This exhibition is presented in collaboration between General Office Gallery and Vieunite, continuing a successful creative partnership that has previously delivered joint exhibitions celebrating contemporary art and digital image making.

We invite artists from around the world to submit work across all disciplines and mediums. Selected works will be shown over a four-week exhibition celebrating contemporary art and creativity. Both physical artworks and digital submissions are welcome. We accept works in drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, mixed media, digital art and moving image. Please note images created using any form of AI will not be accepted.

Exhibition Dates

UPDATE: Some applicants have let us know that there were issues with the online form. These are now fixed. We have decided to extend the deadline for submissions, and also to extend the exhibition run to a full month.

October 17th — November 15th 2026

Why Apply?

This open call is an outstanding opportunity to gain a new audience for your work. As well as the possibility of winning a prize, inclusion in the open exhibition will help to build your profile as a professional artist and could lead to further opportunity. Both General Office Gallery and Vieunite view this as an opportunity to meet new artists with whom we may work on an ongoing basis. Exhibiting artists are encouraged to invite their friends, contacts, collectors, and associates to the opening of the show leading to significant networking potential.

Who Can Apply, and What Does it Cost?

Artists at any stage of their career are encouraged to apply. We welcome submissions from emerging and established artists in the UK and internationally. Artists can enter up to three works.

Single entry: £20     Two works: £30     Three works £40

Payment can be made from a PayPal account, or – by clicking on the same link – by card.

Prizes

There are three prize categories:

Gallery Prize: The winning artist will be awarded a two week solo exhibition at General Office (Value £2500).

Textura Prize: The winner in this category will receive a 27inch Vieunite Home Textura screen worth £599

Material Prize: The winner in this category will receive £500

How to Submit

There are two classes of submission: ‘Textura’ and ‘Material’.

Both classes are eligible for the Gallery Prize. Each entry can only be in one class. Artists can make more than one entry – (see costs) – and different entries may be in different classes.

Material Category – Physical Art

Submitted works are to be uploaded as good quality images ideally 300dpi minimum as jpegs or tif files no larger than 10Mb each image. Submissions must include: Category of submission (Material), Title of work, Medium, Dimensions, Year of production, Any relevant installation or display details.

Note: If selected, artworks submitted in the Material Category will be hung or exhibited as physical artworks.

Textura Category – Digitised Art

Any kind of work can be submitted through this route, including digitised or photographed paintings, drawings, sculpture, etc., digital works, including both still and moving image.

Images must be either square (1:1), 1920 x 1920 px; or portrait or landscape (16:9 / 9:16), 3840 x 2160 px, submitted as uncompressed jpegs.

Technical requirement: Moving images must be either square (1:1), 1920 x 1920 px; or portrait or landscape (16:9 / 9:16), 3840 x 2160 px. Most MP4s will play perfectly, but for best results, ensure that your video is exported using these settings:

Video codec: H.264(AVC) | Frame Rate: 24 fps, 25 fps, or 30 fps. Avoid 60 fps. | Bitrate: 8 to 15 Mbps (Variable bitrate – VBR) | Colour Space: sRGB / Rec. 709 | Audio Codec: ACC (Stereo, 48 kHz, 192 kbps) If the artwork is intended to be silent, remove the audio before exporting to save file size. Sound, if used, should be mixed to standard mid-range frequencies.

Run time: 5 – 6 minutes, maximum.

Please note that by submitting for this route, you agree to make your work available for the Vieunite Art Library. More information at the end of this document.

Note: If selected, artworks submitted in the Textura category will be shown on a Textura digital art canvas.

About General Office Gallery

General Office is a contemporary art gallery and studios complex set up in 2018. We support local, national and international artists working in all mediums through a varied programme of exhibitions, installations, print & drawing workshops, talks and screenings. www.generaloffice.co.uk

About Vieunite

Vieunite is a new way for artists to reach an audience. Our Textura art canvases capture physical artworks such as paintings with textural fidelity, giving the appearance that the artwork is ‘in the room’ rather than ‘on the screen’. We provide a secure licensing platform for artists to share their work and gain exposure and passive income. More information at vieunite.com