Call for Artists

Monthly Exhibitions at Shop

Since May 2010, Mimm clothing has found a permanent base in the ground floor of Shop’s Canning Circus headquarters. Thanks to this, our retail space is now open seven days a week. To coincide with the permanent opening times, Shop would like to offer one artist (or collective) per month to hang their work alongside Mimm’s stock.

We are doing this to keep Shop looking fresh and exciting and it gives both established and up and coming artists the opportunity to display their work in a place that gets hundreds of people walk and drive past it on a daily basis. Successful applicants will get to take over the Shop window, our window ledge and one wall of the Shop.

How much will it cost?

Free. Shop will take a negotiable mark up on all items sold.

Rules

All artists must apply in advance with a proposal and examples of their work. This will be reviewed by the Shop Team and the artist will notified if successful in due course. All artwork will be displayed for just under one one month, precise dates and time frames will be agreed closer to the time. Any artwork that hasn’t been sold by the end of this period will need to be collected before the next artist comes in to hang the next instalment of work.

Helpful Hints

Shop is more likely to accept your work if we consider it will fit within our branding guidelines. In a nutshell; if it can be presented in a slick, professional manner that will not be too obtrusive in the retail environment. We will also lean towards artwork that can be installed in a relatively short amount of time; preferably no more more than a couple of hours. However, feel free to run us by your ideas, however crazy they may seem.

One more thing

We can facilitate a small, informal gathering for the opening night of your mini exhibition should you require this.

To apply to become a Shop Guest please email info@viewtheshop.co.uk with your proposal. Please put “Shop Guest” somewhere in the email title.