-standing relationship with The Gallery Holt, whose recently refurbished contemporary gallery has also hosted exhibitions of work by ROI and RI members. We look forward once again to holding our 2021 exhibition there.
 
Artists may now submit up to 6, rather than 3, pieces of work, increasing their chances of selection.
 
All pre-selected works (whether included in the final selection or not) will be displayed on The Gallery’s own website during the exhibition and will be available for sale.
 
The commission on sales will be only 35% – inclusive of The Gallery’s own handling charges. This rate is lower than that previously charged and compares favourably with almost all current rates of commission.
 
Good luck to everyone.

IMPORTANT DATES

 

SUBMISSIONS

All work must be submitted online via this page.

Submissions open on ** C L O S E D **

Submissions close on ** C L O S E D **

 

PRE-SELECTION

Pre-selection of paintings for inclusion in the exhibition will be made between Monday 12 & Tuesday 13 April.

Those shortlisted for the exhibition will be advised by close of business** on Wednesday 14 April, please check your emails (including spam folders). (** Emails will be scheduled to go out throughout the evening therefore you may not receive them until quite late!)

Pre-selected works must be delivered to the Receiving Room at The Gallery (10am – 4pm) between Monday 3 May* and Saturday 8 May*.

When the exhibition is hung, the final selection of works to be shown will then be selected.

 

EXHIBITION

A “Members Day” on Friday 14 May* (10am – 4pm) will be scheduled by The Gallery to which all selected artists and their friends are invited. (subject to Government guidelines).

The exhibition will be open to the public from Saturday 15 May* until Tuesday 25 May*.

After the exhibition, all works must be collected from The Gallery (10am – 4pm) between 26 May* & 29 May*. The Gallery will charge for storage of works not collected between these dates. (Currently at £15 per item and £5 per item each day thereafter).

 

 
Questions? Then please drop us a line.
 

* Note – subject to national restrictions


All dates/times are subject to change due to the national restrictions currently in place. Please check back regularly for updates.

If the exhibition cannot be held physically in May it will be shown online and the possibility of a new exhibition date may be rescheduled at the discretion of The Gallery.

Therefore, all accepted submissions will remain recorded and in “waiting” for 2021 until a physical exhibition can take place. If you wish to have any selected works removed from “waiting” during this time you will need to advise us.

No further submissions for 2021 will be accepted after the final submission date.