Our 120th Open Exhibition will run from Saturday 18th October 2025 until Saturday 10th January 2026 at the Victoria Art Gallery, Bridge Street, Bath BA2 4AT. (See www.victoriagal.org.uk for opening times and ticket prices).

The Open call for entries is closed at present and will open for submissions on Tuesday 1st July 2025 at 9.00 am. Once the submission is open, all non-members will be able to access OESS using the following link: https://bathsocietyofartists.oess1.uk/ 

BSA Members will be issued with a different URL this year.

Invited artist: Stuart Pearson Wright

Prize Judges: Sandra Higgins of Sandra Higgins Art and David A Parfitt RI

3D Guest Selector: Fiona Campbell MRSS & 2D Guest Selector: Jessica Lloyd Smith, Director of Modern Art Buyer

Key Dates:

Online entry closes:  5.00 pm Tues 26th August 2025

Online selection panel closes: 5.00 pm Wed 10th September 2025

1st stage notifications: Midday Tues 16th September 2025

Handing in day’s: Fri 10th (Members & Couriers) & Sat 11th (Non-members) Oct 2025

Selection day:  8.30am – 4.45pm, Sun 12th October 2025

Gallery selected work notifications: 5.00pm Tues 14th October 2025

Judging of awards: 1.00 to approx. 3.30 pm on Thurs 16th Oct 2025

Preview evening: Fri 17th Oct (bookings via VAG) 4.30-6.00pm; 6.00-7.30pm (Presentation); and 7.30-8.30pm.

Commencement of exhibition: 10.30 am on Sat 18th October 2025

Handing back non-selected work: 10.30-4.30pm on Sun 19th, Mon 20th & Tues 21st October

Exhibition ends: 5.00 pm on Saturday 10th January 2026

Collection of unsold work:10.30-4.30pm Sun 11th, Mon 12th January 2026