Exeter Contemporary Open is an annual open submission exhibition, established in 2006 and hosted by Exeter Phoenix, a busy, multi-artform venue and contemporary art space situated in Exeter’s historic city centre. The exhibition aims to provide an important national platform for contemporary visual art with an emphasis on supporting emerging talent alongside more established artists. 

  
The 2025 selection panel are curator Harriet Cooper, artist Remi Rana-Allen, and Phoenix Gallery curator Matt Burrows.

**Selected artists will be eligible for the following awards:** 

* £1,000 Overall Award
* £500 Additional Award
* £200 Audience Choice Award

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