Simplify open exhibitions
Widen participation and delight judges with a beautiful submission and selection process.
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A simple, beautiful platform to make everyone’s life easier.
Programme Manager
Save days on admin from the moment you draft your call, to announcing your final selection.
Using Zealous took away 80% of my workload
Sue Ecclestone (Holly Bush Emerging Woman Painter Prize)
Applicant
Get more entries with clear applicant journeys, keeping track of progress in real-time.
I've done a lot of online applications and yours has been the best experience.
Nicola Schauerman (Artist)
Judges
Simplify the process of gathering input from judges, and keep track of their progress at each step.
I found Zealous exceptionally intuitive, responsive and stable.
Sukhy Johal MBE
(Arts Council)
Grow the impact of your open exhibition
- View real-time progress on your dashboard
- Your dedicated page with videos/sponsor logos/T&Cs…(no coding required)
- Automate your schedule (e.g. submissions open/close/results…)
- Customise your application & selection process
- Create special deals on submission fees
- Supplement marketing efforts with recommendations to our network
- Draft in minutes, publish once ready
We received our highest number of submissions, an increase of 22%!
Laura Evans
(UKNA)
Boost Entries
- Accept rich content (images, videos, sounds, 3D models…)
- Quicker submission for candidates with project reuse
- Beautiful & secure payment flow through Stripe
- Convert draft entries with automatic reminders
- Delight candidates with a streamlined process
- No limits on uploads (images, videos, pdf, 3D models, etc.)
- GDPR compliant
Applying was simple, allowing artists to present work in a way that can speak for itself.
Alexander Bertram-Powell
Artist
Delight your judges
- Make judging intuitive, quick and fun
- Select candidates in rounds (e.g. shortlist)
- Monitor judging progress
- Simple judge assignment through categories
- Remove bias with anonymous judging
- Grow your audience & newsletter with a public vote
Zealous is the best, most intuitive competition scoring platform I've used.
Andrew Miller
Cultural Consultant, Broadcaster & Disability Champion
Quickly select the best works
- Easily manage thousands of submissions
- Quick filter and search functions
- Send out results at each round automatically
- See the best-scored works first; always retain control over the selection
- Directly contact applicants at any time
- No paper – save money & the environment
Worth every single penny.
Fair pricing
- No annual contacts. Choose to pay monthly if you want.
- No limits on programmes, judges, or uploaded files.
- No hidden charges for setting up or onboarding.
- No lock-ins. Download your data and cancel your subscription once your programme is over.
- Risk-free. Get your first submissions for free.
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unlimited judges
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