2026 Artist open calls and opportunities

We celebrate themed art exhibitions for local artists and groups to display and sell their work. From new, emerging to established artists, we celebrate a creative community here in Crystal Palace. We sell a selection of artists’ prints and cards in the cafe. For more information on how the group art shows work, email thepaxtoncentre@gmail.com or call us on 020 8659 4701.

Open Call: March - April 2026 group art show theme ‘Open’

March - April Group Art Show - This group art show's theme is ‘open’ - meaning there are no limits.

Let’s welcome in the spring with an open theme and bring some diversity to our walls. The show will run throughout March and April, where we invite artists working in all mediums to submit their work. This open call welcomes creativity without boundaries, painting, photography, digital art or mixed media - all are encouraged.

Deadline to express your interest 21st February - using the below Expression of Interest Form

Exhibition dates: 1st March - 30th April 2026

Exhibition put up: Saturday 28th February 1-4pm

Launch party: Friday 6th March 6-9pm

To express your interest, review and fill in the Artist Information & Expression of Interest Form (linked below) and email it back to The Paxton Centre, thepaxtoncentre@gmail.com.

Please note: There is no cost to enter the show, aside from your own exhibition expenses. You will be supported through our marketing communications when we announce the show and during the launch evening, with social media to promote the exhibition. More information is available in the Artist Information Form.

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Open Call: May - June 2026 group art show theme ‘Abstract: Floating Forms’

Following our highly successful ‘Abstract: Echoes in Exploration’ exhibition in 2025, we are keen to revisit the theme of Abstract.

This May-June group art show will celebrate ‘Abstract: Floating Forms’.

Floating Forms is an abstract exhibition that explores movement, balance, and the quiet spaces between structure and freedom. Through shifting shapes, layered textures, and expressive colour, the works evoke a sense of weightlessness and flow. Each piece invites viewers to pause, drift, and interpret freely—finding meaning in motion, stillness, and uncertainty. Together, the collection will create an immersive visual experience that celebrates abstraction as a language of emotion, imagination, and open-ended discovery.

Deadline to express your interest is 31st March - using the below Expression of Interest Form

Exhibition dates: 2nd May - 30th June 2026

Exhibition put up: Saturday 2nd May 1-4pm

Launch party: Friday 8th May 6-9pm

To express your interest, download, review and fill in the Artist Information & Expression of Interest Form (linked below) and email it back to The Paxton Centre, thepaxtoncentre@gmail.com by the deadline date.

Please note: There is no cost to enter the show, aside from your own exhibition expenses. You will be supported through our marketing communications when we announce the show and during the launch evening, with social media to promote the exhibition. More information is available in the Artist Information Form.

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