Open for entries: Registration will open from 3rd January 2025 until February 28th, 23.00 hours 2025.

Cost of registration for 2025: £60 per artist (payment info below) – each individual must register separately even if part of a group or a shop/business.

Individuals exhibiting in a group need to pay separately

If you are part of a large non-profit making group you may prefer to take out an advertisement in the brochure, please refer to the Sponsors page. 

1.     Pay the registration fee

Your payment can be made:

By bank transfer to

Account name: Frome Open Art Trail

Bank: TSB
Sort Code: 30-93-40
Account number: 24869568
Bank transfer reference: FO25/your surname/initial e.g. FO25/Smith/J

(A small fee is charged to us for payments by credit card, so please use debit cards where possible)

By cheque

Make payable to Frome Open Art Trail including your name and exhibition name on the reverse.

All cheques should be sent to: Kate Cochrane, 60 Keyford, Frome BA11 1JT

Important: Please ensure you use the bank transfer reference when making your payment so that it can be easily linked to your entry.

 

Payment must be received by deadline for entry by Friday 28th February 23.00 hours

 

2.        Email [email protected] to let us know you have paid the registration fee. You will then receive the link to complete your entry.

3.         Complete the registration form

Which details do I need to provide?

1. Artist's name
2. Venue address
3. Exhibition or Group name - agree your group name with the rest of your group before submitting
4. Telephone, email plus either a website address, or online site eg Facebook, Instagram etc (one only) - see https://linktr.ee/ for an all in one social media/website link.
5. A brief description of your exhibition (max 138 characters including spaces)
6. Any other relevant information such as workshops or donations to charity
7. One image for the brochure, and one or two others for promotion of the trail – size requirements below with image formatting information if needed

Groups: Agree your group name prior to entry – each entrant should input the agreed name on the form. We will place your listings together in the brochure.

Opening hours: 11am – 5pm

Opening days:  All venues must open both weekends.  Weekday opening is optional – include which days you will be open on the Submission Form for inclusion in the brochure.

Ensure your venue is open at all the stated opening times – you are welcome to open earlier though this will not be in the brochure.  In the event of an emergency, you are unable to open as stated, phone, email us or contact us via Facebook asap and we’ll do our best to spread the message via social media.

Additional information

What does my registration fee cover? 

• A listing in the Brochure with one image and contact information: each artist takes responsibility to proof read their entry prior to print.
• Your venue pinpointed on the Brochure maps
• The interactive Brochure will be on the FOAT website, with links to your email, and either your website or your social media & the Frome Festival website from publication in May until the following year.
• A contribution towards print of the 7,000 Brochures.
• Distribution of the brochure by volunteers: we ask each entrant to help with distribution.
• Advertising of the event via social media, press releases and paid advertising in selected publications including The List, Mendip Times & Evolver (funding dependent).
• Advertising for Frome Open Art Trail in the Frome Festival Brochure with a feature included on appropriate days.
• A venue pack including an event poster, visitor number sheet, re-useable direction signs.

Frome Open Art Trail does its utmost to advertise the event. All artists are encouraged to promote their individual venue with signage, and by word of mouth, email and social media.  

Please ensure signage does not obstruct or cause unsafe distraction to traffic, create excess rubbish and is removed immediately following the event and returned.