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Unseen is a community art exhibition exploring themes of the hidden, unnoticed, overlooked and untold.
We're excited to be partnering up with local curator, Millie Lake, to bring an open call exhibition to Boscombe, as part of OSC (Open School Creative).
About the exhibition
Selected artworks will be exhibited throughout our community space at TOSH - a Grade II listed building here in Boscombe.
Exhibition: 31st Oct - 12th Dec 2025
Preview night: Thursday 30th Oct
Open Day: Sat 1st Nov
Millie and TOSH will facilitate the sale of artwork throughout the exhibition (at the discretion of each artist), with no commission taken. This is a great opportunity to get your work seen, and maybe even sold!
About TOSH
TOSH is a creative community space based in a Grade II listed building in the centre of Boscombe. Through our programme of community workshops and gatherings, we bring diverse people together in a safe, supportive space. When you hire our non-profit, you invest in our community mission.
About Open School Creative
Open School Creative (OSC) is a collaboration between TOSH and BEAF Arts Co to support our community of artists and their development at all stages. Based in Boscombe and online, OSC programmes workshops, show and tell nights, artist talks, courses, funding support, events and more. The programme exists for artists interested in skill building, collaboration and community.
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About the exhibition theme
With TOSH’s ongoing commitment to platforming outsider art and overlooked voices, we are inviting submissions that respond to the theme “Unseen”.
This might be work that explores your own experience of feeling unseen, or that tells the story of someone else - those whose lives, contributions or identities are often ignored, unheard or untold.
You might choose to highlight the things that quietly slip under the radar in our daily lives. Or you could take the theme literally by submitting a piece that has never been shown before - something hidden away in your studio, your home, or even under your bed.
Your submission
Submit your artwork (FREE) here!
Deadline: 5pm, Saturday 20th September 2025
Submission guidelines
2D wall-based work:
- Work must be no larger than 100cm x 100cm.
- All work must arrive exhibition-ready in a frame with two D hooks on the back to allow us to display the work from TOSH’s hanging system.
3D work:
Due to the nature of the space, all 3D artwork will be displayed inside shelving units. Please ensure your work is no larger than the dimensions below:
- Small - 35cm (w) x 35cm (h) // 40cm (w) x 40cm (h)
- Medium - 60cm (w) x 40cm (h)
- Large - 30cm (w) x 135cm (h) // 85cm (w) x 35cm (h)
We recognise this may feel prescriptive, but we will not be able to select any 3D work that does not fit inside one of these spaces. Please contact Millie if you would like further details on the display structures for 3D work.
Eligibility: Please note that submissions are only open to artists that live or have a studio in a BH postcode.
Submissions will close at 5pm on Saturday 20th September. We will get back to all artists by Sunday 5th October.
Contact
If you have any questions or want to get in touch, you can email Millie on millie.lake@outlook.com.
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