King Street Arts

9^th Annual Art Fair

 

                             

Wed 3^rd – Sat 13^th December 2025

  

The Storey, Main Gallery

Meeting House Lane Lancaster LA1 1TH

 

 Submission Deadline – Sunday 26^th October (midnight)

 

Dear Artist,

This is our 9^th annual Christmas exhibition and submissions are now open. There is no theme, and you can submit up to 5 artworks, which can be 2D wall-mounted or 3D for cabinet, plinth or table display.
 
How to Apply:
Participation is easy. 
All you have to do is email us the information below
(fees apply please see below):
 
About You: 

• Your name and contact phone number (essential)
• Number of works
• Please also indicate if you may be available to help with invigilation during the exhibition (If you are we will contact you individually).

 
For each piece of work, we need: 

• Title of work
• Type of work and medium, (Acrylic painting, Ceramic sculpture, etc)
• Dimensions (H x W in cms) including any frame. (2D) Maximum of 110cm x 60cm; for 3D (H x W x D) Maximum footprint 40cm x 60cm.
• All measurements in centimetres please.
• Selling price
• A jpeg image with the artist’s name and title of work in the file name, for example, (RoySmith_Abstract2.jpeg). An image with and without frame if possible.

 
These images will form part of our selection process; this will not be undertaken until all artists have registered and their registration fee received.

Submission Details:

2D Work:
 Original paintings (or prints of original paintings) and drawings, creative photography and original handmade prints, mixed media etc: max size 110cm x 60cm including frame.
 
All work for displaying on the gallery walls must be original work, or a reproduction print of an original piece produced by the submitting artist; it must be framed (no clip frames) and ready to hang with 2 x D rings (not eyelets or mirrorplates) and cord positioned 25% down from top edge of frame. Work on canvas doesn’t need to be framed but still needs D rings and cord. Any work received without D rings and cord will not be accepted at drop-off.
 
Please clearly label all work on the back with your details: Artist’s name, Title of the piece and selling price. On the receiving day you will be asked to fill in a luggage label for each work and this will become the public display label.
 
3D work:
Work with an emphasis on design over function preferred, creative sculpture, ceramic, wood, textile etc. Max footprint 40cm x 60cm if in doubt please ask us.
 
Please clearly label each work with artist’s name, title, medium, and selling price concealed on the reverse or base (if practicable). On the receiving day you will be asked to fill in a luggage label for each work and this will become the public display label.
 
Fees:
The submission fees are needed to cover the cost of venue hire and marketing.

King Street Arts and Associates volunteer their time to install, invigilate and administer this event:
 
The submission process has two parts:
Part One: Is a registration fee of £11 payable by each artist (non-refundable)
Part Two: After selection each artist will be contacted and asked to pay an additional display fee of £3 for each work selected.
 
Therefore, if an artist submits:
5 works and 5 are selected the total fee = £26 (£11 + 5 x £3)
Submit 5 and 1 selected the total fee = £14 (£11 + 1 x £3)
 
Fees can be paid directly to our bank:
Santander:
Account Name, King Street Arts (Lancaster) CIC
Sort code, 09-01-29
a/c no, 77830456
with ART2023
 for reference
 
For items selected from the submitted work there will also be a 27% commission on any sales (22% for established KSA Associate Artists)

(After all hire and marketing costs have been covered any profit made from commission will be carried forward and used to support the day-to-day running costs of King Street Arts)
 
Additional works:
There will also be an opportunity for artists who are selected into the main exhibition to submit additional works, (mounted, unframed works, and giclee prints, which will be displayed in browsers and on tables. These must be backed with card, wrapped in cellophane and labelled as above. We can also take greetings cards (each card must be individually labelled with artist name and price) additional smaller 3D work etc also accepted for display, please ask if in doubt.

There is no submission fee for these but there will be 33% commission on sales (28% for Associate members). This same commission arrangement also applies to any cards and postcards.
 
General information:
Any work submitted must not be available for sale on any other platform (website or social media) for the duration of the exhibition.
Any work displayed in the exhibition if subsequently sold as a result of being seen in the exhibition should not be discounted and should include our commission fee, which we trust you will forward on to us if a sale occurs within 6 weeks of the end of the exhibition.
 
By entering a work, each artist confirms that they hold all intellectual property rights in the work and that they agree to their work being reproduced in King Street Arts promotional materials, the press, and other media.
 
EXHIBITION TIMELINE
 
Sun 26^th           Oct                     - Deadline for Submissions (midnight)
30^th & 31^st      Oct                    - Artists contacted about works selected

Receiving Days: **
Sat 29^th           Nov                     - 10am – 2pm - Receiving Day - Location tbc
Mon 1^st        Dec            - 9.30am – 2pm - Receiving Day - The Storey

Wed 3^rd        Dec                     - 6pm – 8.30pm – Opening Event (provisional)
Sat 13^th          Dec            - Last day of the exhibition
 
Collection Day:
Mon 15^th       Dec           - 10am – 4pm – Collection Day (of unsold work).

All work must be removed from the gallery on this date; any work not collected will be donated to charity unless prior arrangements have been made.

** If the times offered for the Receiving Day are difficult, please contact us and we will try to accommodate a different time or day
 
Insurance:
You may choose to arrange your own insurance for your work (optional), as although King Street Arts will take every care with your work, we cannot be held liable for loss or damage.

King Street Arts

5a King Street Lancaster LA1 1JN             

 

info@kingstreetstudios.art        https://www.kingstreetstudios.art

 

07743238663

31^st August 2025

King Street Arts

Associate Group

Our Associate Artist Membership is for independent artists with a leaning towards the contemporary who are seeking to professionalise their practice within a peer-to-peer setting.

This growing peer-to-peer support group for artists has now been meeting for over 7 years. 

We meet regularly on the second Tuesday of each month usually at 6.30pm. The pattern can vary but is agreed at each meeting.

The purpose of these meetings is to provide the chance for artists to come together with their peers. This could include the following:

• To share experience and opportunities.
• To consult or problem solve.
• To organise social activities.
• To arrange trips to exhibitions/open studios, with the opportunity to share transport and costs.

The main function is to deliver a peer-to-peer support network.

 

WEBSITE

• Paid up Associates are entitled to a place on King Street Studios website with a short artist statement and up to four examples of their work, with a link to their own preferred sites (Website, Facebook, Instagram, etc)

Membership is

£5 Month or £55 per Year

Our Associate Artist group regularly meets on the second Tuesday evening of each month at our gallery on King Street and via Zoom

Click here for more information about membership