Modern Painters, New Decorators: Exhibition Opportunity
Deadline: March 27, 2025
Submission Fee: Free
Eligibility: This opportunity is for artists of African heritage, living, working or studying in the UK.
About the call: Modern Painters, New Decorators are pleased to invite proposals from artists, based in the UK, from Africa or the African Diaspora for an exhibition commission. This is an opportunity for an artist to realise a project with the support of Modern Painters, New Decorators as part of our new exhibition programme focusing on folk cultures and ecology. The project will be the very first exhibition presented in our new gallery space and arts venue in Loughborough, East Midlands, opening in September 2025.
What you get: The successful proposal will receive: £1,500 artists fee Up to £1,000 for production and other costs related to making the project including materials, fabrication, travel, accommodation and transport. Curatorial and installation support from the Modern Painters, New Decorators team. Marketing, documentation and additional wrap-around administration. An interview published with Young Artists in Conversation.
