The Dorset Open 2025
Summer Morning on Portland. Dorset 66x61cm oil on board
Celebrating Creativity Across the County
This brand-new major open art competition is a landmark first collaboration between Dorset Visual Arts and Dorset Museum & Art Gallery, with support from Dorchester Arts, Arts in Hospital and Evolver Magazine.
Over 100 selected works capture the essence of the region’s landscape, people, history and culture, exploring each artist’s relationship to the area. Dorset’s rich history has always provided stimulating subject matter for artists, from Turner, Constable and Thornhill to Paul Nash, Mary Spencer Watson, Sir Anthony Caro and Dame Elizabeth Frink. Now more than ever, the visual arts offer a vital means of understanding the world, inspiring, uplifting, and educating us all. Alongside the equally inspiring history and heritage of Dorset Museum & Art Gallery’s collection, The Dorset Open showcases a wealth of creative exploration and enquiry.
Entries were carefully reviewed by a professional judging panel of five experts drawn from across the arts and cultural sectors
https://www.dorsetmuseum.org/whats-on/the-dorset-open/