Deadline to apply: Mon 10 Feb 2025, 12:00
Date of film delivery deadline: Mon 26 May 2025
We are offering a funded Visual Art Commission to be exhibited as part of Horizons Festival 2025!
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
HOME and CAN are commissioning an artist to create an original new artwork that responds to this year’s Horizons Festival theme More in Common. The artwork will be reproduced at large scale and showcased on the exterior of HOME’s building for 8 weeks.
The Artwork can be created in any 2D medium such as:
- Illustration
- Painting
- Drawing
- Printmaking
- Digital illustration
- Photography
- Collage
- Any other 2D media
The original artwork once submitted to HOME, will be photographed, digitally enlarged, printed in vinyl and installed onto a prominent position on the outside of the HOME building by HOME. Technical details, dimensions and images of previous commissions are listed in the commission brief document.
We ask that you respond to this year’s festival theme More in Common 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 – more detail about the theme and values can be found below. Your artwork will be accompanied by either a panel discussion, a Q&A session or an introduction to contextualise your work.
This commission offers £1,000 of financial support. In order to apply, you must be aged 18+ and you must have the right to work in the UK.
There is one commission available which will receive the following package of support:
- £1000 of funding (£500 in April, £500 in June)
- Advice and support from HOME’s Creative Development Practitioner during production in the form of regular meetings and technical support
- HOME to produce the installation
- Promotion and marketing of the artwork on HOME’s website and socials
- Artwork exhibited at HOME for up to 8 weeks
- Support with career next steps
How to apply:
Please explain to us how you would approach the commission, any ideas you have, visual style etc through one or more of the following:
- a short video explaining your idea (no more than 2 minutes)
- a short description of your idea (no more than 500 words)
- another way of communicating your film plan (Storyboard/proposal)
You should also include a sentence or two about yourself and your interest in filmmaking. You may also include:
- files of your previous filmmaking
- a link to your work on social media or website
- your portfolio or showreel
Please submit your application via email 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 March 2025. 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