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13 THE DORSET OPEN 2025 CALLING ALL ARTISTS! at Dorset Museum & Art Gallery 18th October – 30th November Produced by Dorset Visual Arts PRIZES: u First Prize: £500 u Second Prize: £250 u Young / Emerging Artist: £200 u Climate Emergency Award: £200 u Dorchester Arts solo exhibition during Dorset Art Weeks 2026 u Dorset County Hospital exhibition u DVA Prize: 1 year DVA Membership + free Dorset Art Weeks 2026 entry + Sherborne Times feature u DMAG Prize: Arts and Culture Bundle u Framing Prize: Provided by Mount Collective u Evolver Magazine feature u People’s Winner (public vote): £100 + showcase on DMAG digital platforms SUBMISSIONS OPEN 1ST JULY: dorsetvisualarts.org.uk Deadline: 31st August, 5pm SELECTION PANEL: Freeny Yianni (Curator and Gallerist, Close Ltd) Ian Middleton RWA (Sculptor) Jack Dickson (Artist, BBC1 Extraordinary Portraits) Simon Barber (Editor, Evolver Magazine) Suzy Rushbrook (Curator, Arts in Hospital) Supported by Dorchester Arts, Dorset Museum & Art Gallery, Close Ltd, Evolver Magazine, Dorset County Hospital, Mount Collective, Sherborne Times Dorchester Arts