Are you Interested in displaying your work at the gallery?

Great! There are a few different options, shop, exhibition space or mix hire.

Our gallery and shop Space are focussed on Applied Arts or Craft. If you are an artist working in the fine arts skip to our “hiring the mix” section.

Gallery & Craft Shop

To be considered for the gallery or shop you must be

1. Working in a Craft discipline.
2. Working in the United Kingdom.
3. Your work must be for sale. *

*All work sold through our inhouse exhibitions, or our gallery shop is subject to our standard commission rate which is currently set at 41% of the retail price.

If your work fits the criteria above the next step is to email us at platform.gallery@ribblevalley.gov.uk with the subject header ARTIST SUBMISSION – INSERT YOUR NAME. please ensure your email includes the following detail

• Your name and a little bit of information about your practice.
• A small selection of good quality images or a link to your website. (Regrettably we do not have space to store physical work when considering your work).
• An indication of the prices of your work. Please state if this is the wholesale price (not including commission) or if this is the retail price (including commission).

Upon receipt of your email, we will reply confirming its arrival. At this point your work will be filed for consideration for both the shop and gallery space.

The gallery hosts four exhibitions a year and we aim to plan for these as far as two years in advance. The shop is reviewed quarterly, and we regularly invite new artists to keep our offering fresh for customers. If we feel your work is relevant to our upcoming programme one of our supervisors will be in touch to discuss displaying your work. Please be advised it may be months before we find a relevant opportunity for your work at the gallery. If your work evolves or your contact details change, please send us an update.

Hiring The Mix

The mix is our flexible hire space here at the gallery. Its suitable for solo exhibitions, group exhibitions, workshops, and artist talks. The space is available at a flat room hire rate from as little as £30.10 and then you yourself sell direct to the public. Its available for a half day or a few weeks run depending on your needs and our availability. For more information about this option speak to a member of the team.

Apply to Take part in our Shooting Star Art & Craft Stalls

The Shooting stars programme will include 4 separate small and intimate pop-up Art & Craft Fairs within the larger Northern Star Exhibition. The stalls will be nestled into and amongst the main gallery space, shop, and mix galleries. The Platform team are looking for a wide range of Artists working across a range of both Fine Art and Craft mediums and the cost for each weekend is a very affordable £32.90.

Shooting Stars Art & Craft Fairs dates

Supernova- Saturday 25th November & Sunday 26th November

Orion -Saturday 2nd December & Sunday 3rd December

Polaris- Saturday 9th December & Sunday 10th December

Nebula -Saturday 16th December & Sunday 17th December

How To Apply:

Fill in the Application Form on page 4 and send it to the Platform Gallery via email to platform.gallery@ribblevalley.gov.uk or in person during our regular opening hours.

Your booking is only secured when you have returned your paperwork, an offer email has been sent to you and your full payment made.

Payment can be made over the phone with a credit or debit card, also cash or card is accepted in the Platform Gallery 01200 425566.

Contact: 01200 425566 or platform.gallery@ribblevalley.gov.uk

Platform Gallery & Visitor Information Centre, Station Road, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB72JT