Deadline: 23 March 2025
The Artichoke welcomes anyone to submit a bright idea – you do not need to be a practising artist.
BRILLIANT is a national commissioning scheme aimed at encouraging creativity across the UK as well as highlighting brilliant ideas from people living in or originally from the North East.
The national commissioning scheme is aimed at encouraging anyone (aged 18 or older) with an interest in using light creatively, to suggest their brightest idea for an artwork to be produced and exhibited at Lumiere 2025. The scheme aims to encourage creativity across the UK as well as highlighting brilliant ideas from people living in or originally from North East England.
Benefits
- Support from an Artichoke Producer and Production Manager to realise their BRILLIANT idea
- Production/materials/fabrication/installation costs up to £7000
- Artichoke will pay for the costs of event management and security associated with your installation
- Bespoke professional development, including ongoing mentoring and advice after Lumiere
- An international platform to exhibit your artwork. Lumiere is attended by hundreds of thousands of people and receives significant coverage from local, national and international media
- Introduction to appropriate networks to support future exhibitions and showings of your artwork
Funding Information
- Successful applicants will each receive a fee of up to £1000.
Costs Covered
- Initial production advice, including practical and technical support
- Support with developing your idea and budgeting
- Permissions and licenses for use of the space
- Production and technical support
- Health and Safety management
- Site security and stewarding
- Press and marketing
- Travel and accommodation
Eligibility Criteria
- Anyone aged over 18
- Anyone currently living in the UK
- They are particularly interested in receiving applications from:
- Individuals who are currently living in or are originally from the North East and are local to Durham
- Those who are under-represented in their BRILLIANT alumni, particularly:
- Those who identify as a person of colour
- Those who identify as a person who is d/Deaf, disabled or neurodivergent
- As part of Artichoke’s ongoing commitment to the development of local creativity, up to half of the BRILLIANT commissions are reserved for people or groups who are currently living in or originally from North East England
Selection Criteria
- The quality of your idea
- How inspired is your idea – what is the background story and how is this represented visually?
- How the idea might fit with other programmed artworks
- Your ability to work with them to create the artwork within the budget, taking into consideration the technical requirements, installation and material costs.
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