[spectre] Voices of the Sea Artists Commissions - Call for expressions of interest

[Honor Harger]

Dear Spectres,

I am writing to let you know about two major new commissions we are 
calling for expressions of interest for. We seek to commission two 
artists, each with a strong international track record, to create two 
new works which will be exhibited as part of Brighton Festival 2012, 
England's largest arts festival.
I am including the brief below. The deadline is 11 July.

If you know anybody who you think might be interested in this, I'd be 
thrilled if you could forward this on to them.

Best wishes,

Honor Harger

Director
Lighthouse
http://www.lighthouse.org.uk

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Voices of the Sea
Artists Commissions
Call for expressions of interest

Deadline:
11 July 2011

http://www.lighthouse.org.uk/opportunity/commissions.htm

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, the Musee de Beaux Arts Calais.

We 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.

TWO COMMISSIONS

A gallery-based commission - Voices of the Sea
Exhibited at Fabrica, Brighton in April-May 2012

For Voices of the Sea, the commissioning partnership is seeking 
expressions of interest from visual artists, with an international 
profile, who wish to create a new work to be exhibited at Brighton's 
leading contemporary art gallery, Fabrica. It is also anticipated 
that the work will be exhibited at Musee de Beaux Arts Calais in late 
2012.

Fabrica is based in a former Regency church in the heart of Brighton. 
It commissions new works, and re-frames existing contemporary visual 
art installations in relation to the building. Recent exhibitions 
have featured artists such as Janet Cardiff, Frederic Guerts, Martin 
Parr, Brian Eno and Anish Kapoor.

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. 
We 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
May 2012

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.

We 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.

Expressions of interest should illustrate a clear connection to the 
thematic concept set out in the briefing document.  We welcome 
proposals from artists who work with digital and interactive media, 
pervasive gaming, locative media and mobile applications.

We are equally interested in artists who have strong site-specific, 
or location-based practices, who may wish to use other media to 
develop an outdoor artwork.

As part of the educational and participative activities which will 
complement the commissions, we will be collecting comments and 
stories about Brighton and its coastal context. This audio material 
may be used as a resource for the Sea of Voices. As such, we also 
welcome proposals from artists who work with sound as a medium.

Download the full briefing document at:

http://www.lighthouse.org.uk/opportunity/commissions.htm


-- 
Honor Harger

Director
Lighthouse
http://www.lighthouse.org.uk

Address: 28 Kensington Street, Brighton, BN1 4AJ, UK
Tel: +44 1273 647197
email: honor at lighthouse.org.uk

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