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Torbay Students' Exhibition 2025

Updated: Oct 8

Opportunity Listing

Please note, this is the rearranged 2024 Students' Exhibition which was moved in our calendar in consultation with schools and other education partners. If you previously made a submission, we'll be in touch to transfer as much information to your new application as possible. If you are no longer able to participate, we'll fully refund any fees.


Artizan Collective CIC is pleased to announce the return of its Student Exhibition for the first time since 2019, our previously annual showcase celebrating creative visual arts at secondary, college and foundation level (KS3 -FD). The opportunity welcomes schools, colleges and individual students to submit work for exhibition and share the next generation of future artists.


Next year, the exhibition will be hosted in our Fleet Walk venue enabling us to welcome more students and schools from across Torbay to get involved and show work in a professional exhibition space. Participants will also have the chance to win a range of exhibition prizes sponsored by local businesses and meet our professional studio artists who work from the venue.


The relaunch of this staple in our programme has been made possible thanks to support from Community Ward Funding and Tormohun Ward Councillors.


The deadline for schools or individuals to register interest is 10th November


Taking Part

We've tried to make this opportunity as flexible as possible for different age groups and schools. As such, there's a lot of information in this document and we understand your time is precious. If you'd prefer to arrange a call to discuss your schools' individual needs, we're happy to do this and send just the relevant information that is relevant to you. Please email jacobbrandon@artizangallery.co.uk to arrange this call.


Schools and students are invited to register for participation from now until November 10th with final work being submitted in September. Initial registration is simple with the first step being to check our eligibility criteria.


Eligibility Criteria

Applicant Types

Submission can be made by:

  • A school on behalf of a year group or number of students (you must be on our eligible schools list here)

  • An individual student affiliated with a school or education provider (your school must either be on our eligible schools list, or you live at a TQ postcode)

  • An individual student applying independently (you must live at a TQ postcode and if you are under 18 we require the main point of contact on your submission form to be a parent or guardian)


If you work for a school or college not on our eligible schools list, we welcome enquiries and dependent on levels of interest hope to be able to extend this opportunity to participation in wider South Devon. Please initially register your interest to jacobbrandon@artizangallery.co.uk


Age Groups

The opportunity is split into 4 age groups:

  • KS3 (years 7-9)

  • KS4 (GCSE)

  • KS5 (Sixth Form/College)

  • Foundation Diploma


Submission Types & Criteria

Whilst this fundamentally will be run as a fully open opportunity, we will invite schools to engage with the theme of “Futures” where this is a useful structure for them to utilise.


Submissions can be made in 6 categories:

  • Painting

  • Sculpture

  • Digital & Photography (inclusive of video & audio)

  • Drawing & Illustration

  • Printmaking

  • Other Media


Submission Process

The following section contains extended detail about what will be involved in a submission which is necessarily thorough. If you prefer to have a phone call or in person meeting to discuss, we’re happy to arrange this and you should contact jacobbrandon@artizangallery.co.uk


The submission process starts by registering interest using the relevant form linked at the end of this document. Depending on the year group you are submitting under, the next steps will vary, and we’ve outlined the details briefly below.


KS3

Date

Item

Deadline: 10th November, Midnight

Register Interest

Submission +10 days

Receive confirmation of entry

About You: 10th January

If you’re applying on behalf of a school, we’ll ask you to provide a statement about the work, either for the school as a whole or for each individual year.

Deadline: 10th January, Midnight

Confirm total final submission number for each category and each year

Deadline: 2nd February, 16:00

Deliver all works, labelled on the reverse with Student name, school name, year group, category

 

KS4/GCSE

Date

Item

Deadline: 10th November, Midnight

Register Interest

Submission +10 days

Receive confirmation of entry

About You: 10th January

If you’re applying on behalf of a school, we’ll ask you to provide a statement about the GCSE cohort.

Deadline: 10th January, 16:00

Complete a provided works form detailing the work title, student name and category for each work.

Deadline: 2nd February, 16:00

Deliver all works, labelled on the reverse with Student name, school name, and work name to identify it against your work form.

 

College/Sixth Form

Date

Item

Deadline: 10th November, Midnight

Register Interest

Submission +10 days

Receive confirmation of entry

Deadline: 10th January, 16:00

Complete a provided artist form for each student detailing the work and providing an artist statement.

Deadline: 2nd February, 16:00

Deliver all works, labelled on the reverse with Student name, school name, and work name to identify it against your work form.

 

Foundation Diploma

Date

Item

Deadline: 10th November, Midnight

Register Interest

Submission +10 days

Receive confirmation of entry

Deadline: 20th November

Application consultation, we’ll invite you to tell us a bit about your submission so we can understand the work you’ll be putting forward for exhibition.

Deadline: 10th January, 16:00

Complete a provided artist form for each student detailing the work and providing an artist statement.

Deadline: 2nd February, 16:00

Deliver all works, labelled on the reverse with Student name, school name, and work name to identify it against your work form.

 

Key Information

The following section contains extended detail about what work can be entered which is necessarily thorough. If you prefer to have a phone call or in person meeting to discuss, we’re happy to arrange this and you should contact jacobbrandon@artizangallery.co.uk


Exhibition Venue

The exhibition venue is Artizan Collective Gallery:

Unit 5, Fleet Walk, 74 Fleet St, Torquay, TQ2 5EB


Submission Criteria Details

For each year group there are different criteria for the nature of work than can be submitted in each of these categories which is fully detailed in the table below. Foundation Diploma submissions are made on a completely open basis rather than based on the above categories.

