- When
- Saturday September 19th - Sunday November 29th 2026
- Location
- Salford Museum & Art Gallery
The Open is back for 2026!
Celebrating the work of artists any age living, working, studying or were born in Salford. Expect to see over 150 works bringing together local talent in many forms including painting, drawing, print, textiles, photography, sculpture and mixed media.
The exhibition has been selected alongside an external judge; Kirby Corless, Director & Curator Ey-Up Wigan CIC.
Prizes will be awarded for first and runner up, plus the Geoffrey Key award, the Pinc College student choice, staff pick, and people’s choice- to have your say please vote for your favourite piece in the exhibition when you visit.
Dates to remember for Open [5] applicants:
| Thursday 10 September
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You will be notified if any of your work has NOT been selected.
If you do not hear from us, please assume all of your pieces have been selected. |
| Friday 11 September
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Collect unselected works between 9:30am-4pm |
| Saturday 12 September
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Collect unselected works between 11:30am-4pm |
| Sunday 13 September
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Collect unselected works between 11:30am-4pm |
| Saturday 19 September
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Exhibition opens to the public |
| Sunday 29 November
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Exhibition closes |
| Thursday 3 December
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Collect unsold/NFS works between 9:30am-4pm |
| Friday 4 December
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Collect unsold/NFS works between 9:30am-4pm |
| Saturday 5 December
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Collect unsold/NFS works between 11:30am-4pm |
| Sunday 6 December
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Collect unsold/NFS works between 11:30am-4pm |