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Manchester Open 2026
HOME Manchester · Manchester, United Kingdom
Free biennial open exhibition at HOME for people of any experience level across Greater Manchester, in ceramics, digital/moving image, drawing, print, painting, photography, sculpture/installation and textiles. 2026 entries closed 19 February 2026.
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Who can enter
- Location
- United Kingdom (by country of residence)
- Age
- No age limit
- Career stage
- Any
- Mediums
- Ceramics & glass, Digital art, Video & film, Drawing, Printmaking, Painting, Photography, Sculpture, Installation, Textile & fibre
- Submission
- Online submission
- Also
- People living, working or studying in Greater Manchester, any experience level; submitter must be 18+ (under-18s entered via parent/guardian).
About
The Manchester Open is HOME's biennial exhibition of artworks by people from across Greater Manchester, open to all levels of experience from first-time and amateur artists to students, graduates and established professionals. Entrants submit work in one of eight categories: ceramics, digital/moving image, drawing, print, painting, photography, sculpture/installation and textiles. Submitters must be 18 or over; under-18s may be entered by a parent or guardian.
For the fourth edition, entries were free and closed at 23:59 on 19 February 2026 via an online application portal. More than 1,500 artists submitted work and around 420 were selected for display at HOME, spanning all ten Greater Manchester boroughs and ages from four to eighty. The exhibition is accompanied by awards announced during its run. The next edition is expected in 2028.