ARTIST COMMISSION OPPORTUNITY.

CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FROM ARTISTS
Project title: Voices of the Sea.
 
DEADLINE: 11 JULY 2011

Voices of the Sea is a unique commissioning opportunity created by a partnership of arts organisations. In Brighton and Hove, UK: Fabrica, Blast Theory, Brighton Festival, Lighthouse, Photoworks, the University of Brighton and in France, Musee de Beaux Arts Calais.

They seek to commission two artists, each with a strong track record, to create two major new works, responding to the coastal context and maritime heritage of South East England.

The commissions are inspired by The Boat Project http://www.theboatproject.com by Lone Twin, beginning its maiden voyage in 2012 and visiting Brighton as part of Brighton Festival. The commissions are part of RELAY, a programme by Turning Point South East (a network of visual arts organizations). Like The Boat Project, RELAY is connected to the Cultural Olympiad 2012.

A gallery-based commission - Voices of the Sea
Expressions of interest for Voices of the Sea should illustrate a clear connection to the thematic concept set out in the briefing document, should be strongly visual in nature and also demonstrate how the artist utilises digital technologies within their practice. They are particularly interested in artists who work with photography, moving image and/or digital and interactive media.

A site-specific outdoor work / or mobile media work - Sea of Voices
For Sea of Voices, the partnership is seeking expressions of interest from artists who wish to create a site-specific work, which will link the exhibition at Fabrica with The Boat Project. It is envisaged that Sea of Voices will act as a "conceptual mooring line", between Fabrica on Ship Street, and the Brighton Marina, where The Boat Project will be docked, during it’s visit to Brighton.

They seek to commission a work creatively signposting the route between the two locations.  It may take the form of a sound-walk, it may take the form of a mobile or pervasive media project, or it may exist in another form, as defined by the artist.

Download the full briefing document at:
http://www.lighthouse.org.uk/opportunity/commissions.htm