- Artist(s) fee of £1,500
- Materials budget of £800
- Travel/Accommodation budget of up to £1000
- Technical support, exhibition production and interpretation will be provided towards the exhibition at Woodend Gallery
- The artist will be expected to contribute to the public programme which will include a talk and workshop with Woodend Gallery audiences
OPEN CALL: Coastal Ecologies
A new commission opportunity for all artists living in Yorkshire, Humber, and the North East to respond to the theme “Coastal Ecologies”, and exhibit as part of our Creative Greenhouse programme at Woodend Gallery, Scarborough in April 2024-in collaboration with Scarborough Museum and Galleries.
BRIEF
The commission is in response to the theme of Coastal Ecologies, inviting artists, or an artist collective to interpret this in any media reflecting on the reality of our changing ecological environments. This can be land, people, or materials. We welcome artists’ interpretation of our relationship to the natural and man-made changes that affect the world we live in.
The successful applicant must demonstrate a strong awareness of contemporary environmental challenges and must consider how best to use the exhibition space at Woodend Gallery to communicate this narrative to our audiences.
“The art, architecture and design world needs to take a stand against the ongoing erasure of species – even where there is little chance of ultimate success. It is our privilege and our duty to be at the forefront of the struggle. There is no choice but to follow the path of ethics into aesthetics. We live in societies suffocating in waste.” ‘Remember Nature’ Gustav Metzger, 2015.
Crescent Arts and SMG share an interest in ecology, sustainability, the natural world, and aim to connect with audiences this changing culture through art. This commission aims to support an artist or artist collective with the opportunity to further explore an existing or develop a new body of work.
Summary of points to consider:
- Interpretation of the theme to demonstrate a strong awareness of contemporary environmental challenges.
- Explore the use of Woodend Gallery space.
- Consider an intended audience and the artwork narrative.
Exhibition budget and outline
- Provide documentation on the commission for use in evaluative reports, presentations, and social media.
- Transport of artwork if required will be arranged and cost incurred by SMG
- Documentation, marketing, and promotion will be arranged by SMG
- Access support, a budget to support access requirements as necessary
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION SPACE
The successful artist(s) will be expected to respond to the theme and create work independently followed by an exhibition at Woodend Gallery 26th April – 29th June 2024. Part of the brief encourages applicants to consider Woodend Gallery, a two-story Victorian glasshouse and commit to a technical meeting to discuss exhibition requirements.
Pictures below of Woodend Main Gallery Space.
Ready to apply?
Please email your full application, with the subject title ‘Coastal Ecologies Open Call 2024’,
to sara.nowell@smtrust.uk.com by 11.30pm
on Sunday 18th February 2024.
Late applications will not be accepted.
Applicants may be invited to online interviews Thursday 22nd / Friday 23rd February 2024.
The final selection will take place on Saturday 24thFebruary 2024. The selection committee is made up of members of SMG and Crescent Arts staff.
Applicants will be notified if they have been successful by Sunday 25th February 2024.
If you have not heard from us by this date, unfortunately you have been unsuccessful in your application. We are unable to provide feedback on individual applications.
Programme timeline
Dates 2024: |
Activity: |
Sunday 18th February |
Deadline for Open Call 11:30pm |
*Thursday 22nd / Friday 23rd |
Online interviews may be required |
Sunday 25th March |
Successful artist will be notified |
Monday 26th February |
Commence artwork production |
Monday 18th March |
Technical meeting and invite to view gallery space |
*Thursday 28th / 29th March |
Online review with CCC project manager |
Thursday 4th April |
Deadline to submit marketing images and exhibition interpretation materials to support exhibition |
Saturday 20th April |
Deadline transportation of artwork |
Monday 22nd April – Friday 26thApril |
Install Woodend Gallery with preview Friday 26th (what time is best so we can invite tenants) |
Saturday 27th April – Saturday 29th June |
Exhibition open to public |
*Dates to be confirmed with artist May / June |
Talk and workshop with Woodend audiences |
Monday 1st July – Wednesday 3rdJuly |
De-install and collect work |
To apply and for more information including floor plans, access and more, click here to visit Scarborough Museums and Galleries website.
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