New Contemporaries, the leading organisation supporting early career and emerging artists. Founded in 1949 by artists and for artists, New Contemporaries is committed to fostering an environment where emerging and early-career artists are empowered to shape their own futures. We support emerging and early career artists through an annual artist development programme that culminates in a prestigious national touring exhibition, selected by internationally renowned artists. Our commitment to fostering the next generation of talent is amplified through our partnerships with major institutions such as the Institute of Contemporary Arts, MIMA Middlesbrough and South London Gallery.
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We actively encourage artists and practices that have not been historically represented in our programme to send us their work for consideration. Being selected for our programme includes:
1. Exhibiting as part of our exhibitions at South London Gallery and MIMA. Selected artists are offered an artist’s fee, travel and accommodation costs for the openings of both exhibitions and access support where required.
2. Participating in New Contemporaries Artist Development Programme, which includes 1 to 1 mentoring; Peer Networking Sessions; Workshops, Talks and other artist development opportunities.
3. Being eligible, as NC alumni, for Studio Bursaries, Residencies, Fellowships, Scholarships and other opportunities.
4. Being part of an illustrious alumni that spans over 75 years, including: Rebecca Ackroyd, Frank Auerbach, Frank Bowling, Stuart Brisley, Patrick Caulfield, Helen Chadwick, Monster Chetwynd, Kara Chin, Tacita Dean, Sunil Gupta, Mona Hatoum, Damien Hirst, David Hockney, Derek Jarman, Bruce Lacey, Mark Leckey, Rachel Maclean, Haroon Mirza, Chris Ofili, Hardeep Pandhal, Laure Prouvost, Paula Rego, Maryam Tafakory, Rosa Uddoh Johan, Gillian Wearing, Michaela Yearwood-Dan, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye and many others.
To apply, works should be submitted through our submission website between application dates. There is a £25 submission fee. The fee is non-refundable and is to be paid through PayPal on the submission site. This fee directly funds the artist development programme which includes one-to-one mentoring for each selected artist, a fee for participating in the programme including travel and accommodation, access to a programme of workshops and networking opportunities and access support where required. Artists must be based in the UK and all works must be available for collection and return from a UK address.
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