Black Swan Arts Open 2024

Black Swan Arts Open 2024 is ready for entries from all you creatives out there!

Would you like your work to be viewed by a few of the most talented arts professionals working in some of the most progressive art institutions in the world today? Whether you are a fine artist, applied artist, designer, designer-maker or master craftsman we would love to see your work. We welcome artists working in any discipline and any material in 2D, 3D, digital and even the written word.

We have spent time with each of the judges and taken note of their wise advice to make changes to the Open to ensure it is more exciting than ever. This year’s competition will be more diverse, inclusive, challenging and individual, with a true depth and breadth of works for sale to suit all pockets.

The chosen pieces will be exhibited at Black Swan Arts from 27 July – 15 September 2024. There will be curator and artist’s talks and even a party or two!

Lucy Gundry, Curator

Prizes to be won in the Black Swan Art Open 2024

First Prize Hauser & Wirth £1500
Under 30 Prize Lynda Pelly £500
Photography Prize Harris & Harris £250
BSA Solo Show Black Swan Arts
Emerging Maker Makers Yard One year network membership

Judges for the Black Swan Art Open 2024

Each year we have a fresh new panel of independent judges. Our guest judges are not part of our Programming Group or Board of Trustees. This helps us to guarantee an unbiased and varied selection each year.

Alice Kettle

Alice Kettle
Textile Artist

Harry Judge

Harry Judge
Artist

Sarah Bourghardt

Sarah Bourghardt
Senior Director Hauser & Wirth

David Trigg

David Trigg
Art Critic

Dr Chris Stevens

Dr Chris Stephens
Director of the Holburne Museum

Curator for the Black Swan Art Open 2024

Lucy Gundry

Lucy Gundry