Closing Date:Sunday 17th November 2024 Midnight.
Fee: £9,000 (To cover artist fee & workshop delivery fee, production materials, any travel and accommodation needs).
Online Interviews: w/b Monday 25th November 2024.
Start Date: December 2024.
Exhibition Dates: April 2025.
Location: Barrow-in Furness, Cumbria, LA14 5QR.
Signal Film and Media (SFM) is inviting applications from photographers or lens-based artists who will work collaboratively with local people to produce a new artistic commission that responds to The Sankey Family Photographic Archive resulting in a public exhibition.
The Sankey Photographic Archive is a stunning collection of over 10,000 glass plate negatives and postcards of Barrow and the north-west, which were produced and shared around the world from 1895 to the 1970s. The whole collection has now been digitised and can be searched on our new dedicated website.
We welcome applications from photographers or lens-based artists who have experience of, and the passion for, working in a socially-engaged and/or a participatory way. We welcome artists with an interest in working with archival photography and how the process can inform the development of their work.
Applications are encouraged from photographers/artists from all backgrounds and we actively encourage artists to apply who belong to one or more of the following groups: Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic group, Refugee, D/deaf, Disabled, Neurodivergent, Working Class and LGBTQI+.
This project is funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund to use digital media and creative interpretation to explore the Sankey Photography Archive and make it accessible to a diverse range of people.
HOW TO APPLY
Please complete the Application Form below.
Please read the Artist Call Out Brief below before completing the application.
Some of the things you will be asked in the form:
● Your full name, address and contact details.
● Explain why you are interested in the commission.
● How you would approach the brief.
● A link to a website or portfolio of images/work.
● Monitoring and data information.
At Signal Film and Media we are committed to ensuring that all employees and applicants are provided with equality of opportunity. If you would like to discuss this brief, have any questions, or if you have any barriers to the application process please do get in touch at at info@signalfilmandmedia.co.uk
