Art at The Bridge #4

Southwark Arts Forum & Tower Bridge present: Art at The Bridge #4

The exhibition will take place over 6 months, from October 2012 - April 2013 in the South Tower of Tower Bridge.

We are looking to exhibit 3 large scale works in Tower Bridge, which will either be A0 to begin with, or enlarged by Tower Bridge Exhibition. Paintings, collage, mixed media, prints, photos are all welcomed, we want illustrations of London's landscapes, skylines, streets, walkways, paths, landmarks, alleys, crowds, windows, grids, flows, systems, movements; depictions of the things that make London the teeming capital of the world.

This is an exceptional opportunity to have your work seen by hundreds of thousands of people from all across the globe in a world-renowned landmark.

 

For Art at The Bridge #4, we would like art work to be illustrative in nature, ie. painting, drawing, collage, mixed media, print, photography etc, that explores the vibrant, exciting, wonderful city in which we live.

Art will be large scale, or if not large enough, it will be digitised, enlarged to A0 and then exhibited. The artist can keep this work once the exhibition is over if they wish.

There will be a first prize, and two runners up, all of whom will have their artworks exhibited at Tower Bridge.

Scale of art work submitted will not be a factor in the judging.

The judging panel will include: Richard Lee - Director of the Jerwood Space, Martin Cottis – Artist, Sokari Douglas-Camp – Artist, Bridget Edwards - Director of Southwark Arts Forum & Eddie Saul of Tower Bridge Exhibition.

First Prize:
6 Month Exhibition in Tower Bridge, opportunity to open Tower Bridge for a passing ship , your next year’s membership to SAF free, a free professional development session with a SAF Art Expert, a review of their work and press coverage of the show.

 

Runners up:
6 Month Exhibition in Tower Bridge your next year’s membership to SAF free, a free professional development session with a SAF Art Expert and press coverage of the show.

Selection Criteria

  • Your work must have a thematic connection to the brief.

  • Your work will be two dimensional

  • You must submit work with your SAF membership number – Your SAF membership number is sent with your confirmation on registering as a member. Membership is open to all and £20/year. For details on the other advantages that SAF membership conveys, please navigate here: www.southwarkartsforum.org/benefits

  • You will submit a 100 word description of what your work is about alongside the work.

  • For original artworks please provide the value of your work. This is purely for insurance purposes.
     

Notes:

  • By submitting work, you agree to have it digitised and enlarged.

  • There is no submission fee, but all entrants must be members of Southwark Arts Forum

  • Digital submissions must have a minimum of 300 dpi.

 

 Download and Complete Liabilty Waver here

Submitting Artwork **************************REVISED!!!!****************************************

  • Bring artwork to Southwark Arts Forum's  OLD OFFICE:Block K, 101.6, The Biscuit Factory, 100 Clements Road,  SE16 4DG on 11 September 2012 11am – 4pm.

  • Alternatively email alex@southwarkartsforum.org with SUBMISSION TO ART AT THE BRIDGE #4 in the title, with the completed submission form and your image attached.

  • Register your artwork with a member of SAF staff on 11 September 2012

  • Get a receipt for your artwork (to be kept in order to collect your work). Online submissions will receive an email confirmation.

  • Your artwork will be selected by the panel based on the above criteria.

  • Non selections will receive an email by 13th September.

  • Non selections can collect artwork from SAF office on Thursday 20th September between 11am & 5pm.

  • Artworks exhibited October - April, Monday – Sunday 9.30am – 6pm.

 

For all enquiries relating to Art at The Bridge #4 email alex@southwarkartsforum.org or call 0207 231 3222 Thank you

  

 

Tower Bridge LONDON ILLUSTRATED Q&A

 

1. Q: Do you have to be a member to apply for this exhibition, and if so how does one go about it.

A: Yes, you need to be a member of SAF to apply to the exhibition. Membership is open to all, comes with many advantages, such as the fortnightly e-bulletin, seminar and networking invitations, professional advice surgeries and more listed here: www.southwarkartsforum.org/benefits and costs £20/year. You can sign up here: www.southwarkartsforum.org/signup

 

2. Q: I would like to know if you are accepting submissions by collectives, and/or collaborative work.

A: Yes, work by collectives and collaborative works are welcome.

 

3. Q: What type of artworks are you looking for?

A: For Art at The Bridge #4 we would like the Art work to be illustrative in nature, ie painting, drawing, collage, mixed media, print, photography etc, that illustrate the vibrant, exciting, wonderful city in which we live.

4. Q: I just saw the press release about the tower bridge exhibition. will the artists selected to be involved, get paid? or is this an unpaid opportunity?
A: Unfortunately there isn't a budget for to pay the artists.

 

5. Q. I was wondering if the artwork submitted for Art at the Bridge would have to be bought in? Would it be possible to email these images?

A: Yes, it's fine to email in the images, please label them: DIGITAL ART WORK SUBMISSION FOR ART AT THE BRIDGE 4, LONDON ILLUSTRATED

 

6. Q. When is the deadline?

A. Submitting Artwork ***************************REVISED!*********************************

  • Bring artwork to Southwark Arts Forum's OLD OFFICE:Block K, 101.6, The Biscuit Factory, 100 Clements Road,  SE16 4DG on 11 September 2012 11am – 4pm.

  • Alternatively email alex@southwarkartsforum.org with SUBMISSION TO ART AT THE BRIDGE #4 as the title, with the completed submission form and your image attached.