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Production/creative budget up to a maximum of £70,000 (exclusive of VAT), including all materials and technical, installation and operational costs.
Compensation details
The artist (or collective) will receive a bursary of up to £8,000 (exclusive of VAT) to research, develop and produce a proposal for an achievable new work. This will be paid in three parts – £4,000 at the start of the research phase, £1,000 on presentation of the final proposal and £3,000 on delivery of the work at the first festival. We can be flexible with the schedule of these payments should it be necessary. Reasonable travel, accommodation and subsistence costs will be covered separately by LUTN during this phase. Artists will also receive a production/creative budget up to a maximum of £70,000 (exclusive of VAT) to deliver the new work. The production budget includes all materials and technical, installation and operational costs. Reasonable travel, accommodation and subsistence costs at the delivery stage will be covered separately by LUTN. Transport of the artwork will be covered by the participating member LUTN festivals. If needed, commissioned artists can apply for match funding from other sources. A projected production/creative budget between £40k – £70k, subject to festivals funding the work.
Accessibility
We are committed to ensuring our opportunities are open for people who experience barriers to inclusion. We recognise that you might need additional support to participate in the application and/or interview, whether that is technical equipment, access support or adjustments to the process. If you require any support or adjustments, please email us: illumine@lightupthenorth.com
Requirements
Please send a very short CV, examples of your work and covering letter (or video or audio equivalent), outlining your interest, your proposed idea, indicative budget and relevant artistic skills and experience. Please ensure your covering, proposal letter is no longer than 2-3 sides of A4. Please feel free to attach images which you feel will be relevant to your outline proposal. If you prefer to upload video responses to your application, we advise that you keep these brief — as a guide, videos should be no longer than 5 minutes each. All applicants must complete our Equal Opportunities Monitoring form.
To be eligible to apply to the ILLUMINE open call you must be UK-based; aged 18 or over; be Black and POC artists or collectives; able to demonstrate a portfolio of previous work; have the ability and experience to realise ideas to a high quality. ILLUMINE is for Black and POC artists with an established professional practice and a recognised, successful portfolio of work. The programme is intended to support and expand artists' practice in scale and technologies of production, therefore applicants who haven't already worked with light-based artforms are welcome to apply. Equally, unsuccessful applicants to the previous Illumine programme are welcome to apply again.