OPEN CALL
SUMMER EXHIBITION 2025
OPEN CALL
All disciplines considered, every artist included.
Our Summer Exhibition is now in its seventh year and is a highlight in the gallery calendar.
We invite you to submit up to three pieces of work and guarantee that at least one piece of your work will be included. We attract experienced professional artists as well as those at the beginning of their practice, and it has always been a wonderful show to be part of. There are some differences this year, so please read the terms and conditions carefully.
The Summer Exhibition will take place in both the Halpern Gallery, Chatham and the Halpern Pop, Rochester. Artwork going to the Pop is to be decided by the panel.
Please submit your piece/s digitally for a fee of £15. At least one piece from each artist will definitely be included. 25% commission on sales.
The exhibition will run from 1st August - 2nd September 2025.
Delivery Date: 30th July, 10am - 4pm. Location: Halpern Gallery, Chatham
Collection Date: 3rd September, 10am - 4pm. Location: Halpern Gallery, Chatham
Submissions by midnight on 7th July.
You will be notified on or before 10th July.
By submitting to the Summer Exhibition Open Call you are confirming that you have read and agree to both the Open Call terms and conditions and Summer Exhibition terms and conditions below:
Summer Exhibition Terms and conditions
Submissions open: NOW
Closing date: 7th July 2025, midnight
Artists notified: On or before 10th July
Delivery date: Wednesday 30th July, 10am - 4pm. Location: Halpern Gallery, Chatham
Private View: Friday 1st August 5pm - 7.30pm at the Halpern Gallery, Chatham
Exhibition dates: 1st August - 2nd September 2025
Collection date: 3rd September 10am - 4pm
Entry requirements:
1. Artists need to be 18 or over
2. Entries will be accepted in 2D or 3D medium, including photography. AI imagery will not be accepted.
3. Artwork supplied must be original and created by the artist(s) named in the application.
4. Please only submit work created in the last year - let's see what everyone has been up to.
5. Artwork does not have to be for sale but it must be displayed for the duration of the exhibition.
6. Size: we reserve the right to open negotiations if artworks submitted are too large.
7. Nucleus Arts will take 25% commission on all sales (20% commission for Nucleus Artists & Creative Associates).
8. There is a £15 fee for up to three submissions of which at least one piece will DEFINITELY be included in the exhibition.
9. Entry is taken as consent to reproduce entrant’s artwork for publicity purposes.
Entry Process:
10. Enter via Nucleus Arts website.
11. Complete the online application form below, attaching one hi-res digital photo per piece.
12. Payment can be made via the online form.
Please note: Due to the increasing popularity of this exhibition we have had to put a limit to how many artists we can display. So the earlier you submit the better, as there is a possibility that the submissions will close when the limit is reached.
General Open Call Terms and Conditions
Your submission to the Summer Exhibition 2025 Open Call indicates your agreement to these Terms, both the Summer Exhibition Terms written above, and the General Open Call Terms which can be viewed by following the ‘Click here to read’ link above.
