We’re really sorry, but the Grimshaw exhibition in the Art Gallery and the West Wing of the Rotunda Museum are currently closed due to water leaks following recent heavy rainfall. We’re working to open them again as soon as possible – thanks for your understanding. 

Junior Open 2023 / Information

Updated May 2023

Submissions for the Junior Open are now closed. Thank you to everyone who has submitted work for this year’s exhibition. 

If you have submitted work and need a reminder of key dates for selection, the exhibition and collecting work, please go to ‘Summary of Key Dates’ below. 

The Junior Open is a display of art by artists aged between 5 -13 living and working in North Yorkshire. The exhibition will run from Saturday 13 May – Sunday 3 September at the same time as the East Coast Open, and will be displayed in the Space To Be at Scarborough Art Gallery. For more information, including how to plan your visit to the Gallery, please go to this page: https://scarboroughmuseumsandgalleries.org.uk/whats-on/event/junior-open/ 

Summary of key dates

Saturday 6 May Submissions of work to Scarborough Art Gallery (10am – 4pm)
Friday 12 May Previews. 12.30 – 4pm and 6 – 8pm. Due to limited Gallery numbers please state when submitting your works which you will be attending.
Saturday 13 May – Sunday 3 September Exhibition (selected works must be on display for the whole of the period)
5 – 10 September Exhibited work to be collected by artists or purchasers (10am – 4pm)