CAS Members: Invitation to Exhibit

Deadline for submissions: Wednesday 21 May, 12 noon

To download the Invitation to Exhibit please use the button below.

My Family and Other Animals

The Minories, 74 High Street, Colchester, CO1 1UE
28 May - 15 June 2025
Wednesday - Sunday 10am - 4pm

All types of artwork welcome for consideration by the selection panel. Good luck and we hope to see you at the Meet the Artists (and their families) party on Saturday 7 June, 12 - 2pm

We are delighted to announce not one but two CAS exhibitions at the Minories this summer. Please note the change in opening date for My Family and Other Animals.

There will be a CAS curated exhibition upstairs in the Minories called My Family and Other Artists which will be works from the CAS permanent collection and the Victor Batte-Lay Foundation collection alongside works by their relatives.This will be an interesting mix of the old and the new, revealing the spiderweb of connections around the Colchester Art Society. This will run from 4 - 15 June.

The Girling room and downstairs will be a selected exhibition, from members only, called My Family and Other Animals. We originally booked these exhibitions to run at the same time but we have been offered an extra week downstairs by the Minories very recently so this exhibition will now run from 28 May - 15 June.

We would like you to enter one or two works that reflect relationships. Please be advised to enter works under 100cm wide as we have a limited space this time.

How to Submit

Wednesday 21 May, 12 Noon

Deadline for submitting images of up two works by email to cas.submissions@gmail.com for the selection committee to consider preceding live selection.

These will be high quality images sent with your name and title of work in the file name. Add to the email details of 1) your Name, 2) Title of work, 3) Medium, 4) Size (cms) and 5) Price. Artwork Prices to include the frame. There will be a commission of 20% on sales.

Handling Fee: £10 for one entry, £15 for two entries (non-refundable). Please make a payment via BACS at the time of submission to the Colchester Art Society Sort 30-92-16 Account Number 01909398 using your name & Minories as a reference.

Once you have submitted we regret it will not be possible to change any specifications.

Sunday 25 May, 2-4pm

Deliver your work to the Minories between 2 and 4pm. Live selection will take place on Monday morning.

Notification email will be sent to you if unsuccessful.

Wednesday 28 May, 1-3.30pm

Please collect unselected work. The Minories are now open Wednesday to Sunday.

Please make sure you have labelled the back, or underneath if 3D, with your Name, Title & Price. If to be wall-hung your artwork must be ready to hang. Please make sure to attach mirror plates half way down the sides.

Saturday 7 June, 12-2pm

Meet the Artists party, for both exhibitions - all welcome.

Sunday 15 June

Exhibition closes.

Sunday 15 June from 4pm and Monday 16 June, 10-12pm

Collection of unsold work.

The Minories cannot be expected to store your work and may start charging!

Please try and stick to the delivery and collection times or make arrangements among yourselves.

Any enquiries and offers of invigilation help please to sarah.milne@mac.com

By entering this exhibition you are granting permission to the Colchester Art Society to reproduce the work for promotion purposes. The Society and Gallery will take great care of the works but cannot be held responsible for loss or damage. All artists are advised to insure their own artworks.