Open Call Art Exhibition: The Gift of Shade
Thu 28 Aug
|ZERO
Rooted Art Collective is hosting a summer art show to encourage creative practices and offer a platform to showcase community creativity


Time & Location
28 Aug 2025, 18:30 – 21:00
ZERO, Unit 1 Riverside Business Centre, Walnut Tree Close, Guildford GU1 4UG, UK
About the Event
Rooted Art Collective is hosting a summer art show at Zero to encourage mindful creative practices and offer a platform to showcase community creativity.
This summer, we’re calling for art on the theme of “The Gift of Shade.”The theme is open to interpretation, and we welcome all mediums – painting, sculpture, photography, textiles, digital, you name it. Anything goes, as long as it’s not offensive or hateful. Every submitted work will befeatured!
We will have an opening evening 28th August and the work will be displayed for the following 3 weeks.
• One artwork per artist
• Entry deadline: August 18
When you drop off your work, please include a note with:
👉 Your name
👉 The title of the piece
👉 The price (if you’d like to sell it)
You're welcome to sell your work – Zero Carbon Guildford will take a 10% commission.No pressure if you’d prefer not to sell – that’s totally fine too.