Year Group

KS3 (Yrs 7-9)

KS4/GCSE

KS5/College/Sixth Form

Foundation Diploma

Submission Number

Maximum 1 submission per student

Maximum 2 submissions per student

Maximum by consultation

Maximum by consultation

Painting

40x40cm maximum

60x60cm maximum

100x100cm maximum or larger works by consultation

 

Sculpture

40x40x40cm maximum

60x60x60cm maximum plinth display, limited number of spaces for larger floor display works by consultation

80x80x80cm or larger works by consultation

 

Digital & Photography

40x40cm maximum for physical work. 3 minutes maximum for audio or video work. Digital images can also be submitted for projection display.

60x60cm maximum for physical work. 5 minutes maximum for audio or video work. Digital images can also be submitted for projection display

100x100cm maximum. 10 minutes maximum for audio or video work. Digital images can also be submitted for projection display

 

Drawing & Illustration

40x40cm maximum

60x60cm maximum

100x100cm maximum or larger works by consultation

 

Printmaking

40x40cm maximum

60x60cm maximum

100x100cm maximum or larger works by consultation

 

Other Media

40x40cm maximum

60x60cm maximum

100x100cm maximum or larger works by consultation

 

Open

 

 

 

By consultation

Additional Details KS5 Applications

For those pursuing art at this higher education level, we want to ensure we offer the flexibility that your expanding practice deserves. The details in the above table are a guideline and therefore if you think you are likely to want to submit something outside of these criteria, you or your college can get in touch with us at any point between registering interest and the final date for submitting artwork details.


Additional Details Foundation Diploma Applications

Foundation Diploma submissions are made on an open basis. Once you or your education provider has registered interest, we’ll be in touch to discuss the nature of individual submissions.


Work Type

For each category work can be submitted for the following display options:

  • Framed

  • Unframed on board or canvas

  • On paper for bulldog clip display

  • Digital files

  • Plinth Display

  • Floor Display (large sculptural works)


Schools representing GCSE and A Level applicants can apply into a separate work presentation fund to cover framing/mounting costs. This fund cannot be used to pay for materials to produce the work itself. Details of this will be provided after you have registered interest.


Key Dates

Item

Date

Call Live

7th October

Deadline for Registration of Interest

10th November, Midnight

Submission of Final Work Details

10th January, 16:00

Exhibition Dates

9th - 23rd February

Exhibition Preview

8th February, 18:00-20:00

Hang Dates

3rd - 7th February

Deadline for Provision of Work

2nd February, 16:00

Collection of Works

23rd February 17:00 - 25th February 17:00

Fees

There are nominal participation fees which have been made flexible based on whether you want to submit on behalf of an individual, year group, or whole school. There is no charge for individual students not affiliated with an education provider.

Type

Fee

Individual Student (unaffiliated with a school or college)

Free

Year Group (GCSE and Sixth Form for the sake of this category are each considered a single year group)

£15.00

Entire School (yr 7-11)

£40.00

Entire School (yr 7-13)

£50.00

Individual Student (affiliated with a school or college)

£2.00

Individual Student (Foundation Diploma)

£5.00

Sales

Works from KS5 and up can be offered for sale at the discretion of the education body. This is determined at the point of submitting final work details. Sales are made on a reduced 15% commission basis.


Register Interest

Schools and individuals can register interest for participation now. Use the below links to navigate to the appropriate submission form:

Type

Link

Individual Student (unaffiliated with a school or college)

Year Group (GCSE and Sixth Form for the sake of this category are each considered a single year group)

Entire School (yr 7-11)

Entire School (yr 7-13)

Individual Student (affiliated with a school or college)

Individual Student (Foundation Diploma)

School Outside of Torbay


Terms and Conditions

The following section contains extended detail about terms for engaging with this opportunity which is necessarily thorough. If you prefer to have a phone call or in person meeting to discuss, we’re happy to arrange this and you should contact jacobbrandon@artizangallery.co.uk


  • All submission fees are non-refundable.

  • The exhibition is curated and displayed at the sole discretion of Artizan Collective CIC.

  • All works must be provided within the submission criteria outlined in the opportunity call. Works not meeting these criteria or specifications may not be included in the final exhibition.

  • Work details must be provided clearly and accurately. Where work cannot be sufficiently identified it may not be included in the final exhibition.

  • Student’s details will be published within the exhibition as they appear on submission forms/artwork labels provided by the representing school or college.

  • This is an exhibition featuring the works of age groups 11-19 and therefore there are necessarily restrictions on the presentation of certain subject matters. We ask teachers submitting work to exercise common sense when considering the audiences for the work they are presenting.

  • Delivered work should be provided in suitable storage containers or packaging material to keep it protected until displayed. All packaging should be labelled with the school/work details.

  • Work not collected within the specified dates may be disposed of unless other arrangements are confirmed by the applicant.

  • The exhibition and works will be promoted by Artizan Collective CIC as part of their programming. Works included in the exhibition will appear in event photography and videography which may be published on websites, social media or print channels. Artizan Collective CIC retains the rights to any and all promotional materials produced for the exhibition, and will retain creative control of the layout, content, and design of all promotional materials.

  • Exhibition partners and sponsors often support the work of Artizan Collective CIC, and their details will be promoted throughout the exhibition. Artizan Collective CIC is grateful to the businesses who recognise the value of local arts and culture through this support and encourages all participating artists to help demonstrate this gratitude in any of their associated social media and promotional efforts.


Contact Details

Please ensure you provide up to date contact details when submitting your application including at least one phone number, email address and postal address.


Artizan Collective CIC

Julie Brandon

Phone: 01803 428626

Mobile: 07522 509642


Jacob Brandon

Mobile 2: 07762 9211571

C/O Artizan Gallery

7 Lucius Street

Torquay

TQ2 5UW

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