October 13 was the last day to apply for the 2023 Spring Salon. Now the number of entries submitted has been counted and recounted and the figure landed at 4,135, which is a new record.
Only once before has the number of applicants exceeded 4000 and that was the pandemic year 2020, i.e. the Spring Fair 2021, when 4093 applications were received.
"The high number of applicants proves the attractiveness of the Spring Fair and that the exhibition has become the popular tradition we had hoped for. While we see the threshold being lowered and more and more people daring to take the plunge to apply, the high quality of the selection stands firm, and it is precisely this steadfastness that makes the Spring Salon so unique." says Isak Nilson, chairman of the jury.
This year's jury consists of art scholar Isabella Nilsson, artist Jockum Nordström, and from Liljevalchs, Isak Nilson, Deputy Director of the art gallery.