King Street Arts 10th Annual December Art Fair
Wed 2nd – Sat 12th December 2026
The Storey, Main Gallery
Meeting House Lane Lancaster LA1 1TH
Submission Deadline – Sunday 18th October (midnight)
This will be our 10th annual Christmas exhibition and submissions are now open!
We are calling on artists to submit their art and help make our 10th Annual Celebration of visual art the best yet.
There is no theme, and you can submit up to 5 artworks, which can be 2D wall-mounted or 3D for cabinet, plinth or table display.
Participation is easy - all you need to do is email the information below;
(fees apply please see below):
- Your name and contact phone number (essential)
- Number of works you are submitting
- Please also indicate if you may be available to help with invigilation during the exhibition (If you are, we will contact you individually).
For each piece of work, we need:
- Title of work
- Type of work and medium, (Acrylic painting, Ceramic sculpture, etc)
- Dimensions (H x W in cms) including any frame. (2D) Maximum of 100cm x 60cm (either portrait or landscape); for 3D (H x W x D) Maximum footprint 40cm x 60cm.
- All measurements in centimeters please.
- Selling price
- A jpeg image with the artist’s name and title of work in the file name, for example, (RoySmith_Abstract2). An image with and without frame if possible.
Send your submission or any questions to info@kingstreetstudios.art
These images will form part of our selection process; this will not be undertaken until all artists have registered and their registration fee received.
Fees:
The submission fees are needed to cover the cost of venue hire and marketing costs. We aim to keep the fees as low as possible. King Street Arts and King Street Arts Associates volunteer their time to install, invigilate and administer this event:
The submission process has two parts:
Part One: Is a registration fee of £12 payable by each artist (non-refundable)
Part Two: After selection each artist will be contacted and asked to pay an additional display fee of £3.50 for each work selected.
Therefore, if an artist submits:
5 works and 5 are selected the total fee = £29.50 (£12 + 5 x £3.50)
Submit 5 and 1 selected the total fee = £15.50 (£12 + 1 x £3.50)
Fees can be paid directly to our bank, Santander:
Account Name: King Street Arts (Lancaster) CIC
Sort code: 09-01-29
A/c no: 77830456
with your name for reference
For submitted and selected items, there will also be a 27% commission on any sales (22% for established KSA Associate Artists)
(After all hire and marketing costs have been covered any profit made from commission will be carried forward and used to support the planning of future King Street Arts events)
Additional Items:
There is also be an opportunity for artists who are selected into the main exhibition to submit additional works, (mounted, unframed works, and quality prints, which will be displayed in browsers and on tables. We can also take greetings cards (each card must be individually labelled with artist name and price), additional smaller 3D work etc also accepted for display, please ask if in doubt.
There is no submission fee for these but there will be 33% commission on sales (28% for Associate members). This same commission arrangement also applies to any cards and postcards.
General information:
Any work submitted must not be available for sale on any other platform (website or social media) for the duration of the exhibition.
Any work displayed in the exhibition if subsequently sold as a result of being seen in the exhibition should not be discounted and should include our commission fee, which we trust you will forward on to us if a sale occurs within 6 weeks of the end of the exhibition.
By entering a work, each artist confirms that they hold all intellectual property rights in the work and that they agree to their work being reproduced in King Street Arts promotional materials, the press, and other media.
10th ANNUAL ART FAIR TIMELINE
Submissions:
Sun 18th Oct - Deadline for Submissions & Registration payment (midnight)
26th & 28th Oct - Artists contacted about works selected
Receiving Days: **
Sat 28th Nov - 2 – 6pm - Receiving Day - Location tbc
Mon 31th Nov - 9.30am – 2pm - Receiving Day - The Storey, Main Gallery
Exhibition Dates:
Wed 2nd Dec - 6pm – 8.30pm – Opening Event (provisional)
Sat 12th Dec - Last day of the exhibition
Collection Day:
Mon 14th Dec - 10am – 4pm – Collection Day (of unsold work).
All work must be removed from the gallery on this date.
Any work not collected will be donated to charity unless prior arrangements have been made.
** If the times offered on the Receiving Day are difficult, please contact us and we will try to accommodate an earlier different time/day if possible
Insurance:
You may choose to arrange your own insurance for your work (optional), as although King Street Arts will take every care with your work, we cannot be held liable for loss or damage.
Send your submission or any questions to info@kingstreetstudios.art