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The Gateway Gallery is a contemporary exhibition space in the heart of Shrewsbury, just 3 minutes walk from the train station. Enter the SALOPIAN OPEN now!
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Link in bio SADAA ART PANEL
As a not-for-profit organisation, the voluntary panel offers a unique opportunity for artists to contribute to a challenging exhibition calendar that may not fit into a solely commercial gallery. Entries are welcomed from both established and new artists, artists of any media, individuals and groups in the hope that the widest possible spectrum of works can be highlighted and shared with local audiences. Positioned in the centre of Shrewsbury, the gallery is an established part of Shropshire’s art scene. As well as organising activities at Gallery3, the SADAA art panel has successfully run the Shropshire Open Competition for many years and this year’s competition promises to be bigger and better than it has ever been before. The panel also runs a number of art visits each year.

28/10/2026

All ages. All media. All themes.

We really do mean it! Whether you’re 16 or 86, have been exhibiting for years or have never entered an art competition before, we’d love to see what you’ve been creating.

Painting, photography, sculpture, textiles, ceramics, mixed media and everything in between. There’s no set theme, and you don’t need to live in Shropshire to enter either!

With just THREE DAYS left to enter the Salopian Open 2026, now’s the time to give it a go. Don’t rule yourself out before our judges have even had a chance to see your work! 🩵

Entries close this Saturday, 31 October. It’s £20 to submit up to three artworks.

Find out more and enter through our website: www.gatewaygallery.co.uk

26/10/2026

Still thinking about entering?

There’s just five days left to submit your work to the Salopian Open! Whether you’ve been exhibiting for years or have never entered an open before, we’d love to see what you’ve been creating - All ages are welcome. If you can be creative, you can enter 🙌

Enter now through our website:
gatewaygallery.co.uk

24/10/2026

That painting you’ve had sitting at home, the photograph you’ve never shown anyone, or that piece you’ve been working on but aren’t quite sure is good enough. We want to see it all!

Whether you’ve exhibited before or this would be your very first time entering an open exhibition, we’d really encourage you to give it a go. All ages, all media, all themes and all levels of experience are welcome.

Don’t rule yourself out before our judges have even had the chance to see your work!

Entries close Saturday 31 October, and it’s just £20 to submit up to three artworks.

Head over to our website to find out more and enter. We’d love to see what you’ve been creating! 💛 gatewaygallery.co.uk

22/10/2026

A busy day, featuring a fleeting visit this evening to see lovely work by robert lawton at the Gateway Gallery for his exhibition ‘Souvenirs’ 🙏 Will have to call in again while it’s on for the next few weeks, well done Rob!

21/10/2026

We’re really looking forward to welcoming Oswestry-based artist robert lawton to Gateway Gallery tomorrow for the Opening Night of his solo exhibition, Souvenirs

Some of you might remember Rob from last year’s Salopian Open, where he won both the Local Talent Award and the overall prize of his very own exhibition at the gallery!

Working across painting and sculpture, Rob creates wonderfully curious pieces that explore the objects, memories and little things we collect throughout our lives.

Come along tomorrow evening, meet Rob, enjoy his work and help us celebrate what promises to be a lovely exhibition.

Thursday 22 October • 5 to 7pm

Can’t make the opening? Souvenirs will be on display until Friday 6 November, so do pop in when you can! 💛

16/10/2026

“But I’ve never exhibited before.”

“I don’t really call myself an artist.”

“I’m not sure my work is what they’re looking for.”

Sound familiar?

We know putting your work forward for an exhibition can feel a little daunting, especially if you’ve never done anything like it before. But that’s part of what we love about The Salopian Open.

All ages, all media and all themes are welcome. Whether you’ve been creating for decades, have recently discovered something you love doing, or have been quietly making things without ever showing anyone, we’d love you to consider entering.

You don’t need an exhibition history, an art degree or a studio full of expensive equipment. Just something you’ve created that you’d like to share.

Have a flick through, and perhaps send this to someone who needs a little encouragement to put their work out there.

Entries for The Salopian Open are open now. Find everything you need to know through the link in our bio 🎨

13/10/2026

Meet this year’s Salopian Open judges!

We’re really pleased to welcome Professor Andrew Brewerton, Faye Lorente Shyllon, Clae and Rob Lawton to this year’s judging panel.

Andrew and Faye return after helping judge last year’s Open, while Clae joins us for 2026, bringing another perspective to the panel.

Rob knows particularly well what it feels like to be on the other side of the process. He was the overall winner of the 2025 Salopian Open, as well as taking the Local Talent Award, and his prize exhibition Souveniers is coming to Gateway later this month.

Between them they bring a huge range of experience across art, education and creative practice, and we’re really looking forward to seeing what catches their eye this year.

Want to enter? You’ll find everything you need on the Salopian Open page on our website, including the entry form and full details.

Entries close 31 October.

11/10/2026

A half finished painting, something you’ve been photographing, a print that’s finally behaving itself, or an idea that’s still mostly living in your head?

We’d love to see what everyone’s making.

And if something you’re working on feels like it might belong on the walls at Gateway, entries for this year’s Salopian Open are open now.

No set theme, all kinds of work welcome, and you’ve got until 31 October to enter. GatewayGallery.co.uk

Tell us what’s currently taking over your table, easel, floor or camera roll 👇

07/10/2026

We’re so pleased to have Frame it by Kaleidoscope back supporting the Salopian Open again this year 💛

They’ve very kindly donated a £200 voucher for the overall winner, plus £50 vouchers for each of our other category winners.

It’s brilliant to have a local business supporting the artists taking part, especially one that works so closely with creatives through framing, printing and artwork scanning. A big thank you to the team at Frame It for getting behind the Open again this year.

Entries are open now!

29/09/2026

Artists, this one’s for you 🎨 The Salopian Open is back, and we’d love to see your work on our walls.

Entries are OPEN! With £20 covering up to three artworks for consideration. You don’t need to live in Shropshire, and whether this would be your first exhibition or your fiftieth, you’re welcome to enter.

The overall winner will receive their own solo exhibition at The Gateway Gallery. There are also awards for Local Talent, Rising Star and Innovation, with more prizes to be announced.

Entry fees support SADAA Arts, the charity behind the gallery, helping us keep the doors open and bring more exhibitions to Shrewsbury.

Entries close on 31 October. Full details through the link in our bio. Know someone who should enter? Send this their way 👀

Address

The Gateway, Chester Street
Shrewsbury
SY11NB

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	9am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	9am - 4:30pm
Thursday	9am - 4:30pm
Friday	9am - 4:30pm

Website

http://www.gatewaygallery.co.uk/, http://www.ticketsource.co.uk/music-at-the-gateway

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