Wellbeing Space

Link Gallery - Staff Photography Exhibition

Thank you for offering to participate in the staff photography exhibition which has the theme ‘Perky Pets’. How you interpret this title, and the content of the image is up to you (based on the guidelines at the end of this document). Creativity and lateral thinking is welcome!

Link Gallery:

The Gallery space in the Link Corridor is run entirely by us in the hospital, we have a small committee who look after the space and plan the exhibitions. 

They are:

· Ines Orosnjak

· Aggie Cebula

· Theresa Weldring

· Steve Summers

We are very open to new ideas for future exhibitions. Please get in touch via stephen.summers@nhs.net 

Submission Process:

The exhibition will be hung in the Link Gallery on Tuesday 9th June 2026.

To apply for the exhibition, please email a copy of your submission photograph to stephen.summers@nhs.netkeeping the file size below 1 Mb. You can submit up to two photographs for consideration. The deadline for submissions is Friday 22nd May 2026.

The Link Gallery committee will sort through submissions and email you back as soon as possible letting you know if your image has been selected for exhibition - this is mainly for when we get more entries than we have spaces for. Even if your photograph doesn’t make this exhibition, we are absolutely going to have further exhibitions, so all is not lost!

If your picture is accepted, you will need to provide a print of it to me by Friday 5th June. As a contributor, you are responsible for printing.

The size of the frame is A2 (420 x 594 mm) so your photograph will sit within this. You can have it printed any size up to A2: you don’t have to go full size! You can supply it as it is, or in a mount, it’s entirely up to you. As a guide, an A3 sized image looks good within the A2 frame. If this sizing doesn’t mean anything to you, please get in touch and I will explain!

IMPORTANT - please note that the gallery has 13 fixed frames: only 4 of these are portrait format 11 are landscape format 

Please bear this in mind when deciding which image(s) you choose to submit, you have more chance of having your photo selected if it is in landscape format.

Practical Stuff:

· Size – The frames take up to A2size prints. That is 420 x 594 mm (16.5 x 23.5 inches). The print can be any size and shape up to these dimensions, and finish can be matt or gloss finish, it’s up to you. 

· Printing – you are responsible for getting your picture(s) printed. This is now really affordable with online services e.g. an A3 size photograph costs about £6. There are many to choose from - here are some examples:

Snapfish UK: Online Photo Printing & Personalised Photo Gifts

Photo Printing Online | All Sizes | Photobox

Photo Printing » Print Photos Online | BonusPrint UK

Sometimes the larger print sizes come under the ‘Wall Art’ or ‘Poster’ section of their website.

Top Tip - don’t leave it till the last minute and go to the local shop for a print, it will cost much more than online. If ordering online, the cheapest delivery can take a few days, so please plan ahead. The deadline for getting your print to Steve on Esher Wing Level 4 is Friday 5th June.

· Mounting card - if the photograph is not going to fill the A2 frame, you may want to place it on a mount card in a colour of your choice. If not, it will be stuck on a plain white backing card.

· Title – please give your photograph a short one-line title. This will go on the information sheet. Please email this title, with the name you want to use, and the department or team you work in, to Steve ahead of time stephen.summers@nhs.net

· Information sheet – there will be an exhibition information sheet, which will have some info about each photographer, the title of each picture.

Please be aware that the exhibition space is in an open and accessible space, with frames that snap shut but are not lockable. There is an element of risk, in that damage or indeed theft is possible. So far, we have not had any trouble, so the risk is very low, but you need to be aware.

Exhibition Rules:

There is a very simple set of guidelines for all exhibition contributors that you would expect, in order to keep our exhibitions safe and accessible to all.

Criteria

We will collect and/or display paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures, installations, photography, moving image and digital artworks, that support the health and wellbeing of patients, their families and staff. The criteria for display and/or acquisition are:

a. Led by the needs of patients, their families and members of staff.

b. Of quality, demonstrating excellence in making and handling of materials.

c. Innovative in skills, materials and intention.

d. Responds effectively to the environment in which it will be displayed.

e. Has a positive impact on patients, families and staff, and is aligned with the Trust’s values.

f. Supports the development of a successful coherent collection and will stand the test of time.

g. Reflects the diversity of our patients, families and staff and the Trust’s Equality Policy.

Future:

This is one of what we hope will be many staff photography exhibitions. Please come back with future photographs.

Contributing to a public exhibition of your work is brave thing to do, but it really does provide something to celebrate and brightens up our workplace. Thank you!