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ArtWorks Open 2026
Barbican Arts Group Trust (ArtWorks Project Space) · London, United Kingdom
Annual open-submission prize exhibition at ArtWorks Project Space, Walthamstow, London, for 2D and 3D work up to 100cm. Fees from £12 per work (max four); deadline 28 October 2026; exhibition 28 November to 6 December 2026.
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Who can enter
- Location
- Open worldwide
- Age
- No age limit
- Career stage
- Emerging, Mid-career
- Mediums
- Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, Sculpture, Photography, Mixed media, Collage, Textile & fibre, Ceramics & glass
- Size limits
- Maximum 100cm in height, width or depth including frame
- Submission
- Online submission
- Also
- 2D and 3D work only (no film/video); max 4 works; artists arrange delivery and collection in London.
About
ArtWorks Open is an annual open submission run by Barbican Arts Group Trust at its ArtWorks Project Space in Blackhorse Lane, Walthamstow, supporting emerging and mid-career artists with cash prizes, exhibitions and residencies. Fine artists may submit 2D and 3D work only (no film or video) with dimensions, including frame, of no more than 100cm in height, width or depth. Up to four works may be submitted.
For 2026, the submission deadline is 11:59pm on 28 October 2026, with artists notified on 3 November, delivery on 21-22 November, a private view and prize announcement on 27 November, and the exhibition open at weekends from 28 November to 6 December 2026. Submission fees (per the published terms) are £12 for one work, £24 for two, £33 for three or £40 for four, non-refundable, with 20% commission on sales. Prize details are confirmed to selected artists.