Platform: 2017
Early Career Artist Call Out
Deadline: 5pm, Monday 27 February2017
Founded in 2004,Edinburgh Art Festival is the UK's largest annual festival ofvisual art. We bring together the capital’s leading galleries, museums and artist-run spaces; alongside new public art commissions by established and emerging artists and an innovative programme of special events.Our programme is unique in combining ambitious presentations of contemporary art alongside major solo and survey shows of artists from the 20th century and historic movements. Our commissions programme champions new work by Scottish and international artists. The vast majority of the festival is free to attend.
Participate in Edinburgh Art Festival, 28 July – 27 August 2017
If you are an early career artist ready to showcase your work, we’d like to hear from you.
Following the success of the first two Platform exhibitions (2015 and 2016)we are delighted to announce the call for proposals to participate in Platform: 2017, our initiative designed to provide a dedicated opportunity for artists at the beginning of their careers to participate in the festival.
Between3-5 artists selectedthrough the Open Call, will be invited to present their work in a group exhibition as part of the 2017 festival. Selected artists will be given an artist's fee, a dedicated budget to support production of new work, and will be supported by the festival team throughout the development and delivery of the exhibition.
For more information on Platform and the 2016 exhibition:
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must:
Be based in Scotland and have been living here for a minimum of 2 years
Have graduated with a BA in Fine Art, or closely related subject, a minimum of 2 years ago and not more than 10 years ago
Have not yet had significant solo presentation within a public institution, or achieved representation by a commercial gallery.
If you have any queries about the above criteria, please contact
Submission Process
To apply, please use the attached form to tell us about your practice, and propose a project you would like to develop for Platform (including information about the likely costs). Submissions will be reviewed and selected by a panel comprising of Edinburgh Art Festival Director, Sorcha Carey and artists Jacqueline Donachie and Graham Fagen, who have previously been commissioned by Edinburgh Art Festival. Proposals will be assessed on the basis of quality and the extent to which they meet the eligibility criteria outlined above.
The selection panel can only assess applications on the basis of material submitted. It is therefore essential and in your interest to supply the highest quality visuals possible that fully represent your work.
Please be aware that while a website portfolio can provide good supporting documentation, the dedicated images or links to specific material for your project requested in the form will be the key materials reviewed by the panel.
Work of any medium may be considered, and the production budget should include any costs related to your proposed activity.
Collaborative proposals may be considered, but the limitations to the fee and budget offered should be taken into consideration within your proposal.
Due to the high volume of proposals received we are unable to offer feedback to proposals that are not selected.
Key Dates (2017)
27February 2017 / Deadline for proposals (to be received no later than 5pm)17 March / Notification of decision to successful applicants
3 April / Copy and images to be finalised for festival website, guide and launch release (end of May)
May/June / Detailed planning of final exhibition
Early to mid July / Exhibition install to commence
27 July / Launch of Edinburgh Art Festival 2017
28 July / Opening preview of Platform 2017
27 August / Festival closes
Festival Support for Successful Candidates
Exhibition
Successful candidates will be invited to participate in a group exhibition, with the following support offered for the production and installation of work:
- Provision of a city centre space, branded as a festival venue and invigilated by festival staff for the duration of the festival
- Dedicated production allowance for each participating artist (up to a maximum of £1500), to include any external production fees, expenses and related costs, materials, equipment, etc.
- An artist's fee of £500
- Technical support for installation
- Exhibition Interpretation panels, leaflet, vinyls and exhibition labels
- Preview/Opening Event
Media, Marketing & PR
Platform: 2017 will be included in all of Edinburgh Art Festival’s promotional materials:
Festival Print
Platform: 2017is listedas an entry in the festival Guide, with text, image and artist biography. Artistswill be provided with their own copies of printed collateral (EAF Guide, A3 Map), which are distributed widely throughout Edinburgh to partner galleries and cultural venues. Exhibition signage and leaflet will also be produced for Platform: 2017.
Website
Exhibition details, artist information and related events will be added to a dedicated section at edinburghartfestival.com.Information will also be sent via our weekly festival e-newsletter, giving subscribers up to date information on the latest exhibitions and events.
Social Media
Festival content is promoted via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and various other social channels. Artists will be encouraged to share relevant content on their own pagesto highlight to wider audiences.
Festival PR
Our appointed PR agency, Sutton PR, targets a large range of local, national and international press outlets both online and offline to promote Edinburgh Art Festival. Copies of press packs containing press cuttings will be available for artists at the end of the festival. Platform is also supported via ourpartnership with The Skinny magazine.
Submission
Please complete a Platform: 2017 Early Career Artist Application form, and email with supporting documentation to:
(Subject heading: Platform:2017)
Please ensure email content is no more than 5MB. For large attachments, please send via a file sharing facility such as WeTransfer.com
Deadline: 5pm, Monday 27February