Resonance will be held at Fabrica’s Brighton home, a unique and much-loved cultural space in the heart of the city. With its striking architecture and long history of presenting ambitious contemporary exhibitions, Fabrica provides the perfect setting to celebrate its exhibition legacy while relaunching a bold new chapter for artists and audiences.

Can anyone enter the RESONANCE open call?

This open call is open to both amateur and professional artists, provided they have a link to the UK. To be eligible, you must meet at least one of the following criteria:

• You were born in the UK, or

• You were educated or trained in the UK, or

• You currently live or work in the UK, or

• You can demonstrate another clear UK connection

Sussex Contemporary began with one major regional exhibition in 2022. Now, as we enter our fourth year in 2025, we deliver an annual programme of four major exhibitions alongside workshops and talks through our dynamic learning programme, THE BUSINESS OF ART. We work with artists, creatives, and collectors from across the UK to create ambitious exhibitions that raise the profile of both our programme and the artists who take part. Looking ahead to 2026, we’ll be delivering major partnership projects as we embark on the next chapter of Sussex Contemporary.

Yes — entry is £20 per submission. This helps us cover some of the costs involved in staging a major exhibition and remains lower than many comparable open calls (where £20–£30 is common). Please note that paying the entry fee does not guarantee selection, as submissions are judged on artistic merit.

Yes — all artworks in the exhibitions will be available to buy, and some artists may offer limited edition prints. Sold work will remain on display until the exhibition closes, and we’ll mark it clearly with a red dot.

We welcome submissions across all media, including (but not limited to):

• drawing

• sculpture

• printmaking

• jewellery

• photography

• ceramics

• mixed media

• illustration

We also have space for larger installations, audio, video, and other contemporary formats.m description

This project with Fabrica is a shared revenue project which means that any monies left after the total exhibition costs are paid the amound of money left is shared between Fabrica and Sussex Contemporary.

Some of our selected open calls cost £15, so why is this one £20?

This exhibition requires a total build of the exhibition space, Fabrica does not have exhibition ready space se we bring in our team of art technicians to build the gallery space so it is ready for us to hang onto.

We actively keep our open calls as affordable as possible. Our £15 open calls are for spaces that already have inbuilt high standard gallery space we can hang onto.