Arts Derbyshire

16.05.2025

LEVEL Centre Public Open Exhibition 2025: Visual Art Call Out! Entries open now…

LEVEL Centre are excited to open up entries for their 2025 Public Open Exhibition. An annual event, the Public Open Exhibition is a wonderful opportunity to showcase your art and maybe even win a prize!

Running throughout summer, the exhibition celebrates ‘The Art That Difference Makes’, and LEVEL needs your work to make that happen! They’re looking for the best contemporary 2D visual art from across the UK, produced by *disabled, learning disabled, and/or neurodivergent artists.

  • Win prizes including cash/vouchers and art supplies
  • All shortlisted work will be part of the Public Open Exhibition at LEVEL Centre, from July to September 2025
  • Individual and group entries
  • Categories for under 18’s
  • Be part of the ‘People’s Choice Award’, where the public vote for their favourite artwork, both in person and online

Interested in entering? You must be a *disabled, learning disabled and/or neurodivergent artist or group based anywhere in the UK. Submissions must be 2D but you decide the format – pencil, acrylic, watercolour, oil painting, paper art, printmaking, calligraphy, embroidery, textile, photography, digital print – let your creativity flow!

The deadline for entries is Monday 9 June at 9am. To find out more and enter, visit bit.ly/POE2025callout or head to the LEVEL Centre homepage www.levelcentre.com

*By using the term ‘disabled person’ we include anyone who identifies as being learning disabled, disabled, D/deaf, neurodiverse / neurodivergent and those experiencing chronic illness, mental health conditions, and more. We understand that different people prefer different terminology. You don’t have to prefer the term ‘disabled person’ to apply.

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