Guildford Festival of the Arts

Guildford Festival of the Arts Taking place in Guildford Town Centre, the event aims to revitalise the local art scene.

Guildford Festival of the Arts is a four-day celebration of the visual arts, showcasing the talent of local artists and engage the community in creative experiences.

🎨 STUDENT OPEN CALL 🎨Alongside our public open call, we’re excited to say we’re also hosting a Student Open Call for you...
28/05/2026

🎨 STUDENT OPEN CALL 🎨

Alongside our public open call, we’re excited to say we’re also hosting a Student Open Call for young creatives aged 13–18 or currently studying GCSEs, A-Levels (or equivalent).

This is your chance to have your work exhibited as part of Guildford Festival of the Arts 2026 ✨

Know a young artist who’d love this? Share this with them!

🔗 Submission details via the link in our bio.

CallForArtists

Here’s a peak at a few of our events and workshops coming up this October 1-4… Check out our programme at https://www.gu...
16/05/2026

Here’s a peak at a few of our events and workshops coming up this October 1-4…

Check out our programme at https://www.guildfordfestivalofthearts.co.uk/programme for details and plenty more as we add them!

something catch your eye? We hope to see you there!👀

02/05/2026

the GFOTA team has been busy flyering our open call all around guildford! keep your 👀 peeled…

29/04/2026

A little message from our Co-founder and Director Charlie…

Our open call is now live and we’re excitied to see the range of work that is submitted!

It’s gonna be bigger and better than last year, we’ll see you there! 1st-4th October 😁

19/04/2026

Here’s a quick look at all of our submissions from the GFOTA 2025 Open Call last year!

We had lots of variety whether it be mediums, colours, shapes and sizes - truly amazing work from everyone.

We can’t wait to see what you all come up with this year 😆more information on this coming very soon…stay tuned!

🎨 We have some news! 🎨The Guildford Festival of the Arts is back after an incredible first year - and we’re making it ev...
08/01/2026

🎨 We have some news! 🎨

The Guildford Festival of the Arts is back after an incredible first year - and we’re making it even bigger.

Save the date: 1–4 October 2026

Expect more venues, more artists, more workshops, more street art and more ways to get involved as we continue to grow Guildford as a hub for the arts ✨

📬 Join our mailing list
📣 Open Call opens in April
🤝 Stay connected to hear more info on hosting an event, workshop or volunteering

Find out more or see what happened last year via the link in bio 👀

You have spoken! 🗳️Your votes from throughout the festival have been counted, and we’re thrilled to announce that the Pu...
06/10/2025

You have spoken! 🗳️
Your votes from throughout the festival have been counted, and we’re thrilled to announce that the Public Vote Prize goes to for her incredible work 100 Days of Lockdown! 🎉

This mixed-media piece on khadi paper (78 × 106 cm) captures one hundred daily self-portraits, created between April and July 2020 - a deeply personal and powerful reflection of life in lockdown.

Ellen wins the opportunity to exhibit her work, coordinated by the Guildford Festival of the Arts. 🎨✨

👉 Swipe to see the runner-up artists:
• Abigail Strong – A Hyacinth Study 🌸
• Luke Spooner – Inner-city Ice Cream🍦

Congratulations to 15-year-old Mable Welvaert, winner of the Student George Weil Prize (£50 voucher) for her acrylic pai...
06/10/2025

Congratulations to 15-year-old Mable Welvaert, winner of the Student George Weil Prize (£50 voucher) for her acrylic painting Squint (80 × 60cm)

An incredible achievement from such a talented young artist! 🎨👏

Huge congratulations to - winner of this year’s £250 Knight Frank Prize! 🏆Chosen by our incredible panel of judges for...
06/10/2025

Huge congratulations to - winner of this year’s £250 Knight Frank Prize! 🏆

Chosen by our incredible panel of judges for Cyclist 13, a stunning watercolour (50 × 70 cm)

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