Deadline to apply: Fri 12 Jan 2024, 12pm
Date of final artwork deadline: Mon 22 Apr 2024
We are offering a funded Visual Art Commission to be shown as part of Horizons Festival 2024!
This opportunity is for artists based in Greater Manchester who have lived experience of displacement from their home country or seeking sanctuary through the UK asylum system.
Horizons Festival celebrates the enduring power of creativity by international artists who have made Manchester their home through migration. HOME and Community Arts North West present a provocative and stimulating programme of film, theatre, music, visual art alongside workshops and discussion. Horizons 2024 will take place on Fri 21 Jun until Sun 23 Jun.
The theme for Horizons 2024 is Our Planet, Our Home which is an expansion of the National Refugee Week 2024 theme of Our Home. Our Planet, Our Home is a way of expressing that no matter what country we come from, we are all citizens of planet Earth – removing the idea of borders and emphasising connection, whilst also holding the importance of nature and climate justice.
We ask that you respond to this year’s festival theme Our Planet, Our Home in your pitch for the commission. We encourage artists to use our explanation of the theme as a guideline and welcome you to interpret it as you wish.
This commission offers £750 of financial support. In order to apply, you must be aged 18+ and you must have the right to work in the UK.
Design requirements/tips:
- Your artwork must be 2D, for example: Painting, drawing, printmaking, illustration, graphic design, textiles, photography, mixed media, digital design.
- Your original artwork must meet our minimum size requirement (60 cm by 60cm)
- We recommend you consider working to a SQUARE shape so that it fills the space available impactfully
- You may wish to consider the translucent nature of the window. We have discovered that large areas of dark colour absorb light and appear more transparent/disappear. Similarly areas of white and pale colour reflect light and become more opaque and more visible.
How to apply:
Please submit an idea (in English) by email using the email header: Art Commission. You can submit either:
- a short video explaining your idea (no more than 2 minutes)
- a short description of your idea (no more than 500 words)
- a sketch/example of what you want to create
You should also include a sentence or two about yourself.
You may also include:
- Images of your previous artwork
- A link to your artwork on social media or website
- Your portfolio
Please submit your application to: horizons@homemcr.org
All ideas will be considered by a panel from HOME and CAN. All applicants will be notified of the status of their application by Feb 2024. Unfortunately, we cannot provide feedback to all applicants.
If you have any questions or access requirements related to this application please email: horizons@homemcr.org