Dorset Visual Arts (DVA) - The Dorset Open 2025

This major new Dorset Arts Open calls for submissions from all artists and makers.

It is an exciting opportunity for artists working in various media - painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, photography, mixed media, digital, and beyond - to submit work that either captures the essence of the region’s landscape, people, history, or culture or explores their relationship to the area.

Whether you were born here, live or work in Dorset, or simply feel creatively inspired by the area, this is a unique opportunity to share your vision of what this region means to you.

Following the climate emergency declarations by Dorset Visual Arts and Dorset Council, a prize category will highlight artworks addressing the Climate and Ecological Emergency.

This category will recognise pieces that either employ sustainable artistic methods or whose subject matter explores environmental threats or concerns.

We want to provide a new opportunity to showcase the best of the…