Jerwood Artangel Open

A new £1million commissioning initiative for the contemporary arts in association with Channel 4 and Arts Council England The Jerwood Artangel Open is a major new £1million commissioning initiative that offers an unparalleled opportunity for emerging artists of all disciplines to propose ideas for exceptional projects in relation to specific sites across the UK.

The new £1 million fund will make three outstanding new commissions possible. Arts practitioners including visual artists, filmmakers, choreographers, composers, writers, theatre practitioners, applied artists and producers living anywhere in the UK are invited to imagine ambitious transformations of specific sites and situations - urban, suburban and rural.

The selection panel includes artists Jeremy Deller and Shirin Neshat, theatre director Emma Rice and Artangel Co-Directors James Lingwood and Michael Morris.

Closing date for submissions 6 October 2006.

For more information see www.jerwoodartangelopen.org.uk