Submissions invited for Baltic’s second open-call exhibition
11 Oct 2023
Applications are now open for Baltic Open Submission in association with Fenwick.
Applications are now open for Baltic Open Submission in association with Fenwick.
People in the North East are being invited to submit artwork from Wednesday 11 October for a major open-call exhibition due to open at Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in March 2024.
Baltic Open Submission in association with Fenwick, will showcase painting, sculpture, photography, video and more by artists, makers, self-taught creatives and hobbyists based in North East England, alongside several works by established artists.
This will be the second Open Submission exhibition at Baltic and works will be selected by a panel including North East musician and lead singer with Maxïmo Park, Paul Smith; artist, Jasmina Cibic, Niomi Fairweather, Baltic Curator; and Rose McMurray, Baltic Curatorial Assistant..
Applications are now open until 10am on Monday 27 November. This call out is free to enter and open to anyone based in the North East of England.
Baltic Open Submission in association with Fenwick is the second of its kind and will showcase painting, sculpture, photography, video and more by artists, makers, self-taught creatives and hobbyists based in North East England, alongside several works by established artists.
The works will be selected by a panel including Niomi Fairweather, Baltic Curator and Rose McMurray, Baltic Curatorial Assistant; North East musician and lead singer with Maxïmo Park, Paul Smith; and performance, installation and film artist, Jasmina Cibic.
This year, the exhibition is being presented in association with Fenwick, whose flagship department store has been a mainstay of the North East for more than 140 years.
The resulting exhibition will be open to the public from Saturday 16 March until Sunday 1 September 2024.
Sarah Munro MBE, Baltic Director, explained:
“Our Open Submission exhibitions present artworks selected by the panel, regardless of whether that work has been created by an established artist or someone who is self-taught and who might never have shown their work publicly before.
“The response to our very first open-call in 2020 was overwhelming and showed how much talent we have here in the region. And now we’re opening up another opportunity for people to submit their artwork – in any medium from painting and ceramics to sound and video - to be a part of what I hope will be a truly joyful and special exhibition.”
Leo Fenwick, Strategic Partnerships Director, Fenwick said:
"Our partnership with Baltic will reveal some brilliant new talent in the UK. Creativity has always been part of our DNA at Fenwick and supporting talent is a very exciting part of who we are as a brand. Through this unique partnership we can showcase artists and spotlight Art and Culture in the North East"
Paul Smith, Maximo Park commented:
"It's a pleasure to be able to work with Baltic and to spend some time with all the varied submissions. After completing my visual art studies, I was a drawing and painting teacher when Maximo Park signed our first record contract, which altered my artistic focus somewhat! However, I've retained a keen interest in the visual arts, so this invitation was an opportunity not to be missed."
The exhibition will open in March 2024 at Baltic
The exhibition, in Baltic’s Ground Floor gallery, will present up to 100 works drawn from the submissions alongside work by several established artists including:
- Holly Hendry (pictured here), London-based sculptor and installation artist who explores what lives beneath the surface, from hidden underground spaces to the interior workings of the body
- Phyllis Christopher, Newcastle-based photographer known for documenting LGBTQ+ sexuality and protest in 1980s/1990s San Francisco
- British institution, household name and prolific painter Jim Moir (aka Vic Reeves) whose submission is a newly completed unseen work.
