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Opportunities for Exhibiting in Essex Libraries
22 libraries throughout Essex have gallery/exhibition areas and organise an annual programme of art exhibitions. Normally these exhibitions last for one month and there are opportunities for artists to have solo shows or to share the gallery area with other artists.
The library galleries show work by individual painters, sculptors, photographers and crafts persons. They also show work by art societies, artists’ groups and schools. Essex Libraries also now operates a system by which the normal gallery-booking fee is waived if the artists or group runs workshops or demonstrations in the Library during their exhibition.
Some library galleries are quite small, while others can exhibit 30 or more artworks and act as the main gallery in the town.
By exhibiting in an Essex library gallery, artists reach a very large audience of people coming through the library, many of whom may not normally go to art galleries or museums. Works may be for sale, and although we can’t guarantee any sales, it has been known for a show to sell out completely!
The Essex Library Galleries are an ideal showcase for a new art graduate or for someone aiming to hold their first solo show. Artists do not have to live or work in Essex.
How to get an exhibition in an Essex Library GalleryNormally each Library Gallery will develop a one-year exhibition programme in advance and set a date for artists to submit works and details about themselves. A selection panel then meets to view the submissions and selects the exhibition programme for the coming year. However, artists do not necessarily have to wait a full year if they just miss a submission deadline, because gaps in the exhibition programme may often appear during the year.So, if you or your art group/society wish to be considered for an exhibition slot in an Essex Gallery, please contact the appropriate Library directly on the following telephone numbers:
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Larger Gallery Areas
Basildon Library 01268 288533
Braintree Library 01376 320752Brentwood Library 01277 264290Chelmsford Library [2 galleries] 01245 492758Colchester Library 01206 245900
Harlow Library 01279 413772
Loughton Library 0181 5020181Maldon Library 01621 853556
Medium Sized Gallery AreasClacton Library 01255 421207Saffron Walden Library 01799 523178
South Woodham Ferrers Library 01245 329531
Witham Library 01376 519625
Smaller Exhibition AreasBillericay Library 01277 624624Dunmow Library 01371 873447Epping Library 01992 573504Halstead Library 01787 473431Hatfield Peveral Library 01245 380988Ingatestone Library 01277 354284Shenfield Library 01277 225540South Benfleet Library 01268 758558Walthan Abbey 01992 713717Wickford Library 01268 732354
Essex Libraries Touring Exhibitions
Each year Essex Visual and Media Arts [in conjunction with Firstsite] organises one or two major art exhibitions which are toured throughout the larger Essex Libraries Galleries. The aim is to feature high quality artworks by artists working in Essex and to encourage a better understanding of contemporary art.
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