Hand Me Down - Open Call

No Limits Gallery invites visual artists to submit work for Hand Me Down, a two-month show opening this December. Free to apply and open to all. Selected artists could go on to work with us long-term.

The exhibition launches with a one-day programme of live music and a fashion show, presented by NICOLA Arts.

No Limits Gallery is a dedicated space within the NICOLA Arts charity shop, and Hand Me Down takes its cue from the shop itself, where something one person lets go of finds its way to a stranger.

While second-hand things are often dismissed as old or worn, Hand Me Down treats them as holders of emotional value and sparks for relationships yet to form.

We invite visual creatives to explore what builds up as things change hands, from objects and materials to the stories, memories, and feelings they carry, each holding a history to share, a connection to make, and something to pass on.