Black Shuck Festival 2025 Art Exhibition
Open Call Guidelines
As part of the 2025 Black Shuck Festival in Bungay, Suffolk (1st - 3rd August), artists are invited to submit an artwork for an Open Call Exhibition.
Sponsored prizes will be awarded at the Preview Evening.
The exhibition will be selected and curated by The Bell Gallery team.
Theme
The theme of the exhibition is East Anglian Folklore. This includes folklore, legends, histories, and stories specifically connected with East Anglia. Only artworks related to this theme will be exhibited.
Suggested narratives include:
- Black Shuck
- The Wild Man of Orford
- The Green Children of Woolpit
- The Legend of King Edmund and the Wolf
- The Weeping Horse of Trowse
- The Great Fire of Bungay
Participants are encouraged to research and explore more obscure tales.
Submission Details
- Open to all artists aged 18 and over.
- Shortlisted works will be exhibited at The Bell Gallery, Earsham Street, Bungay, from 31st July to 16th August.
- All works must be for sale.
- A 30% commission + VAT will be taken by the Gallery on all sales.
- Artists are responsible for insurance of their own work.
- The gallery is monitored by CCTV.
Accepted Media
- Sculpture
- Installation
- Photography
- Painting
- Printmaking
- Drawing
- Illustration
- Ceramics
- Animation
- Film
Key Dates
- Preview Evening: Thursday 1st August, 6pm, The Bell Gallery
- Submission Deadline: Midnight, 6th July 2025
- Notification of Selection: By 14th July 2025
- Delivery of Selected Works:
- Sunday 27th July, 10am–12 noon
- Monday 28th July, 10am–12 noon
- Collection of Artwork: Saturday 16th August, 3pm–4pm
Uncollected work cannot be stored by the gallery. Artists must make their own arrangements.
How to Submit
- Send an image of your entry as an attachment (max file size: 5MB)
- Include YOUR NAME in the file name
- Email exhibition@blackshuckfestival.com
- Maximum of three submissions per artist
- Film submissions: use a common video format (MP4, M4A, AVI) via email or WeTransfer ONLY
Include in your email:
- Your name, email address, and phone number
- Title of the work
- Media
- Size
- 2D: max 1.5m x 1.5m
- 3D: max 1.5m x 1.5m x 1m
- Price (including 30% commission + VAT)
- 2D work must be framed and ready to hang with D-rings
- If framed art is selected, additional unframed print copies may be submitted (wrapped, mounted, or backed) for display in print cradles
For further information, contact:
exhibition@blackshuckfestival.com