Welcome to The Windbreaks

A BRAND NEW SEAFRONT ART DISPLAY – THE WINDBREAKS

The Windbreaks is a Portsmouth City Council project providing new opportunities for the local arts community to exhibit their work in the public realm. Five double sided windbreak panels offer space to display ten large-scale artworks, creating an outdoor gallery on the promenade, which is accessible 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

The Windbreaks will display three exhibitions per year, running December-March, April-July and August-November.

The Windbreaks is proudly sponsored by VolkerStevin and Boskalis Westminster.

Open Call for 2D Art

We’re proud to support and lift up local artists, and are excited to extend this opportunity to display art in this prominent new location and infrastructure on the popular Portsmouth seafront.

Each year there will be 3 exhibition windows that will feature up to 10 works of art throughout each 4 month period.

Applications are encouraged from 2D visual artists, photographers, printmakers and others who are looking to display their art.

Artist selection will be managed by Portsmouth City Council, and reviewed by a panel three times a year.

The Displays

Curation underway for Display: Dec '24 - Mar '25

Overview

Dec '24 - Mar '25

Curation is currently underway for the first display at The Windbreaks from December 2024 – March 2025.

Applications closed on 27th September.

Shortlisted artists will be contacted in early October.

If you have any questions please get in contact with us.

We look forward to hearing from you.