The Open Exhibition 2025 is on now!

The Open is showcasing 160 pieces of selected artists work. The artists are from around the midlands and further afield. With a mixture of professional and amateur artists work on display. The Open provides a platform to view high quality artwork, in a mix of styles and genres, with many pieces being for sale.

There is a People’s Choice Award running until the end of the exhibition where you can vote for your favourite piece. The winner of this award will win an exhibition at the Sock Gallery.

Winners celebrated at the private viewing are-

Adult Category

Adult Winner – Caroline Colam – Flourish
Adult Runner Up – Jen Pyrah – The Leafed Orange

Adult Category Highly commended

Trish Scullin – Raku Vessel 7
Lucy Stevens – Blackbird and Blossom
James Root – No.138 Portrait of Adrianne
Ian Stewart – Whole Lotta Plant
Fay Sheppard – Birch Leaf, Bracken and Catkin #7
Beryl Touchard – Waterlogged Field
Francis Underwater – Pale Vase

Young Person’s Category Winner

Dana Roche – Veiled Women

Young Person’s Category Highly commended

Eve Lopich-Sunset at the Docks
Edith Whysall – Eye of the Storm