21st National Open Art Exhibition

Free exhibition (17-26 Nov) from the biggest independent art prize, featuring a diverse cross-section of the brightest British and Irish contemporary art, photography and film of 2017.

The exhibition of paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, wall hung installations, digital art pieces and short films has been selected by Royal Academician Hughie O’Donoghue, artist Jane McAdam Freud, former NOA winner Kelvin Okafor, gallery director Cynthia Corbett, photographer Zelda Cheatle and filmmakers Elaine Pyke and Adam Saward.

Includes live art created by NOA's artists-in-residence, plus collaborations with NOA Vice President Gavin Turk and the House of Fairy Tales and artist talks from Be Smart About Art.

Artists named in this listing

• Gavin Turk

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