Accord Art Exhibition 2026

Description

Welcome to ACCORD Annual Art Exhibition 2026
An art exhibition in aid of ACCORD Hospice
and the care provided in the local community.
Calling all artists!  ACCORD Hospice and The Art Department, Paisley Ltd are announcing a CALL FOR ENTRIES for the ACCORD Annual Art Exhibition which takes place for a 5th
year in The Art Department. The show will open on Thu 2nd April and run until Sat 25th April 2026 - which gives it a 4-week long run to encourage more entries, increase sales and raise valuable funds for ACCORD in aid of palliative care.
The organisers are looking for entries for Paintings, Drawings, Sculptures, Ceramics, Photography, Textiles and Prints. Closing date for entries is Sat 28th February 2026. Artists can submit a maximum of SIX art works. Submissions must be made online via this site. Register your email address then log in and clcik "add application" per each artwork entry.  Note not all works may be selected for the show.  The hanging fee for each selected artwork will be £5 per piece.
Artists are invited to donate artworks with 100% of purchases benefitting the fundraising campaign.
There will be a Featured Artists Programme, where organisers will invite artists with a particular interest or long association to the charity and ask them to submit up to 12 artworks for the show. A catalogue/price list will be available for sale and a range of raffle prizes will be on offer, with donations welcome from local businesses.
The show will be organised and managed by The Art Department in aid of ACCORD Hospice.  All Sales proceeds will benefit both charities.  Sales Commission is 50% with VAT @ 20% on the sales commission element only.  Remittance of sale proceeds will be by 15th June 2026Artists may wish to donate works 100% in favour of the charities and should indicate so in any entry description fieldPlease note no work will be accepted that is not for sale.
Key Dates 2026
Call for Entries 15 December 2025 - 28 February 2026Selection Process 2-6 March 2026Artists Notification 7th MarchHand-in of artwork 24th March - 28th March 2026Exhibition Opening Thu 2nd April 5-9pmRun of Show 2nd - Fri 3rd April - Sat 25th April 10am-4pm, (closed Sunday/Mondays)Any enquiries should be directed to The Art Department, Paisley team as the main exhibition organisers.The Art Department, Paisley LtdTel 0141 847 1122 (office hours Tue-Sat 10am-4pm (closed Sun/Mon)Email contact@art-department.org