For the first time since Covid restrictions began we are pleased to announce the opening of our TALP Open Exhibitions at Patchings Art Centre.

Our 2021 exhibitions open on August 21 and run to September 26.

With a brand new gallery hosting the Leisure Painter exhibition and some fabulous artworks on display, it's well worth a visit.

Both the Crew Yard Gallery and the Barn Gallery, hosting The Artist exhibition, will be open from Wednesdays to Sundays, 10am to 4pm. With a newly refurbished cafe as well, you can be assured of a warm welcome from our friends in Nottinghamshire. If you do visit we would love for you to share your photographs of the exhibition on our social media pages or email them to us to be shared online.

If you are unable to visit in person, you can browse the exhibitions online (click on the links below) where you will also be able to vote for your favourites to win this year's People's Choice Awards.

• Leisure Painter exhibition
• Leisure Painter award winners
• The Artist exhibition
• The Artist award winners
• Leisure Painter highly commended
• The Artist highly commended

Award winners this year include:

The Artist Purchase Prize Award

Farm in the Valley Bottom, watercolour, (38x56cm) by Paul Talbot-Greaves

The Leisure Painter Award

Climbing Day, watercolour, (50x40cm) by Stuart Johnson

The following ten artists have been selected for The Artist Exhibition Awards and will feature in a mixed exhibition at Patchings next year.

• Mark Fennell
• Roger Dellar
• Nia McKeown
• Paul Talbot-Greaves
• Jenny Aitken
• Michele Ashby
• Michael Salt
• Kelvin Holtom
• Paul Weaver
• Dawn White

The Artist Exhibitions for 2019 and 2020 open at Patchings on October 9 and run until November 21, 2021.

Don't forget that call for entries to TALP Open 2022 opens in November too!