Share your passion at Swansea Open 2025
The much-loved Swansea Open will return to Glynn Vivian Art Gallery in February 2025 in an exciting new format as part of a nationwide project, Come As You Really Are.
The project, by award-winning artist and Spider-Man enthusiast Hetain Patel and Artangel, invites all makers, modifiers, crafters, collectors and artists of all kinds to share their labours of love. This year, the Swansea Open invites Swansea residents to submit their work to an annual exhibition - broadening its remit, to include makers, modifiers and collectors.
The exhibition is open to anyone who lives, works or studies in the City & County of Swansea (SA1-SA9) and is a celebration of hobbies as a demonstration of our innate creativity and a vehicle for self-expression.
As in previous years, the exhibition is open to disciplines from painting, sculpture, ceramics and drawing to jewellery, metal work and textiles. This year the invitation is extended to include a broader spectrum of crafts and hobbies that could include cosplay, collecting, candle making, book-binding and much more. Whatever your passion, we want to hear from you!
KEY DATES
Submission of works: Thursday 9, Friday 10 or Saturday 11 January 2025, 11:00–16:00
Exhibition dates: 15.02.25 – 27.04.25
SUBMIT HERE
Hetain Patel also presents work as part of the exhibition. A new film by Patel, co-commissioned by Artangel and partners, which explores the outstanding creativity and passion that people put into their hobbies will be on display in Room 3, alongside a selection of objects featured within it.
Come As You Really Are is a nationwide project made up of 13 partner presentations across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales from Summer 2024 – 2026. Read more about the wider project at: www.artangel.org.uk
This exciting exhibition will run from 15 February – 27 April 2025
