In it’s fourth year, The Cork Street Open Exhibition is held in Mayfair, London. The purpose of the Exhibition is to provide an opportunity for both emerging and establish artists from around the world to gain exposure and sell their work while benefiting a selected charity. This year the second gallery, dedicated strictly to photography will expand to a second floor.

The 2011 charity is PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide, a national UK charity dedicated to the prevention of suicide and the promotion of positive mental health and emotional wellbeing in young people.

The dates for this years Open Exhibition are 4-12 August 2011. The Exhibition will expand for the second time in as many years and will be held in 2 of Cork Street’s premier galleries: The Gallery in Cork Street and Gallery 27, in the heart of London’s art world.

Terms & Conditions

Any artist living anywhere in the world may enter. All work must be original, conceived and executed solely by the artist (with the exception of casts or other foundry production), and completed since January 2010.

All media except reproductions, film and video are eligible for exhibition. Work cannot exceed 60in (152cm) in any direction (inclusive of packing if coming from abroad) or 75 lbs. in weight. There will be no provision for work requiring special installation.

There is a limit of six entries per artist. Over the past 3 years the judges have stated that they find it easier to choose work by artists they have seen several entries from, as opposed to single entries. Therefore, in order to encourage multiple submissions, which are clearly to an artists’ advantage, the fees for entries subsequent to the first submission have been reduced.

The 2011 fees for online entries are:

£20 for the first submission, and £12 for each additional entry,
£18 for the first young artist (under 22 years) submission, and £8 for each additional entry.

The fees for postal entries are:

£22 for the first submission, and £14 for each additional entry,
£20 for the first young artist (under 22 years) submission, and £10 for each additional entry.