In the Open will be an exhibition like no other and it is an important part of our new Arts Council England funded project. We are inviting professional, amateur and hobbyist artists to take part in an exhibition that will explore what impact the public health crisis has had on artists’ creativity and working practices, specifically through art related to and depicting the northern English landscape.

As a applicant, your submitted piece might reflect how much you value and cherish living or working in northern England and how access to the countryside has been increasingly important throughout the pandemic. By contrast, you may have found that being in a rural area, with limited social contact, has generated a feeling of isolation and separation. Perhaps this has affected your art or your creativity?

Maybe you live in a town or city and have longed to be cycling across the North York Moors again or taking a windswept walk on the Yorkshire coast?

We want to see and hear about how the coronavirus pandemic has changed your creativity or maybe it has inspired you to paint or draw for the very first time. Works must have been created since the start of the public health crisis.

For all the terms and conditions of entry please visit www.ryedalefolkmuseum.co.uk/art-gallery