River Culture Art Exhibition

The Wandle Art Project team is excited to welcome artists of all levels, from across London to submit their work for consideration.

The Wandle River Art Exhibition provides a great opportunity for talented artists like yourself to gain greater exposure by showcasing your work to a new audience, whilst raising awareness and funds for Wandle Heritage Ltd Charity (charity number: 1045636) and The Wandle River Community Garden Project. 

Wandle Heritage keep open and maintain The Water Wheel at Merton Abbey Mills. The Wheelhouse is for all the community and is well liked and visited by both adults, children and schools in the area. It is in need of an upgrade and requires a new generator and storage battery facility which will enable us to run all the lights in the building from electricity generated by the River Wandle. 

Wandle Heritage who in the past have looked after a small garden at the entrance to Merton Abbey Mills have handed over the maintenance of the garden to volunteers organised by Bee Creative Art Hub, a small business on-site which holds after school classes to teach art to children aged 5-16. They are regenerating this sad looking garden space to a usable space for both adults and children.

The Wandle River Community Garden is for the local community children to enjoy and use for their education about nature, in a hands-on way, life cycles and the seasons as well as their general well being. For adults, it is a pleasant space to rest and relax by the River Wandle and Merton Abbey Mills.

Overview and our Model

The Wandle River Art Exhibition is an art exhibition, aimed at showcasing the talents of both emerging and established artists. Work submitted should be linked in some way to the theme of River Culture. As a non-profit initiative we are looking for the Wandle River Art Exhibition to be funded by the generosity of our local supporters, talented artists and sponsors

Our Model

The River Culture Art Exhibition aims to sell exhibited artworks through invited well-established London Art Galleries, private sales or online sales. By taking part in the exhibition you agree that your hi-res images can be used for:

a) online, private or corporate sales through The River Culture Art Exhibition website
b) for any publicity material (social media and or printed matter)

• 15% of the sale price of each piece of art goes to the The River Culture Art Exhibition’s chosen charity, Wandle Heritage, helping towards the upkeep and maintenance of the Wheelhouse Water Wheel and The Wandle River Community Garden at Merton Abbey Mills.
• 15% of the sale price of each piece of art goes to cover administrative costs, and
• 70%* of the sale price of each piece of art goes to the artist.

* Artists may choose to donate their artwork to The Wandle Art Project instead, thereby giving 85% of the sale price to the charity with the remaining 15% going towards exhibition and competition administrative costs. 

Entry and Deadlines

To enter the competition, you must submit all of the following items to [wandleriverart@gmail.com] by 7th February 2022.

• High resolution images of your original artworks (one image per item) that represents a creative, unique and personal connection to the concept of River Culture. A completed and signed declaration (on page 4 of this document), as evidence of authenticity and agreement to our model.
• A completed description form (at the end of this document), including a word description of the artwork and the idea that connects your artwork to Wandle Culture.

Entry Specifications

The artwork submitted must be:

• A unique piece, not a reproduction of others.
• Signed by the artist as evidence of uniqueness and authenticity and not reproduction
• from a limited run of 15 or less*
• No larger than 1 metre x 1 metre

* If exhibited, artists do not need to send in all prints. This stipulation is to limit the number of prints on the market, so that in the event of any purchase the price is protected and unique to the buyer.

Key 2022 dates and deadlines

7th February 2022 Deadline to receive high-resolution images and completed,
signed description form and declaration [wandlerivergarden@gmail.com]

Wed 2nd – Mon 14 Feb 2022 Evaluation of artists by panel of judges.

Wed 15th February 2022 Artwork exhibition list announcement.

Sun 27th March 2022 Deadline for exhibition artwork to arrive at the venue (see
below for the address).

Friday 1st April 2022 Private view at the Chapter House, invitees and artists
6pm – 9pm 

2nd, 3rd & 8th-10th April 2022 Artwork exhibition open over two weekends to the public at
the Chapter House.

Competition results announced at 3pm on 10th April, live at the venue.

Wed – Thurs 13th-14th April 2022 Artworks to be collected from Wheelhouse Pottery & Art at Merton Abbey Mills, Watermill Way, Wimbledon SW19 2RD.

•• Exhibition Artwork Only••

The Judge Panel

Ron Newsham Ieva_bee Dina Klumbys

We are available to contact by telephone between 1100 – 1600 hours on: 

t 07812131360

e wandlerivergarden@gmail.com

Opening times of the Wheelhouse for delivery and pick up:

Wednesday to Sunday 1100 hours to 1600 hours

Closed Monday and Tuesday

If you’re sending artwork by courier please contact us to let us know delivery times.

Please remember all artwork in the exhibition must be delivered to the above address (unless otherwise instructed) by the 1600 hours on Sunday 27 March 2022. All artwork submitted after this time will not be exhibited or eligible for the competition.

The selected artists will be displayed at The River Culture Art Exhibition, at The Chapter House, Chapter Way, Wimbledon, London, SW19 2RX.

