Artist Opportunity

The People’s Outdoor Gallery will display 10 artworks outside the front entrance of the Heywood Civic Centre. The artworks will be mounted on temporary hoardings, which provides the following dimensions for artworks to be displayed: 1,220 mm x 2,440mm (vertical).

The Culture Coop will work with a local community panel in Heywood to review applications from artists who have submitted their artworks for the People’s Outdoor Gallery exhibition. The Culture Coop and the panel of residents will be collaborating in the selection of art works by considering any complimenting and contrasting running themes between the works submitted, and work to curate a considered exhibition that resonates with Heywood or brings something new to the area.

The People’s Outdoor Gallery will exhibit work for a minimum of six months.

Each artist is welcomed to submit a maximum of 2 artworks for the selection panel to select from. The final designs from the chosen artworks will be provided print ready in PDF /AI/EPS FILE format by 29th April 2024. The design will then be reproduced and placed onto the site hoardings in vinyl.

Artist/Practitioner fee: £500 [VAT not applicable] per artwork selected.

This includes material costs and all other expenses involved.

Who can apply?

Artform:

We welcome applications from artists of all disciplines where the work can align with the two-dimensional hoarding lay out and can be digitised to be printed to scale. (Please see the dimensions below.) Disciplines can include, but are not limited to; digital illustration, drawing, painting, photography, graphic design, sculpture (if able to be photographed), or prints.          

New or existing work that can be transferred to the required format is welcomed. Proposals that include a mock-up or sketch of a proposed new design idea will also be considered if the final image can be completed within the timetable set out below and within the fee offered.

Artist:

We strongly welcome artists of all ages, backgrounds, identities, and artforms. The People’s Outdoor Gallery would like to celebrate local, regional, and national creativity side by side, so we encourage artists from Heywood and further afield to apply for this exhibiting opportunity with us.

Application Process:

To be considered for this exhibition, please provide the following information below in a PDF formatted file that is under 10MB:

• Artist Name and Contact Details.

• Postcode or basic information of where you are based: local, regional, national. This is so that we can fulfil our ambitions of a diverse selection of works.

• A short description about the proposed artwork (80 words maximum)

• A short description of your overall practice/artist statement (150 words maximum)

• Links/References: Links to any relevant material showcasing your practice

• Images of your proposed works (1-2 images per work only)

If you have any questions, difficulties in the application, or access needs, please contact us via email: info@theculturecoop.org and we will try to accommodate.

Please send your application to: info@theculturecoop.org by no later than 21st April 2024. Acknowledgement of receipts will be sent.