Bath Open Art Prize 2024

Organised by Fringe Arts Bath, this open call welcomes all Visual Artists, at any stage of their career, from across the globe.

Now in its 12th year, the Bath Open Art Prize accepts submissions across all genres and mediums; including video, painting, photography, textile, digital, print and 3D. Small installations and performance are also considered.

An exhibition of works selected by 2024 judges Karen Wallis and Leonie Bradley takes place at 44AD artspace in Bath, UK from 10 to 26 October 2024.

Aga Kubish ARE

Aindreas Scholz

Alex Kennedy

Alice Corile

Andrew Jenner

Andrew Stiff

Andrzej Maria Borkowski

Angela Sandwith

Aran Illingworth

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Audra Goffeney

Benedict Davies

Brandon J. Barnard

Brian Prangle

C G Gooding

Candice Bees

Carolyn Savidge

Catherine Bowdler

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Chris Hibbard

Chris Miller

Dan Wood

David Chalkley

Leonie Bradley, Artist and Editor

Leonie Bradley is an artist, whose practice encompasses writing, printmaking, animation, installation and production. She has an MA in Multi-disciplinary Printmaking and is a member of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers, the Society of Wood Engravers and the Bath Society of Artists. Her work is held in collections across the world including the Ashmolean Museum, the V&A and CAFA, Beijing.
Leonie has won many awards, including the Climate Art Installation Award at Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair for Swarm. Several iterations of Swarm have been created including at COP28, held in Dubai, where her work is on permanent display at the Sustainability Pavilion. Her recent series exploring AI-art has been shortlisted for the Flourish Award for Excellence in Printmaking and will tour in 2024.
Leonie is also editor of the international journal, Printmaking Today. In this role she writes regularly, talks and has been a judge for several, major international shows.

leoniebradley.com
instagram @leonie_bradley

Karen Wallis, Artist 

Karen Wallis draws and paints the everyday world, bearing witness to events around her. She is interested in how art can facilitate conversation and its potential for contributing to the research activity of other disciplines.
Alongside recordings of conversations and ambient sound, her practice is rooted in observational sketchbook drawing and plein air painting. These are developed using any appropriate media to reflect on the situation and may include painting, digital media, sound, film and installation.
Currently she is engaged in two projects. The first is an ongoing residency with the Ness of Brodgar archaeological excavations in Orkney, which documents the everyday process of the annual dig and the archaeologists’ personal involvement with the Neolithic. The second, The Power of Toys, investigates adult relationships with toys. This consists of two strands - studio practice exploring her own relationship with toys, and a parallel investigation into the health benefits of toys for the elderly, including those with dementia.
Karen has also been keeping a drawing journal since 2013, posting a daily drawing on Facebook and Instagram.

karenwallis.co.uk
instagram @karenwallis.art

Selected works will be exhibited at 44AD artspace in central Bath, UK, from Thurs 10 to Sat 26 October 2024.

1st Prize: £500 cash sponsored by The Arts Society Wessex Area.

2nd Prize: £250 cash sponsored by The Bell Inn.

People's Choice: £50 art vouchers, sponsored by Minerva Arts Supplies

Solo Exhibition Opportunity provided by 44AD artspace: an exhibition in 44AD artspace's basement gallery.

Huge thanks to our sponsors for the prizes, and all your help:

Sat 26 Oct

Winner of the People’s Choice Award announced