Jane Phillips Award Open Call
The Maker
Exhibition date: 28 March – 23 May 2026
Location: Mission Gallery
Artist Fee: £150
Are you an emerging artist or maker and a recent graduate?
The Jane Phillips Award / Mission Gallery are seeking applications from Wales based artists and makers to feature within the Maker space at Mission Gallery.
One artist / collaborative will be selected from this Open Call, receiving:
An exhibition opportunity within the Maker space at Mission Gallery
Awarded a £150 Artist Fee from the Jane Phillips Award
A designated page on both the Jane Phillips Award and Mission Gallery websites
Marketing opportunity in the form of a digital artist talk
The Jane Phillips Award:
The Jane Phillips Award is a memorial to Jane Phillips (1957 – 2011) Mission Gallery’s first Director; it is intended as a legacy to Jane’s passion for mentoring and nurturing talent, consistently supporting emerging and early career artists across the Visual and Applied Arts.
The Maker at Mission Gallery:
Housed within a Grade II listed former non-denominational seamen’s mission in the heart of Swansea Marina; The Maker is an exhibition space located within Mission Gallery’s shop area, within the walls of the old bell tower. A unique exhibiting space that can be utilised as both installation and a selling display; one of the first things visitors see when they enter the gallery.
Requirements:
Applicants must be:
Wales based – currently living/working in Wales
A recent graduate – graduated 2023 or later
Work must be available for display from March – May 2026
Deadline for submitting application: Monday 1st December 2025
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For further details regarding the Jane Phillips Award: janephillipsaward.com
For any queries, please contact: info@missiongallery.co.uk
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