WAF Open Exhibition 2024

The largest open exhibition in the north west has returned to Warrington Museum and Art Gallery – and this year it is bigger than ever.

Warrington Arts Festival’s annual Open Exhibition celebrates the talents of some of most promising new and emerging creatives in the region.

The competition acts as a springboard for gifted artists of every discipline and the opportunity was available to anyone within a 60-mile radius of Warrington, although most the entries this year were from the town.

The Open exhibition returns for 2024 as part of the Warrington Arts Festival. This year’s exhibition will be curated by Warrington artist Sarah Harris.

It attracted almost 900 entries and, after a meticulous and painstaking curation process, 96 ambitious artworks of various sizes and forms were selected by 70 artists.

The substantial and thought-provoking body of work can now be seen in the Museum’s Large Art Gallery and Mezzanine Gallery until the end of September

Who is on the judging panel?

Morag Myerscough, artist
David Sinclair, curator (New Art Exchange)
Short Supply, artist-led organisation
Ryan French, gallery coordinator (Castlefield Gallery) and artist
Imi Bailey, young producer (Culture Warrington) and artist

With support from Sarah Harris (guest curator) and Roger Jeffery (Culture Warrington)