2014 and 2016 South Holland Open Arts Exhibition winner Dina Perejogina (left) last year with her painting Head Strong, and SHDC’s arts and culture development officer Rachel Rowett.

Final call for entries into South Holland Open Arts Exhibition

Artists have just a couple of weeks left to enter a competition designed to showcase the best work created by professionals and amateurs across the region.

Deadline for entries into the 17th South Holland Open Arts Exhibition is Monday, January 30.

Artists can submit their work and an independent panel of judges will choose the pieces which will be displayed at the exhibition at South Holland Centre in Spalding from Thursday, March 2 to Thursday, March 9.

Prizes have been sponsored by Riverbank Studios in Spalding and Shutter Hub.

Coun Gary Taylor

Coun Gary Taylor, South Holland District Council’s portfolio holder for arts development, said: “This prestigious event has been running since 1999 and always attracts a high standard of artwork.
“For anyone interested in entering the competition, I would urge them to do so shortly.”

The contest is open to any professional or amateur artist over the age of 14 living or working in Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Norfolk, Leicestershire or Fenland.

Artists can enter up to three works by completing an entry form and submitting it along with photographs of their work to the district council’s community development team.

Full details and rules can be found in the entry form available from South Holland District Council, the South Holland Centre, Ayscoughfee Hall Museum, libraries and galleries in South Holland.
For more information or to receive an entry form contact the community development team on 01775 761161 or email community@sholland.gov.uk

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