PECKHAM 24 X PHOTO FRINGE
ARTIST OPEN CALL
The Peckham 24 team are delighted to announce a new Artist Open Call in partnership with Brighton-based organisations Photo Fringe, Spectrum Photographic and Fabrica. The Peckham 24 x Photo Fringe Open Call offers the opportunity for an artist to present one large-scale photographic artwork in Fabrica’s In Between Gallery as part of Photo Fringe 2024.
CALLING FOR IMAGE PROPOSALS ON THE THEME OF COMMON GROUND
The theme for Photo Fringe 2024 is COMMON GROUND. Finding common ground is a starting point for positive change. Like photography, common ground can bridge divides, challenge stereotypes and create space for collaboration and connection. This year’s Photo Fringe festival seeks to disrupt traditional hierarchies and encourage a mutually beneficial exchange of perspectives, skills and ideas.
ABOUT IN BETWEEN GALLERY
Nestled within Brighton’s historic lanes in a historic Grade II listed venue, Fabrica is a space where everyone can take part in the arts. The In Between Gallery is a temporary gallery in the Fabrica window dedicated to showing contemporary photography.
The exhibition window faces directly onto Duke Street, one of Brighton’s busiest pedestrianised quarters, located between The Lanes and Churchill Square, two very popular shopping destinations. The main city centre pubs and clubs are also nearby so the street is normally busy into the evening and throughout the night. When submitting your images it's worth knowing the practical factors that will influence the Selection Committee’s decision: work in a square format fits well with the shape of the window; images that are predominantly light or bright: the window has a light filter on it which does not favour images that are predominantly dark or black and white.
Installation View. In Between Gallery at Fabrica. Duncan Poulton, Many Happy Days (2022)
THE WINNING PROPOSAL WILL GET
- An exhibition in Fabrica’s In Between Gallery as part of Photo Fringe 2024. Exhibition dates are Monday 14th October to Sunday 27th October 2024
- Print, production and installation of the artwork as a site-specific vinyl print by Spectrum Photographic
- A £300 Artist Fee from Peckham 24
- A £250 Print Credit with Spectrum Photographic
- £100 travel expenses to attend Photo Fringe
- Marketing support to promote the exhibition
SELECTION PANEL
- Vivienne Gamble, Co-Founder and Artistic Director, Peckham 24
- Emma Bowkett, Director of FT Magazine, Curator and Peckham 24 Advisory Board Member
- Iona Fergusson, Curator and Peckham 24 Advisory Board Member
- Jermaine Francis, Artist, Curator and Peckham 24 Advisory Board Member
- Hazel Watts, Director of Spectrum Photographic
PARTICIPATION CRITERIA
- The Peckham 24 x Photo Fringe Open Call is open to UK based artists working with contemporary photography
- There is no age limit to apply
- There is no entry fee to apply
- You must be in the UK and available to take part in Photo Fringe between Monday 14th October to Sunday 27th October 2024
- Your artwork file must be ready to print as a vinyl with Spectrum Photographic on Friday 4th October 2024
APPLICATION PROCESS
Please submit one pdf proposal that clearly outlines the following:
- Site-specific image proposal: please include the image you propose to exhibit at In Between Gallery and a to-scale plan of how this image would appear within the window gallery space which measures 4m x 3m
- Artist statement: please include an explanation of how the proposed image relates to the Photo Fringe 2024 curatorial theme of COMMON GROUND
- Artist biography: please include a short biography, including a list of recent achievements and exhibition history
- Your contact details and links to your website and/or social media
EMAIL PROPOSALS TO
IMPORTANT
Applications that do not follow the above process will not be considered. Peckham 24 is a not-for-profit festival with limited financial resources, and as such this opportunity is only available to practitioners based in the UK and with a UK bank account.
KEY DATES
CLOSING DATE
Monday 30th September 2024 at 6pm
ARTWORK PRINTING DATE
Friday 4th October 2024
EXHIBITION DATES
Monday 14th October to Sunday 27th October 2024
