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Drawing (Paper) Show ‘25 Open Call

28 April 2025

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Open Call to exhibit in the Drawing (Paper) Show ‘25 at The Bridewell Studios and Gallery, Liverpool @bridewellstudiosliverpool, be published in the 10th Edition of Drawing Paper and be featured in the Directory of Drawing Artists (DoDA).

The exhibition runs during Liverpool Biennial ‘25 from Friday 11th July until Thursday 31st July, with the exhibition launching Thursday 10th July, (times tbc).

Be published in the 10th Edition of Drawing Paper, both a printed and digital publication.

Featured in the Directory of Drawing Artists (DoDA) is a Directory which exclusively features artists who have exhibited in the Drawing (Paper) Shows. The Directory of Drawing Artists (DoDA) allows people to find, hire or buy directly from artists who specialise in drawing, with a 100% of any sales or fees going directly to the artist. 

The Drawing (Paper) team will be joined by acclaimed artist Curtis Holder to help select the show’s exhibitors. Curtis Holder http://www.curtisholder.co.uk, @curtisartist is a renowned winner of Portrait Artist of the Year 2020. Curtis, a London-based artist known for his stunning large-scale portraits and figurative works crafted with graphite and colored pencil, will bring his expertise to the judging process.

How to enter 
– Enter via our website – http://www.drawingpapershow.com(through a google form)
– Pay entry fee (£10 per artwork/max of 3 artwork)
– Upload image
– Include: artwork’s title, medium, size, year made (must not be more than 3 years old)
– Provide your Instagram handle you would like us to tag when we share your entry/entries on our Instagram stories

It is not required for entries to be shared in our Instagram stories, however if you would like your entry to be shared and tagged, please make sure it is enabled in your Instagram’s privacy settings.

Cost
£10 per artwork submitted, maximum of 3 submissions per artist. Please note only one work will be exhibited from artists selected.

Who can enter
International open call to all drawing artists.

What can be entered
Contemporary drawings, traditional drawings and drawings that challenge the conventional definitions of drawing. Drawing in any form and in/on any medium. 
For work that exceeds 1.5 meters in any direction or has very specific hanging requirements, please contact us to check if we can accept it.
For live or site-specific work please upload an image/video of previous work/examples of what you would propose to do in the medium section.

Triptych/ Diptych – can be submitted as a singular piece.

Deadlines
Artists can apply from 14th April until 11th May 2025, Midnight (GMT). 

Notification
Both successful applicants and unsuccessful applicants will be notified by 25th May. Please note we will be unable to provide feedback on unsuccessful applications. 

For full terms and conditions please visit http://www.drawingpapershow.com

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