Open Call

Black History Month Exhibition - Monday 6th to Friday 31st October

Application Deadline: Monday 15th September

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Exhibition Details

Creative Maidstone is delighted to share this exhibition opportunity inside our Community Hub at the bottom of Gabriel's Hill, in the heart of the historic market town of Maidstone, Kent, UK. We are looking for artwork of any medium to exhibit within our space.

This year for Black History Month, we are curating an exhibition to showcase the creative voices of Black artists, whether it’s photography, illustration, zines, poetry or film — we’d love to hear from you.

You drop off and collect artworks in Maidstone in person. Our venue is situated within a pedestrian zone which is locked between 10:30am and 5:30pm, however as we are in the town centre, ample parking is available nearby.

Creative Maidstone will invigilate the exhibition, take care of all artworks and sell artworks on behalf of the artists for a 15% commission rate. We do not charge any other costs to artists other than the sales commission. Please let us know if you would also be interested in helping invigilate at any point over the exhibition.

Artwork requirements

Canvases and framed work:

• Must be already prepared for hanging with D-rings or hanging wire and be structurally sound; any unsafely framed works will not be hung for fear of damage
• All artworks must be packaged as you would want them stored, as well as being clearly labelled on the back with your full name, the name of the artwork, medium and the prices and if they work in question is Abstract please indicate the correct way up the work is meant to be displayed

Ceramics or other free-standing sculptural work:

• At present, we can’t supply plinths for 3-dimensional works however if you have your own plinths to display work, please let us know, and we would be happy to display them  
• All sculptures must be structurally sound and not precariously balanced when displayed

You will be informed of which pieces have been accepted if you are selected to exhibit. If artworks are sold at the exhibition, the artist may be contacted to replace them with more artworks.

Artwork Collection:

Any unsold artworks will be available for collection once the exhibition is closed on the following dates. Please contact us if you have any issues with collecting within these times:

Tuesday 4th & Wednesday 5th November | 9:00 am - 5 pm

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