Marketing and administration team

Anna Stoitsova Vassie Vasseva

The Wandle River Art Exhibition provides a great opportunity for talented artists like yourself to gain greater exposure by showcasing your work to a new audience, whilst raising awareness and funds for Wandle Heritage Ltd Charity (charity number: 1045636) and The Wandle River Community Garden Project. 

Wandle Heritage keep open and maintain The Water Wheel at Merton Abbey Mills. The Wheelhouse is for all the community and is well liked and visited by both adults, children and schools in the area. It is in need of an upgrade and requires a new generator and storage battery facility which will enable us to run all the lights in the building from electricity generated by the River Wandle. 

Wandle Heritage who in the past have looked after a small garden at the entrance to Merton Abbey Mills have handed over the maintenance of the garden to volunteers organised by Bee Creative Art Hub, a small business on-site which holds after school classes to teach art to children aged 5-16. They are regenerating this sad looking garden space to a usable space for both adults and children.

The Wandle River Community Garden is for the local community children to enjoy and use for their education about nature, in a hands-on way, life cycles and the seasons as well as their general well being. For adults, it is a pleasant space to rest and relax by the River Wandle and Merton Abbey Mills.

Overview and our Model

The Wandle River Art Exhibition is an art exhibition, aimed at showcasing the talents of both emerging and established artists. Work submitted should be linked in some way to the theme of River Culture. As a non-profit initiative we are looking for the Wandle River Art Exhibition to be funded by the generosity of our local supporters, talented artists and sponsors

Our Model

The River Culture Art Exhibition aims to sell exhibited artworks through invited well-established London Art Galleries, private sales or online sales. By taking part in the exhibition you agree that your hi-res images can be used for:

a) online, private or corporate sales through The River Culture Art Exhibition website
b) for any publicity material (social media and or printed matter)

• 15% of the sale price of each piece of art goes to the The River Culture Art Exhibition’s chosen charity, Wandle Heritage, helping towards the upkeep and maintenance of the Wheelhouse Water Wheel and The Wandle River Community Garden at Merton Abbey Mills.
• 15% of the sale price of each piece of art goes to cover administrative costs, and
• 70%* of the sale price of each piece of art goes to the artist.

* Artists may choose to donate their artwork to The Wandle Art Project instead, thereby giving 85% of the sale price to the charity with the remaining 15% going towards exhibition and competition administrative costs. 

Entry and Deadlines

To enter the competition, you must submit all of the following items to [wandleriverart@gmail.com] by 7th February 2022.

• High resolution images of your original artworks (one image per item) that represents a creative, unique and personal connection to the concept of River Culture. A completed and signed declaration (on page 4 of this document), as evidence of authenticity and agreement to our model.
• A completed description form (at the end of this document), including a word description of the artwork and the idea that connects your artwork to Wandle Culture.

Entry Specifications

The artwork submitted must be:

• A unique piece, not a reproduction of others.
• Signed by the artist as evidence of uniqueness and authenticity and not reproduction
• from a limited run of 15 or less*
• No larger than 1 metre x 1 metre

* If exhibited, artists do not need to send in all prints. This stipulation is to limit the number of prints on the market, so that in the event of any purchase the price is protected and unique to the buyer.

Key 2022 dates and deadlines

7th February 2022 Deadline to receive high-resolution images and completed,
signed description form and declaration [wandlerivergarden@gmail.com]

Wed 2nd – Mon 14 Feb 2022 Evaluation of artists by panel of judges.

Wed 15th February 2022 Artwork exhibition list announcement.

Sun 27th March 2022 Deadline for exhibition artwork to arrive at the venue (see
below for the address).

Friday 1st April 2022 Private view at the Chapter House, invitees and artists
6pm – 9pm 

2nd, 3rd & 8th-10th April 2022 Artwork exhibition open over two weekends to the public at
the Chapter House.

Competition results announced at 3pm on 10th April, live at the venue.

Wed – Thurs 13th-14th April 2022 Artworks to be collected from Wheelhouse Pottery & Art at Merton Abbey Mills, Watermill Way, Wimbledon SW19 2RD.

•• Exhibition Artwork Only••

The Judge Panel

Ron Newsham Ieva_bee Dina Klumbys

We are available to contact by telephone between 1100 – 1600 hours on: 

t 07812131360

e wandlerivergarden@gmail.com

Opening times of the Wheelhouse for delivery and pick up:

Wednesday to Sunday 1100 hours to 1600 hours

Closed Monday and Tuesday

If you’re sending artwork by courier please contact us to let us know delivery times.

Please remember all artwork in the exhibition must be delivered to the above address (unless otherwise instructed) by the 1600 hours on Sunday 27 March 2022. All artwork submitted after this time will not be exhibited or eligible for the competition.

The selected artists will be displayed at The River Culture Art Exhibition, at The Chapter House, Chapter Way, Wimbledon, London, SW19 2RX.

Marketing and administration team

Anna Stoitsova Vassie Vasseva