Opportunity details | Altered States Open Air Sculpture Exhibition 2025

Altered States Open Air Sculpture Exhibition 2025

Deadline: 20/04/2025

City: Newbury | Region: Berkshire | Country: United Kingdom | Jim Crockatt

The Altered States Open Air Sculpture Exhibition will be held at Shaw House in Newbury from 2 August to 28 September 2025. It will feature 75 sculptures by approximately 25 sculptors. Last year, the event had a footfall of 12,500.

Altered States Sculpture Exhibition stretches over 4 acres of lawn, trees and shrubs with the Elizabethan building Shaw House as a sumptious backdrop, which is open to the public.

The salient points are that there is an particiation fee of £35, the commission is 15%, and the deadline for submission is April 20. There is extensive publicity for the event, including posters, flyers, social media. Dreweatts, the auctioneers, will be advertising the event and have an email database of 36,000.

Go to https://alteredstatessculptures.co.uk/ for a panoramic drone view of previous shows to aquaint you with the grounds and the standard required for entry.

The full terms and conditions will be sent to you on application.

The publicity is extensive including social media (facebook and instagram), newspaper and radio coverage and posters and fliers. For more information see the terms and conditions that you will receive on acceptance of submission.

Please refer to the FAQ section for more information.

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Who is eligible for this opportunity?

Sculptors

When is the deadline?

April 20

How many works can I submit?

When is the delivery date?

28 August - 1 September 2025

When do I need to collect my work?

29 September - 2 October

How much does it cost?

£35

Are there payments to artists?

Is there a private view / opening?

What are the exhibition opening hours?

11-4pm Monday - Sunday

Does the location have disabled access?

Yes

What publicity will be provided as part of the opportunity?

Publicity: Shaw House will advertise in their “Spring and Summer What’s On” Brochure as well as Facebook, and Instagram. They will also have a listing on their website www.westberkshireheritage.org/whats-on. The exhibition will be publicized on their monthly events newsletter which has over 5000 subscribers and on the main Council newsletter which goes out to the residents of West Berkshire.
Shaw House is committed to Social Media
Below are the statistics of their social media output and responses for 2024
exhibition:
Facebook advert
Total people reached x9651
Event responses x156
Website clicks x179

Facebook posts
Number of posts x18
Total people reached x23,216

Instagram
Number of posts x16
Total people reached x1746

Total social media reach x34,613

Dreweatts Auction House has kindly offered to publicize the exhibition with an article in the monthly newsletters out for June, July and September, which has a mailing list of 3600 clients.

The curator will be updating Newbury Weekly News with copy leading up to the event which will also be reviewed for the following week after the opening.

500 X A5 single sided classic silk posters and 250 X A4 single sided classic silk posters will be purchased for distribution in Newbury and surrounding areas.

10 X 183cm X 76cm vinyl banners will be purchased for distribution at focal points in Newbury.

Publicity will be sent to different relevant organisations, including schools and regional subsidiaries, publications and landowners throughout the Home Counties.

We will launch a campaign to promote the exhibition on our social media platforms in the lead up and during the event.

Numerous Facebook and Instagram images will be sent out during the show by mobile photographers.

It is encouraged that sculptors will use social media to help publicise the event and tag our main sites into your posts so that we can reshare;
Facebook @alteredstatessculptures @ShawHouseEvents
Instagram @alteredstatesex @shawhouse1581
The curator will be interviewed by Kennett Radio before and during the show.
The curator also has his own show called Art For Art’s Sake on Kennet Radio facilitating a generous amount of promotion of the show.

Do I need to be present?

Stewarding is encouraged but not obligatory

Where will my venue be listed?

See publicity

How do you decide on proposals?

The curator decides

What happens if my proposal is chosen?

You will be notified by email attaching the terms and conditions

What kind of proposals are you looking for?

see the admission form

What are the selection criteria?

The curator decides

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