Call for Entries for the Surrey Open Art Competition 2012

This spring marks the return of the biennial Surrey Open Art Competition to The Lightbox gallery and museum, Woking, Surrey. If you or anyone you know may be interested in entering the competition this is the right time to start getting creative as submission days are just short of two months away, on the 23, 24 and 25 March.

Launched in 2008, the competition aims to showcase the thriving art community of the region, and is open to residents of Surrey as well as those who work or study in the county. The Lightbox imposes no restrictions on theme requesting only that the work submitted reflects a contemporary feel. Entrants from a diverse range of disciplines are welcome, including drawing, painting, photography, sculpture and textiles.
Successful works will be showcased in the Surrey Open Art Exhibition, 3 April – 13 May, in the stunning double height gallery at The Lightbox. As well as the opportunity to have work on display at a multi-award winning gallery and museum, there is also a chance to win the Judges’ Prize of £500, the Peoples’ Prize of £250 and The Ingram Sculpture Prize of £250.

Visitors to the exhibition will have the chance to vote for the winner of the Peoples’ Prize, which will be announced when the exhibition closes. The winner of the People’s Prize in 2010, David Wentworth said ‘it was a real honour just to make it into the 60 artists selected for the exhibition and it gives me great pleasure to win the People’s Prize as the standard of work in the exhibition was very high’. The winners of the Judge’s Prize and the Ingram Sculpture prize will be announced when the exhibition opens.

Don’t miss out on your chance to enter; application forms can be downloaded from www.thelightbox.org.uk or are available on request from The Lightbox Reception.