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Bath Open Art Prize Exhibition 2026

16 - 31 October 2026 ● 12noon - 6pm daily
at 44AD artspace, 4 Abbey Street, Bath BA1 1NN (see map)

Now in its 14th year, the Bath Open Art Prize showcases Visual Artists in all stage of their career, from across the globe. All genres and mediums are included, selected for the quality for the work, also considering FaB's more open and less formal approach to visual arts.

The exhibition features works selected by 2026 judges Jemma Hickman, Gallerist & Curator, and Simbah Pilé, Artist.

Prizes including £750 cash, £250 cash, £50 art vouchers, and the 44AD Solo Exhibition Opportunity will be announced on the opening night, Friday 16 October 2026.

NB: Submission deadline has passed: Sun 13 September

About Fringe Arts Bath

Fringe Arts Bath (FaB) aims to raise the profile of contemporary visual arts in Bath and beyond, providing early-career and emerging Curators and Artists with a platform for development as well as opportunities to test their ideas beyond the gallery-based arts scene.

Our key projects are Fringe Arts Bath Festival, Bath’s only annual visual arts festival, and the Bath Open Art Prize, open to all media, all genres and all artists worldwide.

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FaB is a Safe Space.

Fringe Arts Bath aims to be welcoming and inclusive for all.

You'll see this expressed through the diversity of exhibitions, curators and artists for who FaB provides a platform, as a test-bed for new ideas.

We at Fringe Arts Bath strongly believe in every artist's (and visitor's) right to creative expression and free voice, and we continue to advocate for that.

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FaB facilitates collaborative projects between Curators, Artists and commissioning bodies throughout the year, we are interested in hearing about new initiatives you might have.

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