Open Call: Your Time in Derby

Whether it’s a family day out at one of Derby’s spectacular parks, your most memorable night out in Bluenote or perhaps your wedding day at Derby’s registry office; We are looking for photographs that reflect your most important memories in Derby. The exhibition aims to create a snapshot of the most special and celebrated highlights of Derby and the moments the city has helped create in people’s lives. In a city where people often feel ‘nothing ever happens’, QUAD wants to create a reminder of how special Derby can truly be.

Selected images will be exhibited in QUAD’s Extra Gallery Spaces.

What We’re Looking For:

• Physical or digital Photographs showing your best memories and moments spent in Derby.
• Submissions can be from any period—recent or historical.
• A short caption or description to describe the image or your memories of Derby is welcome, but optional.
• Submissions in the form of digital files, scans or photos of physical files should be sent via email to submissions@derbyquad.co.uk. If you have physical images that you would like to submit but are unable to scan, please email us to arrange submission.

Submission Deadline: 31 August 2025, 11:59 PM

To submit your photographs or if you have any questions, contact us at: programme@derbyquad.co.uk

Help us share the story of Derby, through your photographs, your memories, your view of the city.