Call for artists
Artist Open Call - Visualising Policy: Anti- Racism
‘a space’ arts is looking for a global majority artist to design a visual version of our Anti-Racism Plan alongside images and animations or GIF’s
‘a space’ arts is looking to commission a global majority artist or illustrator to visually interpret our Anti-Racism Action plan, which consists of a statement and list of commitments.
As an organisation, we have been broadening our knowledge and understanding about racism and structural inequalities so that we can make a genuine and positive change in our programming and amongst the visual arts community in Southampton.
This commission is vital in enabling us to share this work in a creative and engaging way. The final outcome should be visual, accessible and informed by the artist’s perspective as a person of the global majority.
Download and read the full brief here https://aspacearts.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Visualising-Policy-Anti-Racism-Open-Call-Brief.pdf
The Commission
- The commission could be a series of drawings, illustrations or collages, we are open all visual styles and media.
- The series should include one lead image which interprets the statement and 15 accompanying artworks that relate to the each of the 15 commitments in our Anti- Racism Action Plan.
- We are open minded about the medium, but artworks will need to in both online, digital and printed formats.
- There is a fee of £2,000 for this commission which includes all costs and expenses.
Outcomes
The commissioned artworks will be used and shared in the following ways to promote our anti-racism work and raise awareness.
- To illustrate a PDF document which will be available to the public via our website and in our venues as a printed version.
- Shared individually across our social media channels.
- Animated, to create gifs or a series of short films captioned in a range of languages.
- This can be done in collaboration with the ‘a space’ arts team, or led by the artist. We envisage the animations being simple and minimal.
Expressions of Interest (EOI)
To submit an EOI for this commission please contact Mia Delve at mia@aspacearts.org.uk or on 02380 338778 by Monday 21st February at 9am with the following:
- Your name and contact details (email address and phone number)
- Up to 8 jpg images of recent work or a link to your website, or social
- 100 words outlining why you are interested in this commission
Selection process
A small team of ‘a space’ staff and trustees will review EOIs and shortlist four artists.
Those four artists will receive £125 to develop one draft artwork which relates to one of the 15 commitments.
The draft artwork will be discussed and reviewed by the shortlisting team, who will then appoint one artist to complete the commission.
Access
As an organisation we actively look to reduce barriers for artists applying for our opportunities and commissions, and we are committed to being fair, accessible, transparent and inclusive.
We offer a range of access support for artists, including alternative formats for information we release and submissions we receive as well as an artist access fund; please contact us so that we can discuss your individual needs and provide appropriate support for your application or project. Please either email us on enquiries@aspacearts.org.uk or call 023 80 338 778
As an organisation, we have been broadening our knowledge and understanding about racism and structural inequalities so that we can make a genuine and positive change in our programming and amongst the visual arts community in Southampton.
This commission is vital in enabling us to share this work in a creative and engaging way. The final outcome should be visual, accessible and informed by the artist’s perspective as a person of the global majority.
Download and read the full brief here https://aspacearts.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Visualising-Policy-Anti-Racism-Open-Call-Brief.pdf
The Commission
- The commission could be a series of drawings, illustrations or collages, we are open all visual styles and media.
- The series should include one lead image which interprets the statement and 15 accompanying artworks that relate to the each of the 15 commitments in our Anti- Racism Action Plan.
- We are open minded about the medium, but artworks will need to in both online, digital and printed formats.
- There is a fee of £2,000 for this commission which includes all costs and expenses.
Outcomes
The commissioned artworks will be used and shared in the following ways to promote our anti-racism work and raise awareness.
- To illustrate a PDF document which will be available to the public via our website and in our venues as a printed version.
- Shared individually across our social media channels.
- Animated, to create gifs or a series of short films captioned in a range of languages.
- This can be done in collaboration with the ‘a space’ arts team, or led by the artist. We envisage the animations being simple and minimal.
Expressions of Interest (EOI)
To submit an EOI for this commission please contact Mia Delve at mia@aspacearts.org.uk or on 02380 338778 by Monday 21st February at 9am with the following:
- Your name and contact details (email address and phone number)
- Up to 8 jpg images of recent work or a link to your website, or social
- 100 words outlining why you are interested in this commission
Selection process
A small team of ‘a space’ staff and trustees will review EOIs and shortlist four artists.
Those four artists will receive £125 to develop one draft artwork which relates to one of the 15 commitments.
The draft artwork will be discussed and reviewed by the shortlisting team, who will then appoint one artist to complete the commission.
Access
As an organisation we actively look to reduce barriers for artists applying for our opportunities and commissions, and we are committed to being fair, accessible, transparent and inclusive.
We offer a range of access support for artists, including alternative formats for information we release and submissions we receive as well as an artist access fund; please contact us so that we can discuss your individual needs and provide appropriate support for your application or project. Please either email us on enquiries@aspacearts.org.uk or call 023 80 338 778
