b-side (Dorset), Creatives Garage (Nairobi), and London College of Communications (London) are inviting proposals for That Other Place.
That Other Place is a paid commission opportunity for a queer identifying artist or arts collective from the following countries to create a major new extended reality artwork:
Algeria, Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Colombia, Egypt, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, South Africa, Sudan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, and Vietnam. You do not need to be living currently in your country of origin to apply; for example, you could be a Kenyan artist living in the UK and be eligible to apply.
The commissioned artwork will engage with the idea of hybrid work - an artwork that can be experienced by audiences both in the physical and digital world and will be shared with online and face-to face audiences at b-side festival which takes place from 8-11 September 2022 on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, UK.
The organisers are looking for artworks that respond to the people and/or place of the Isle of Portland. They do not expect or require that you have visited the Isle of Portland but that there is an interest to engage with either the place or concept of the Isle of Portland. For example, what does living on an island mean, both physically, mentally, emotionally? How do macro global concerns play out with a small island community? How might island communities such as the Isle of Portland retain their remoteness and yet stay intimately connected to others? Is there a relationship between queer and island identities?
Proposals can be for any amount up to £10,000. This fee is to include your artist(s) fee, production and material costs, all installation and tech costs.