22/07/2026
ARTIST CALLOUT!!
This Summer we are delighted to invite local artists to exhibit work in the foyer of the Dembe Theatre.
This year's production is set within the imaginary
“Pendley Museum” allowing the audience's experience to begin before they enter the auditorium. The exhibition is intended to extend the world of the production into the foyer, celebrating the creativity of our local artistic community and
those connected to the festival past and present, while enhancing the audience's theatrical experience.
Alongside the exhibition, visitors will also be invited to contribute memories of past Pendley Shakespeare Festivals to a collaborative installation celebrating the Festival's history and the community that has supported it over the years.
We welcome submissions from artists working in a wide variety of media, including painting, illustration, printmaking, photography, sculpture, ceramics, textiles. Please note, due to the exhibition space available, we advise work that either multiples of smaller artwork as a collection to be or one larger piece and no moving image or installation pieces.
Whilst all original artwork will be considered, we particularly welcome work inspired by themes including: Nature, Woodland, Dreams, Magic, Shakespeare, Theatre, Community, Transformation.
We ask all artists to download and complete the form via the link below and return it to us at [email protected]
https://www.pendleyshakespearefestival.com/contact
"Nature shows art, that through thy bosom lets me see thy heart"
-Lysander, Act 2 Scene 2, A Midsummer Night's Dream
