Calling all artists; submit your creations for our first-ever Open Exhibition and you could win a £100 Jacksons Art voucher.
We’re inviting artists of all ages to submit artworks exploring the theme Our Future Earth to be exhibited as part of the Festival of Tomorrow in February.
Whether you draw, paint or print, sculpt, stitch or stamp – we can’t wait to see your creations!
THE EXHIBITION
Your artworks could appear alongside an exciting new interactive garden of giant other-worldly plant sculptures by pioneering Bristol-based soft-robotics studio, Air Giants, which will be visited by thousands of people during the February half-term.
The exhibition will be held at the Carriageworks, London Street, Swindon from Saturday 15 - Saturday 22 February 2025.
We aim to include as many public art submissions in the exhibition as we can - and you could also win vouchers to spend at Jackson's Art!
THEME
The theme for this year's Festival of Tomorrow is Our Future Earth and how we will protect it, plan for it and ultimately become citizens of that World. You can interpret the theme however you like - whether that's celebrating nature, biodiversity and rewilding, to planet scale geoengineering, to how we live longer, harness new technologies, create fairer societies, or how we find new ways to communicate and express ourselves.
HOW TO ENTER
To be included in the exhibition, you’ll need to be able to deliver your artworks to the Carriageworks between 8 February and 13 February for installation. Small items may also be posted. We will contact you with more details beforehand.
Please complete a separate online entry form for each artwork you would like to submit. You can enter as many of your creations as you like before midnight on the 1st of February 2025.
For those aged under 16, entries must be submitted by a parent, guardian or teacher.
Prizes will be awarded for the judge’s favourite works in each of two categories:
1) Under 18s
2) 18 and above
The winning entrant in each category will receive a £100 gift voucher to spend at Jacksons Art. Two runners up in each category will each receive a £50 Jacksons Art voucher.
You will be notified by email by the 6 February if your artwork has been selected for exhibition. Prize winners will be notified by 28 February 2025.
Full details and terms and conditions are available on the online entry form.
If you need any support in submitting artwork, please contact us at: art@newelements.uk