The Open welcomes entries from amateur, professional and student artists and craft makers, aged 18 and over, who are linked to Shetland by birth, education or residency.

This year the Shetland Open is changing...

it will now take place as a biennial (every two years), with an exhibition by the prize winners in each intervening year. Each biennial will adopt a different theme.

Open 2010 (pdf) - More information and details of how to enter

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