OPEN CALLS

You can apply to more than one category.

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We will be prioritising applications from artists living or working in and around the city of Sunderland.

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We would expect you to be able to both deliver and pick up your work to and from the Hills Arts Centre in Sunderland (SR1 3HT), and expect you to pick up your work in the week following the closure of your exhibition. Please note that we will not be able to hold work on our premises any longer than this.

 

If you require delivery of your work via the Post Office service rather than personal collection, we expect you to pay for postage and packaging. It is not our responsibility if your work gets damaged or lost in the post.

 

Every exhibition will include a launch event held on the first week, where we would hope that you might be in attendance to deliver a talk on your work if you feel comfortable, or at least meet visitors. It may be that this event might need to fall later in your exhibition - we are flexible regarding this to fit your requirements / schedule where possible.

 

We shall be providing written feedback to all unsuccessful applicants, so that you may act upon this advice and guidance when entering future open calls. This will be in addition to group "advice surgeries", which we plan on hosting in the Hills Arts Centre space following each round of open calls.

 

We ask that each application includes attached imagery of your existing artwork, so please include submission of a document containing imagery of your work, or up to 5 images in the form of .jpg / .png files.

 

In order to ensure that this application process remains open and accessible, you are also welcome to submit your application in the form of recorded audio (as a replacement to answering the three "Key Questions"). Please ensure this recording is no more than 5 minutes in length.

 

By applying to our open calls, you will be added to our email newsletter, which includes information about other open calls, artist opportunities, events, and exhibitions. Please indicate in the form below if you wish to opt out of receiving this email newsletter.

 

In addition, you will agree to photographs / video material / 3D exhibition maps, or other forms of media containing your work to exist online on our website (www.norfolkstreetarts.com) & social media accounts, as a way of capturing the legacy of your exhibition digitally. If you do not agree to this, please do not apply for this open call.

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If this is your first time exhibiting, and you don't have "public liability insurance", we will be be offering a development conversation to choose the right provider (e.g. £36 for a year's coverage included with a membership to A-N artist network), because this is something that we would require should your submission be successful.

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If you have any further questions about our other upcoming open calls and exhibitions, please get in touch with JaySykesMedia@gmail.com

 

Is any of this unclear, or missing key information? Please get in touch if so, to allow us to update or amend this form appropriately.

 

Thank you ever so much, and wishing you the best with your application to our open call,

 

Yours,

 

Jay Sykes

Programmes Director, Hills Arts Centre (Norfolk Street Arts)

JaySykesMedia@gmail.com / @JaySykesMedia