The best from 240 artists goes on show at 2019 Open Exhibition

Celebrating art, nationally and internationally, Vivacity’s Open Exhibition has returned to Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery for the fourth year.

Entries, taken from the last two years of an artist’s work, have been judged by an esteemed panel of arts representatives and selected works have gone on show until May 26.

This year’s Open Exhibition is an exciting platform for creatives which celebrates the best in visual arts, with 600 entries from over 240 artists across the UK, as well as a handful from overseas.

Entries came from artists who have entered in previous years, along with a large proportion of new entrants and emerging artists in the early stages of their careers.

As a competition that offersawidescopeforthosewho enter, it was important that the panel of judges reflected the breadth of what the arts have to offer.

As a freelance curator and consultant, Katherine Wood works on a range of projects with artists, venues and local authorities across the UK, specialising in visual arts services building connections between artists and audiences.

Director of the Royal Society of Sculptors, Caroline Worthington brought a wealth of knowledge gained while leading two independent nonprofit cultural organisations, having worked with artists such as Gavin Turk, Laura Ford, and Joana Vasconcelos.

Highlanes Municipal Art Gallery Director and Chairperson of Drogheda Arts Festival, Aoife Ruane is an experienced curator of modern and contemporary art, working with Highlanes permanent collection and dynamic programme of temporary exhibitions.

Artworks were submitted in the form of painting, printmaking, photography and sculpture, among others, with a diverse range of subject matters. The artworks selected by the judges represent an eclectic proportion of these entries.

There were prizes for first, second and third in show and an additional award for an Emerging Artist presented to those highly commended by the judging panel.