Artists in the Countryside 2026

Welcome, thank you for registering.

We have created this page dedicated to you the artist. Here, we will endevour to provide and collect all the information we all need for a successful event.

Our aim is to provide each artist with a profile for the exhibition this year on our site and to this end we will be asking you to complete a few online forms, but nothing too difficult!

Information about this year's event

We are at the usual venue, Newton Purcell Village Hall, next door to Elm's Farm. There will also be a marquee for Tea / Coffee and cakes, and several pop up gazebos for the bar and entrance.

There will be much activity on site during the set up week.

Set Up

Art delivery and hanging will be between Wednesday 10th and Thursday 11th June 2026

We are also looking for help hosting the Private View, we love your help with the following:

• Front entrance - Welcome and payments x 2 5:30pm - 7pm
• Front Entrance - Drinks host 5:30pm - 7pm
• PV - Canope host x 2 - 5pm - 7pm
• Bar - Host x 2 - 5pm - 9pm (shifts)
• Exhibition Hall - Cashier x 2 (shifts)  - 6pm - 9pm

General set up - Wednesday 10th and Thursday 11th June 09:00-1700

Art drop off - Wednesday 10th and Thursday 11th June 09:00-1700

Hanging - Wednesday 10th and Thursday 11th June 09:00-1700

Finishing touches - Friday 15th 10am - 3pm

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About the event

The dates for the 2026 season are:

General set up - Wednesday 10th and Thursday 11th June 09:00-1700

Friday - Private View 6pm until 9pm, £10 / Ticket, available on the door

Saturday - 10am until 8:00pm

How many pictures can I bring?

As you will already be aware space is limited in the village hall so we have restricted numbers of artists. We will endeavour to fit in as much as we can to the exhibition, however the curators will reserve the right to control overall numbers of pictures per artist to ensure everyone get a suitable space to display their work. Numbers will be determined by their size, but as a ball park I suggest circa 16 small or 6 large plus any replacement lines you wish to bring should sales go well.

Please do bring along a browser for your prints. There will also be room for a small amount of art gifts.