The London Group is now accepting entries for its 85th Open exhibition, which will take place in November at Copeland Gallery in London with £10,000 in prizes.
The London Group was founded in 1913 and has gone on to successfully nurture the careers of many of Britain’s best-known artists. The exhibition will include works by current London Group members alongside works selected from open submission, held at one of London’s most prestigious contemporary gallery spaces, Copeland Gallery, from Thursday 9 November to Sunday 26 November 2023.
UK-based artists can enter works in any medium including, painting, sculpture, drawing, print, photography, mixed media, installation, video, sound, digital and performance. Works for the exhibition will be selected by a panel of artists from The London Group membership committee.
Up to 200 works will be shown and at least half the exhibitors will be non-members. The entries will be selected by members of The London Group membership committee:
• Amanda Loomes (President)
•Darren Nisbett (Vice-President)
•Gill Ingham (Deputy Vice-President)
• Paul Bonomini (Hon. Secretary)
• Clive Burton
• Peter Clossick
• Sandra Crisp
• Cadi Froelich
• Alex Harley
• Jockel Liess
• Genetic Moo
• Charlotte C Mortensson
• Ian Parker
• David Redfern
• Almuth Tebbenhoff
• David Wiseman
• Carol Wyss
Prizes worth over £10,000 in total will be awarded to non-members and include:
• The London Group Prize: £2,000
• The Felix & Spear Exhibition Prize: prestigious exhibition opportunity
• Jeff Lowe Sculpture prize: £1,000
• The JPES Partnership Prize: £1,000
• The Vic Kuell Memorial Prize for Innovation: £1,000
• Under 35 Artist Prize: £1,000
• Schauerman Prize for Digital Art: £500
• Cornelissen Materials Art Prize: £500
Submissions of work are invited from UK-based visual artists over the age of 18 in any medium. Up to three works may be entered.
The entry fee is £20 for one submission, £35 for two submissions, or £45 for three submissions.
Entry is made online. Artists can enter The London Group Open until 5 September 2023 5pm BST via the application portal..
