Are you an artist who lives, works, volunteers, or studies in Knowsley with a passion for sharing your creations? Or are you new to making art and would like to exhibit with the gallery for the first time? Kirkby Gallery is inviting you to submit your work to be showcased in the 21st Knowsley Open Art Exhibition.
Artists have until 6 December to apply to exhibit their work in the art showcase, which will be on display at the gallery from 20 January – 12 April 2025
Artists of all ages, including young artists under the age of 18, will be given the opportunity to submit up to two pieces of their 2D work which will be displayed in Kirkby Gallery. Artists can use whichever medium they prefer – painting, drawing, textiles, photography, printmaking, mixed media – anything goes.
Visitors will be invited to vote for their favourite pieces in the Young Artist and Adult Artist categories.
To celebrate the 21st Knowsley Open Art Exhibition, there will be 21 Visitors’ Choice Awards: 10 prizes of £50 for Adult Artists provided by the Friends of Kirkby Gallery & Prescot Museum and 11 prizes of £25 for Young Artists, kindly funded by Edge Hill University.
An additional £50 cash prize is a special award that pays tribute to local artist Reg Robinson, a dedicated painter who entered works into the Open Art Exhibition from its outset and who sadly passed away in 2013. The Reg Robinson Prize will be awarded to a selected artist who echoes the skills and creativity that embodied Reg’s work.
Cllr Shelley Powell, Knowsley Council’s Cabinet Member for Communities and Neighbourhoods said: “We are delighted to once again bring the Knowsley Open Art Exhibition back to Kirkby Gallery. This exhibition is an opportunity for everyone of all ages and abilities to share their art and creativity with the world and see their work displayed on a gallery wall.
“Whether this is your first Open Art Exhibition or your twenty first, it promises to be a truly special experience to be a part of, and I for one cannot wait to see this year’s submissions when the exhibition launches in January.”
The application deadline to enter the Knowsley Open Art Exhibition is Friday 6 December. For more information and to enter the exhibition download the entry form here: https://www.prescotmuseum.org.uk/knowsley-open-art/
Kirkby Gallery is open Monday – Friday: 10am – 5pm (last entry: 4.30pm) and Saturday: 10am – 1pm (last entry: 12.30pm).
