RHS GLOW at RHS BRIDGEWATER and LIGHTWAVES, SALFORD QUAYS
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 11:59pm Thursday 8th August 2024
£10,000 commission for a light artwork to show at two light festivals in one city – Salford, UK.
Show dates:
Lightwaves: Thursday 5 – Sunday 8 December 2024 [present artwork for the entirety of the festival]
Glow: Wednesday 27 November – Monday 30 December 2024. [Presentation dates to be agreed].
RHS Glow at RHS Bridgewater, Salford
RHS Glow is an unmissable after dark spectacle of lights that takes place across all 5 RHS gardens over the festive period. RHS Glow at RHS Bridgewater is now returning in 2024 for its fourth year.
The trail runs across four nights for seven weeks starting in mid-November and ending at the end of December and is a meticulously designed light trail designed to enchant visitors and enhance the natural beauty of the garden.
The Commission
CONNECT – We are looking for artwork ideas that will create a point of connection between the two festivals, feeling equally at home in both.
SETTING – Consider how the artwork can be successful in the two festivals settings – one in the built environment and the other nature rich, both representing Salford’s diversity of places.
LIGHT – The call out is open to artists working in all mediums but must include light as part of the work and be suitable to present outdoors in winter.
The successful commission will also need to:
Consider both environmental impact and sustainability of the artwork during its production, display and afterlife.
Look to engage with both the communities at RHS Bridgewater and Salford Quays to reflect their climate concerns and engage the community in positive climate conservations and actions
We particularly welcome applications from Greater Manchester Artists. We are committed to encouraging diversity and intersectionality in the arts and we actively encourage proposals from artists from under-represented communities, including people who experience racism, identify as working class, have disabilities, are from the LGBTQ+ community, are care experienced or are discriminated against. We encourage you to apply for this opportunity no matter what your age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and sexual orientation.
The budget
£10,000 including materials, fee and travel expenses.
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