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Diwali Art Exhibition 2026: Artist Call-Out

Share your artwork in our Diwali Exhibition

Location:

Nottingham Central Library

When: Deadline for Submissions: Saturday 10 October

Share Your Artwork in Our Diwali Exhibition

Nottingham City Libraries is inviting local artists and photographers to submit Diwali-inspired artwork for a public exhibition at Central Library.

This is an opportunity to showcase your work as part of a celebration of Diwali in the city’s flagship library.

Submission Dates

Applications open: Tuesday 15 September

Submission deadline: Saturday 10 October

What Can You Submit?

We welcome:

Original photography inspired by Diwali
Photographs of physical artworks inspired by Diwali

Please note:

All submissions must be provided in photographic format.
Images must be suitable for printing at A4 size or smaller.
One submission per person is permitted.

How to Submit Your Work

Email your submission as a high-resolution image attachment to:

libraries.resourcesandevents@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

When submitting, please include:

Your full name
The title of your artwork
Any printing support requirements

If Your Work Is Selected

Successful artists will be invited to exhibit their work at Central Library.

If selected:

You may deliver your artwork to the library, printed by a professional printing service.
If you require printing support, please state this in your submission email. The Nottingham City Libraries team can print artwork on photographic paper using onsite printers, although this will not be professional print quality.
Library staff will mount all exhibited pieces onto foam board display panels.