The Franklin Festival - Artist Open Call

Artist Open Call Brief 

The Gravesham Franklin Festival is a cultural celebration of the town’s rich riverside heritage. Set to take place in September 2024, the festival will be a combination of artist-led activity, heritage walks, talks, community engagement, and will reference our links with the final voyage of Sir John Franklin whose expedition left Greenhithe in 1845 in a beleaguered attempt to discover the Northwest Passage.  

As part of the overall festival, we would like to invite artists to submit work on the theme of Arctic and/or Discovery.  

Entry for the September exhibition will close on Sunday 8^th September 2024 at 11:59pm. Successful entries will be informed the following day and artwork will need to be dropped off at the gallery between Tuesday 10^th and Sunday 15^th September 2024.

The exhibition at St George’s Arts Centre, will run from 17 – 29 September 2024.

Submissions can be in 2D or 3D media including but not restricted to painting, drawing, print, and photography but must reflect the theme of exploration. 

There will be a small charge of £10 for every piece of work chosen to be part of the exhibition, however, the work can be sold and there will be no commission fee charged. 

It is the artists' responsibility to ensure all work is delivered ready to be hung. The gallery will not add fixings to the artwork.

It is also the artists’ responsibility to insure their work.

The Gallery is unable to return artwork by post. 

To submit your work, please visit: https://www.gravesham.gov.uk/news/article/161/open-call-the-franklin-festival-exhibition

Thanks to National Lottery players the Franklin Festival has been made possible through The National Lottery Heritage Fund and will celebrate our town and it’s inextricable link to the Thames.

We look forward to seeing your work.

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