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Jane Corner Marks in the Landscape (detail) 2023 entry
Exhibition
St Barbe Open
23 Mar 2024 – 11 May 2024
Regular hours
- Saturday
- 10:00 – 16:00
- Monday
- 10:00 – 16:00
- Tuesday
- 10:00 – 16:00
- Wednesday
- 10:00 – 16:00
- Thursday
- 10:00 – 16:00
- Friday
- 10:00 – 16:00
Cost of entry
Gift Aid
Adult £6.00
Concession
Seniors, students, unemployed and
Assoc. Members £5.00
Child
(5-15yrs) £3.00
Under 5s FREE
Family
Up to 2 adults and 4 children £12.00
Address
- New Street
- Lymington
England - SO41 9BH
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Bluestar No 6 from Southampton. Morebus X1 or X2 from Bournemouth or Christchurch.
- 5 minutes walk from Lymington Town railway station
The St Barbe Open Exhibition was held for the first time in 1999 and 24 exhibitions later it is firmly established as a highlight in the local arts calendar: a celebration of the incredible array of talent found in Hampshire, Dorset and beyond.
About
Is your New Year resolution to have more ‘me time’ doing creative things you love? Do you always intend to enter the St Barbe Open exhibition but always run out of time? Now’s your chance! You have four weeks to create – online entries open on 2 February. The exhibition is open to any artist, amateur or professional, who can submit up to two paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures, ceramics or textile works. There is no theme and the judges only selection criterion is quality. Entry for one artwork is £10 and two is £18.
Prizes sponsored by Kate Welsh, Coastal Gallery and Beaulieu Fine Arts are awarded for the best print, abstract and work by a non-professional artist, while Chalk’s Gallery, Lymington gives all exhibition visitors a chance to vote for the People’s Choice prize.
For the last five years the museum has also run a Young Artist’s Open which welcomes entrants from a one to eighteen years old to exhibit alongside the adult entries, encouraging our young people to get creative from their earliest years. Submissions can be up to A3 either mounted on card, framed or a box canvas. Same handing in and collections dates as adults but free entry. Long-time St Barbe supporter Gordon Young generously offers four ‘Ted Marsh Awards’ in cash and artists materials in memory of the museum’s founding chairman, including a 18-21 prize of £75!
The St Barbe Open Exhibition was held for the first time in 1999 and 24 exhibitions later it is firmly established as a highlight in the local arts calendar: a celebration of the incredible array of talent found in Hampshire, Dorset and beyond.
Full terms and conditions available at www.stbarbe-museum.org.uk
KEY DATES FOR 2024:
Website open for submissions: Friday 2 February
Deadline for submissions: Sunday 18 February
Successful submissions published on website: Thursday 29 February
Handing in days at the museum: Thursday 14 and Friday 15 March
Collection days for unsold works: Tuesday 14 May and Wednesday 15 May
For more information please contact Penny Curry on 01590 676969
