Landscape Open 2025

The Salisbury Museum is calling for entries for the Landscape Open at Salisbury, our new annual opportunity for artists working contemporaneously within the distinguished genre of landscape painting.

The open call invites artists to submit work within the genre of Landscape, across a range of mediums including painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, moving image, textile, print and mixed media.

The museum is surrounded by the Wiltshire landscapes and monuments which have inspired generations of artists. Given this importance, it seems appropriate that Salisbury Museum should be the setting for an open competition that will celebrate the evolving relationships artists have towards the landscape.

The exhibition encourages the submission of a diverse range of landscapes in a multitude of styles and media, reflecting the multifaceted relationships artists have to place, and the range of talented artists working within the established genre.

Approximately 75 artworks will be selected for the group exhibition.

The winning artist will be awarded £1,000, as well as a solo show at the Salisbury Museum, providing them with an exceptional opportunity for artistic recognition and exposure. Students are also able to win the Student Mentoring Prize, designed to provide them with expert guidance to help steer their artistic practice.

The selection will be carried out by an esteemed panel of judges:

Alex Langlands, Associate Professor of History and Heritage at Swansea University and Sunday Times Best Selling author.

Adrian Green, Director of the Salisbury Museum, responsible for launching its temporary exhibition programme.

Akash Bhatt, St Martin’s Graduate artist whose work has been shown in a range of exhibitions such as the BP Portrait Award and the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize.

Louise Balaam, esteemed landscape painter and member of the New English Art Club, whose work has featured in the Summer Exhibition, the Threadneedle prize and the ING Discerning Eye.

Sam Smiles, Honorary Professor at the University of Exeter, whose research and publications are focused on British Landscape painting.

The deadline to enter the Salisbury Landscape Open is 5pm on Wednesday 13th August 2025. Applications are made online via the submission portal: https://artopps.co.uk/opportunities/landscapeopen

The prize is open to artists, designers and makers, both amateur and professional both in the UK and internationally, aged 18 and over.

All mediums are welcome, including but not limited to: painting, drawing, sculpture, mixed media, photography, moving image, print and textile.

The size limitations for works are as follows: Framed 2D works must not exceed 2.4m in any dimension. Maximum dimensions for 3D work are 50cms on the longest side.  Film/moving image works should not exceed 10 minutes and applicants will be required to arrange their own display methods. Works must not exceed 18 KG in weight.

Submission pricing is tiered according to the amount of artworks submitted:

Standard Entry: 1 artwork: £17;

2 artworks £32; 3 artworks: £45

Student Entry: 1 artwork: £15;

2 artworks £28; 3 artworks: £39

Adrian Green, Museum Director said: ‘Salisbury Museum is delighted to be taking part in this new initiative. We have a long track record in putting on exhibitions dedicated to landscape, which have included works by artists ranging from John Constable to Jeremy Deller. The open feels like the logical next step which will celebrate the best contemporary work inspired by this genre.’

The exhibition opens to the public from the 18 October 2025 – 25 January 2026 in the main exhibition gallery.