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Flamm x Auction House: The Manchester Contemporary Open Call 2025

Open call for an exhi­bi­tion of Corn­wall-based artists in Manchester

Closing
23:59 06/10/25
Organisation
Creative Kernow Associates
Region
Cornwall
Address
Krowji, West Park, Redruth, TR15 3AJ
Contact Name
Anna Harris
Email
associates@creativekernow.org.uk
Website
asso​ciates​.cre​ativek​er​now​.org​.uk/​f​l​a​m​m​-​x​-​a​u​c​t​i​o​n​-​h​o​u​s​e​-​t​h​e​-​m​a​n​c​h​e​s​t​e​r​-​c​o​n​t​e​m​p​o​r​a​r​y​-​o​p​e​n​-​c​a​l​l​-​2025/

About The Manchester Contemporary

Now in its 16th year, The Manchester Contemporary is a collegiate platform for over 150 young galleries, artist-led spaces, charitable organisations and partner institutions. It provides a critically engaged environment for artistic exploration and development. Past exhibitors include Liverpool Biennial, The Whitworth Gallery, and Vane. The event, alongside the more commercial Manchester Art Fair, is the biggest event of its kind in the north of England, and attracts over 12,000 visitors, curators, collectors from across the UK and internationally. This year The Manchester Contemporary runs from 21st to 23rd November.

What This Opportunity Offers

The exhibition will be presented under the Flamm x Auction House banner and will have work from no more than 10 artists, depending on the medium and scale of the work.

Selected artists will receive:

  • Exhibition of work at The Manchester Contemporary, which takes place from 21st to 23rd November 2025
  • 25 x A3 prints made of your work (on 250gsm silk paper) – these are to sell at the showcase and during the Flamm festival in Bodmin in 2026; any unsold prints are yours to keep.
  • Marketing and promotion of the showcase through all our networks
  • Support with preparing for the show
  • Curation and installation/deinstallation of the exhibition
  • Invigilation and sales management, plus connections with galleries and agents

Who Can Apply

Eligibility Requirements

  • Visual artists working in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
  • Work can be in any medium
  • You must be a member of Creative Kernow Associates to apply (membership starts from £5/month and includes access to other opportunities, regular events, resources and mentoring)
  • If you took part in The Manchester Contemporary last year, you are welcome to reapply but please submit different work for consideration.

Please refer to The Manchester Contemporary website to ensure it is the right platform for your work.

Please refer to the Creative Kernow Associates website to see the full details of this opportunity.

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