Artwave at Depot: Dots & Dashes
Open Exhibition
5 – 20 September 2026
Artwork: Victoria Kaplan – ‘Refusing to Fall’
As part of the 2026 Artwave Festival (5 – 20 September), Depot will be holding an open exhibition of art created by the public in the Studio.
The theme of this year’s open exhibition at Depot is Dots & Dashes. We are inviting artists of all ages and experience to submit works of art inspired by this theme.
Dots & dashes appear in the world around us in many different forms, often totally unrecognised. See them in the fonts and texts that surround us, in the natural forms of nature, and in the structures of the man-made. We welcome you to seek them out and be inspired by their unassuming presence.
Can you find inspiration in their shapes and forms to create an artwork? All styles and mediums are welcome. You can be an experienced artist or someone who is only just finding your creative side.
Entries for this year’s Artwave open exhibition are now closed
Artworks will be selected by a committee at Depot. Successful applicants will be notified on 26 August, and all artworks must be delivered by 22:00 on 30 August.
All artworks must be mounted with picture string on the back. If artworks are not properly mounted, we will not be able to exhibit the work.
Please be aware that this year we will have limited opening times for the exhibition at weekends: 5 & 6 September and 13 September, 10:00–17:00; 19 & 20 September, 14:00–18:00.
Kusama: Infinity
Wednesday 9 September, 20:30
Explore Yayoi Kusama’s fierce determination to become a world-renowned artist. Kusama was born into a conservative family in rural Japan and she made her way to America on the heels of WWII. There, without connections and speaking only broken English, she devoted herself to her one true love, making art.