Derbyshire Open Arts is an annual, open studio style event, which runs over the late May bank holiday weekend.
Artists who wish to take part need to have a venue anywhere within Derbyshire. It could be your own studio, a village hall, church hall, your own garden shed or front room even, or anywhere you choose that can be accessed by visitors.
The Derbyshire Open Arts dates are 24th, 25th and 26th May 2025 from 10.00am to 4.00pm but if you would like to remain open longer, please enter full details on your application form in the 'other opening times' box. If you are in any way unsure about this or feel you may not be able to find a venue, do contact us and we may be able to put you in touch with a suitable venue which has space for artists. If you have a venue and are seeking artists, we can also help.
To join us in 2025, follow the 'Application Form' link on our home page. The entry fee in 2025 is £95 per artist, payable by card or PayPal at the time of submitting your entry. The closing date for applications is Monday 13th January 2025.
Participating artists will have their own page on the website and will also have their own space in our printed brochure which is distributed widely in Derbyshire and the surrounding counties. In addition, there will be an electronic version of our brochure available via our website.
What you get for your fee: -
- an entry (including one landscape image and short statement) in our popular brochure,
- an all-year-round presence on our website with 6 images (any orientation), your additional statement of up to 300 words and an optional video link to YouTube, Vimeo or similar
- links to your phone number, email, website, social media platforms and online shop
- promotion opportunities on our social media platforms and other advertising that we take out locally
- A5 single page leaflets to distribute as you wish. State how many you want on section 3 of the application.
- A5 brochures, as many as you wish to have, for you to distribute. State how many you want on section 3 of the application.
- A4 posters for you to distribute locally. State how many you want on section 3 of the application.
- Direction signs for the event.
- A number of balloons to attract attention to your venue
- Car/ window stickers if you require them
Each applicant will receive an email to acknowledge receipt of their application and payment made.
If you do not receive this information, check your spam folder and please contact us to check as things do go awry sometimes. Contact us at email: info@[email protected]
We will issue entrants with a copy of the Artists Event Kit which contains practical guidance and tips on how to hold your event, local marketing and publicity. We expect this to be issued electronically, together with a headed flyer for you to add your information and print or email out.
The brochures and publicity material are expected to be ready for distribution in early April. We will contact artists by email when materials are ready for collection from your chosen location – specify this in section 3 of the application.
We also distribute thousands of brochures ourselves around the county and beyond to advertise the event to as wide an audience as possible.
If you require more-detailed information on how our event works, or if you have any queries on any of this information, please contact us at [email protected]
It is also possible to advertise in the brochure see here
Our mailing address is Cromford Studio and Gallery, Market Place, Cromford, Derbyshire DE4 3QE.