Submission Guidelines

Artist and Makers general submissions

How to submit your work

If you are interested in exhibiting your work in Sunny Bank Mills Gallery or having work in the Sunny Bank Mills Gallery Shop, please follow these submission guidelines.

We are primarily an independent commercial gallery – we sell original art and design and take commission.

We run a rolling programme of exhibitions, changing every quarter and usually programme over a year in advance. Please note that we very rarely consider proposals for solo shows as we primarily curate group shows. We also have a curated shop which specialises in craft and design and stocks the work of local and national makers and designers.

Occasionally, we have open calls for exhibitions/art and makers markets. These will be listed on our website and on CuratorSpace.com.

Unfortunately, due to time considerations, Sunny Bank Mills cannot make appointments for artists or makers to bring work to be viewed without first having received a submission via this page. If we feel the work may be suitable for either a specific exhibition or to support an exhibition, then we will arrange a meeting for you to bring the work to the Gallery, so we can see and discuss it with you.

We will endeavor to respond to all submissions within one calendar month, but occasionally delays are unavoidable. We keep all submissions on file for future programming.

If you are successful with your submission, details of our commission and delivery note requirements will be included with our reply.

Thank you for submitting!