Middlesbrough Art Week

Applications for the North East Open Call are now closed. 🥲

✨ Thanks so much to everyone who applied. We received 300 submissions! ✨

😍 We’re excited to see your work.

We’ll get back to you by April 25 to let you know if you have been successful in progressing to the second round.

💚 Every year we’re so impressed by the huge amount of talent in the North East, and we’re committed to championing artists from our region.

🔗 As always, stay up to date with the latest news via our mailing list. Link in bio.

💥 Submissions for the North East Open Call close tonight, March 29 at midnight! 💥

✨ Iris Ollier was one of the five selected artists for last year’s North East Open Call at Middlesbrough Art Week. ✨

💌 To apply, send an email to [email protected] with a link to a specific work on your website, Instagram, etc. or via a file sharing link. If linking to social media, please specify which piece. You’re also welcome to include a short text in the email body (max 200 words) explaining your work.

🔗 Head to our site for more info. Link in bio.

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🌀 “Being part of MAW on the whole was a great experience, seeing how all the art was spread across Middlesbrough’s seemingly infinite supply of shopping centres... this is how art should be, right there in the middle of one’s daily rounds in town, something everyone can dip in and out of.”

💚 Petra Szemán was one of five artists selected for our North East Open Call at Middlesbrough Art Week 2025. Read the full Q&A at the link in bio.

🖍️ The deadline for this year’s North East Open Call is 29 March at midnight. Don’t miss it, link in bio!

💥 The deadline for the North East Open Call is fast approaching! 💥

🖍️ There is no fixed theme, this open call invites artists to submit work that reflects their current practice. We are not looking for responses to a brief or concept. We are interested in what artists are already making. All media and disciplines are welcome.

👉🏼 We welcome applications featuring existing work from artists and creatives who are from/based in the North East. Selected artists will present work as part of a group exhibition at Middlesbrough Art Week.

💌 To apply, send an email to: [email protected] with a link to a specific work on your website, Instagram, etc, or via a file sharing link. If linking to social media, please specify which piece. You’re also welcome to include a short text in the email body (max 200 words) explaining your work.

➡️ From the initial open call, 15 artists will be invited to apply with a more detailed proposal. They will be offered a fee of £75 to cover some of the costs involved. From the 15 submissions 5 will be chosen for exhibition at Middlesbrough Art Week 2026 and will receive £500 each.

🔗 Find out more on the site: https://middlesbroughartweek.com/neoc26

We can’t wait to see your work!