Little Forest Open Competition

Display your work at Art in the Garden 2026

LFLA are looking for artworks to display at Art in the Garden, an annual open studio event in the Hampshire countryside, featuring the work from 20+ invited artists and makers. We are looking for a number of artworks to be displayed around the site, following the success of the Woodland Walk, with the diverse artworks and installations along the path and elsewhere. We want to build on this and extend the variety of works on show. There are many different areas and environments around the site including decaying corrugated pig huts, wood pile wall, and under old oak & yew trees, to name a few.

This is an open call to any artist or maker working in any medium, living in Hampshire or the adjoining counties. Entrants must be 18 years of age or over, including students.
If you think your work is not suitable for an outdoor situation then think again. Items shown last year included a giant ceramic tower and our winner showed street art panels! Give it a go.

Prize:
We will select a number of artworks from the entries to exhibit around the site. The judges will select an overall winner from these, who will be announced at the preview. They will receive a prize of £150. There will also be a People’s Choice prize of £50, awarded at the end of the event, for visitors to choose their favourite.

Judges:
Jo Bushnell, Director, Aspex Portsmouth
Joe Ross, Street Artist, and our winner from 2025
as well as LFLA’s Jan Griffiths and Adrian Mundy.

Closing date: 9th February 2026

FREE TO ENTER
Download the Information Pack & Application Form from our website
https://littleforestlandart.wordpress.com/little-forest-open-competition-how-to-enter/
Contact: littleforestuk@gmail.com

Open Day:
We will be holding an Open Day on Sunday 11th January 2026, 10am – 3pm so that you can look around the site, viewing the different areas, to inspire and help you inform your submission. You can also view materials from around the site that, if applicable, you can utilise in your work.
Sorry – STRICTLY NO DOGS (unless guide dogs)