Call for artists

Open Call: Spike Print Fair

Spike Island is welcoming submissions from printmakers and galleries for the inaugural Spike Print Fair — a contemporary print fair coming to Bristol

Closing

23:59 12/04/26

Organisation

Spike Island

Region

Bristol

Address

Spike Island
133 Cumberland Road

Contact Name

Ed Holland

ed.holland@spikeisland.org.uk

Telephone

07950455246

Website

spikeisland.org.uk/programme/open-call-spike-print-fair/

We are excited to welcome submissions from printmakers and galleries for the inaugural Spike Print Fair — a new contemporary print fair coming to the South West of the UK. We invite applications from individual artists, artist collectives and galleries alike.

Presented by Spike Island and Spike Print Studio in partnership with the Centre for Print Research at UWE Bristol, Spike Print Fair brings together artists, printmakers, illustrators, designers and small presses working across traditional and experimental print practices. The fair is an opportunity to share work directly with the public, connect with fellow practitioners, and be part of a lively, welcoming event rooted in Spike Island’s long history of supporting artist-led production.

Spike Print Fair forms part of Spike Island 50, an ambitious anniversary programme marking 50 years since Spike Island and Spike Print Studio were founded. The year celebrates our experimental ethos, the communities and collaborators who shape our work, and our ongoing commitment to artists, audiences and creative practice. Looking both back and forward, Spike Island 50 honours this legacy while inviting new generations to help shape the next 50 years.