All members are expected to either exhibit physically during the May festival OR to register an 'artist directory listing' for the 2025 festival guide (see the final choice in the table below) unless you are part of a non-selling exhibition, a business exhibition, or an amateur art group which has an organisational membership and you are exhibiting no more than three pieces of work.
The fee for Membership of Artweeks for the year you are exhibiting is currently £27.50 per artist.
Register for membership for 2025
The rates for the different types of exhibition entries in the festival guide are described in full below.
It is now too late to submit details for an exhibition listing in the festival guide.
Read the company information and membership contract, before you sign up.
In May 2025 the festival dates are as follows:
Oxford City 3-11 May (4th Bank Holiday)
South Oxfordshire 10-18 May
North Oxfordshire 17-26 May (26th Bank Holiday)
All pairs, trios and large group exhibitions will need an exhibition organiser.
This person will then be responsible for checking all exhibiting artists have registered for Membership form before submitting the exhibition entry/venue details for the group.
| Exhibition Options | Guide book listing includes | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Solo Artist | Artist's name in the entry, one image and the artist's name in the index, website and Instagram addresses. (Multiple 'solo' entries may be registered at the same venue for maximum exposure in the festival guide) . | £120.00 |
| Pair of Artists | Artists' names in the entry, one image per entry, two media, and the artists' names in the index. Includes space for two web addresses or Insta accounts. | £170.00 |
| Three Artists | Artists' names in the entry, one image per entry, two-three media or 'Various', and the artists' names in the index. You are unlikely to have space for three web/insta addresses in the festival guide. | £240.00 |
| Large Group 4+ artists |
One large group name in bold as exhibition title, one image and one entry in the index. Every participating artist must be an individual member of Artweeks, they will be included in the index and can create an individual artist portfolio. For four artists, consider taking two 'Pair of Artists' listings instead. | £299 |
| Amateur Art Group 4+ artists |
Only 3 pieces per artist displayed under an amateur art group’s organisational membership: individual artists do not need to be members. Large group name as exhibition title, with one image in festival guide, and a group entry in the index. (One organisational Artweeks membership required – with on-line portfolio). | £299 |
| Businesses / Galleries | One business/gallery name in bold, one image and one entry in the index. Businesses eligible include Oxfordshire galleries open all year round, and Oxfordshire business premises hosting art for Artweeks. Participating artists are not neccessarily Artweeks members and do not appear in the index of the festival guide. 'Pop-up’ galleries and sculpture gardens created for Artweeks should enter Artweeks as a Large Group. | £330.00 |
| Non-selling Group This includes schools/community groups/charities. |
No work in the exhibition should be for sale and this will be indicated in the guide. One group name in bold, one medium, one image and one entry in the index. | £55.00 For the group |
| Artist Directory listing with a listing in the festival guide. |
Artists who are not exhibiting physically can have an entry in the Additional artist directory pages in the festival guide, with artists name, one image, web & Insta addresses, & artist’s name in the index. They can also complete an on-line artist portfolio. | £80.00 |
| Bursaries | A limited number of bursaries will be available at the discretion of the Board. The Artweeks bursary scheme is to fund a free exhibition entry to enable young artists to participate in Artweeks. Bursary applications are accepted from artists aged up to age 25, should include an explanation of the artist’s financial situation, their ideas of the Artweeks festival and a summary of what the artist hopes to achieve by participating. | Applications should be submitted by the end of October. |
Before registering your exhibition you'll first need to sign up for membership.
On-line membership applications
It's simple, sign-in to the website (you will then be emailed a link to verify your account), complete your form on-line and pay via PayPal (which accepts credit cards. If you have any difficulty with this, please call the office.)
Once you have registered for membership you can then complete an exhibition entry form here
Large group exhibition entries should be submitted by the group organiser once all the participating artists have registered for membership.
Applying by post
Paper forms are available by request from the Artweeks office or may be downloaded here.
1. Download the Artweeks membership form and festival entry form, or contact us to request the forms.
2. Fill in and complete.
3. Include your cheque, made payable to Oxfordshire Visual Arts Festival Limited.
4. Send to: Oxfordshire Artweeks, c/o 8 Hazel Road, Oxford, Oxon, OX2 9LF
As the post can be unreliable, we recommend you take copies before sending, and call or email the office to let us know to expect them.
Group entries: if you are exhibiting as part of a small or large group, you should ideally give your form & fee to your exhibition group coordinator to send in together.