The fourth annual Enfield Community Art Exhibition will run from 30th May to 13th June at the Dugdale Arts Centre and Museum of Enfield. On the weekend of 6th and 7th June it will pay a visit to Palmers Green's Devonshire Square. If you're interested in having your work included in the exhibition, the deadline for applying is 28th April.
Last year's community art exhibition was held in Palmers Green, at the Arbeit Gallery, which has since closed
Last year's community art exhibition was held in Palmers Green, at Arbeit Studios, which has since closed. This year the main exhibition will be moving north to Enfield Town (the Dugdale and the Museum of Enfield), but for one weekend some of the pictures will be exhibited al fresco in Devonshire Square.
The theme this year is "Connection". Exhibition organiser Selina Javaid has some suggestions for how artists could approach this:
- Do you feel connected to your heritage?
- Do you feel connected to nature? To your community?
- Have you sought ways to consider how materiality and expression have informed your art practice and connected others?
- Do you feel connected to yourself when applying paint to paper, weaving fabric or sculpting forms?
Selina says the organisers are looking for variety, creativity and imagination as well as expression, skill and artistic flair.
All mediums will be accepted apart from AI-generated work. There will be display cases for 3D work. Selected artists will be featured on social media and the exhibition website.
One artist will be chosen to have a solo exhibition in collaboration with the Museum of Enfield, while there are additional prizes worth over £1,000. There will be paid opportunities to deliver a workshop to the public to promote your work and practice.
Visitors to last year's exhibition admire the artworks
The pop-up in Palmers Green will be held in Devonshire Square on 6th and 7th June, featuring a print exhibition of all exhibiting artists, live music, live painting and a chance to meet artists.
Enfield Community Art Exhibition 2026
| Open call deadline: | Tuesday 28th April 23:59 |
| Artists notified: | Friday 1st May |
| Drop off: | Tuesday 26th May |
| Preview: | Friday 29th May |
| Exhibition dates at Dugdale Arts Centre: | 30th May - 13th June |
| Museum of Enfield exhibition dates: | 2nd June - 13th June |
| Weekend celebration/ pop-up exhibition at Devonshire Square: | 6th June - 7th June |
| Collection of sold and unsold work: | Tuesday 16th June |
