The Three Counties Open Art Exhibition is back this summer, celebrating Stoke on Trent's Centenary Year!   

This year’s exhibition is based within the beautiful Fenton Town Hall Ballroom in Partnership with Restoke; a stunning setting with great onsite amenities. Featuring a lovely cafe serving refreshments and light bites all made in house, this historic building has been lovingly refurbished, maintains many original features and has a special ambience! 

The exhibition will once again showcase a diverse array of creative works from talented artists connected to Staffordshire, Cheshire, and Shropshire and is totally FREE to visit.  

This open-call visual arts exhibition invites artists of all levels aged 16 and over to participate. Whether they specialize in 2D visual artwork such as painting, collage, print, and drawing, or 3D sculpture, ceramics, animation, installation art, and textiles, there is a plethora of creations!  

This is a free to enter exhibition, a fantastic opportunity for artists to be seen by a wide audience and be part of a vibrant artistic community. Last year around 300 artists submitted work and around 100 artworks were selected by our Selection Panel for the exhibition. 

If you are an artist and interested in entering please visit our general information page for details on how to submit BEFORE 02 May 2025; Three Counties Open Art 2025 - Keele University 

Don't miss out on this chance to view a visually stimulating, thought provoking collection of artwork from across the three counties in the heart of Stoke-on-Trent! 

We have our Launch Day on Saturday 09 August, 11am - 3pm; the first day of the exhibition which will feature drop-in creative workshops, music and performance. This event is family friendly and a great way to celebrate with us the wonderful creativity we have in our region. We will be happy to greet you between 10am and 3pm on this day. 

Venue Details; 

Fenton Town Hall, Albion Square, Fenton, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 3AF 

Key Exhibition Dates and Times; 

For artists -
Submission window – 14 April to 02 June, 23:59pm 

For visitors:
Launch Day – Saturday 09 August, 11am - 3pm 
Exhibition Run – Saturday 09 August to Saturday 30 August
Open Tuesday to Saturday 11am - 3pm 

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