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Birr Theatre & Arts Centre are calling for submissions for the 18th Annual Common Ground – an exhibition of work by artists living in the Midlands of Ireland to be held from December 2026 to the end of January 2027.
This year the theme for Common Ground (referring to a group of artists coming together to exhibit) will be
"REACH"
This exhibition challenges artists to explore what reach means: Reach inward: toward new skills, new materials, a new way of seeing. Reach outward: toward the world, toward each other, toward the edges of what you know and whatever waits beyond them. Dreams and ambitions, connection and discovery, boundaries tested and crossed: the theme is yours to stretch.
Physical, temporal or spiritual, playful or profound, there's no single way in.
Paint it, sculpt it, stitch it, photograph it, build it. All mediums are welcome.
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We would like to encourage you to make a submission. This process is not intended to place any artist over another, but to offer a professionally selected exhibition opportunity for all artists in the area. This exhibition allows artists the opportunity to interpret the theme in their own unique way, resulting in creative harmony that nourishes the mind, body, and spirit.
This selected show is open to all media including painting, drawing, print, photography, sculpture etc.
With this in mind we invite artists to submit a max of 2 pieces for consideration.
Please deliver two (max.) items of work to Birr Theatre & Arts Centre on Thursday 26 and Friday 27 November 2026 between 1pm and 5pm.
€10 ENTRY FEE PER ARTIST
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