ILLUMINE Commission Light Art Open Call
Light Up The North
Award
Up to £8,000
Deadline
Closes in 19 days (11 September 2026)
Where
Not stated
Summary
ILLUMINE 2 is a new light art commissioning opportunity for Black and POC artists. Create a bold mid/large-scale installation to tour festivals across the North of England. Apply by Friday 11 September, 5pm.
Full details
The Opportunity LUTN member festivals will work together to commission an artist or collective to develop a new light artwork for the 2027/8 season. The artwork would travel to a number of different festivals in the network between October 2027 and February 2028. ILLUMINE is for Black and POC artists with an established professional practice and a recognised, successful portfolio of work. It is an opportunity for an artist to realise a work at scale. If an artist has never worked with light before, LUTN will budget for technical specialists and a creative producer to help realise the work. The ILLUMINE programme aims to address the lack of diversity of artists within the light art sector to ensure that light festivals are more representative of the populations they serve. What The ILLUMINE commissioning opportunity includes: an artist's bursary of £8,000 to research, create and present an original, exciting and captivating proposal for a new light art work a comprehensive induction to the partners and festivals support, training and mentoring from across the LUTN network including guidance in areas, if required, such as marketing, finance, production, risk assessments method statements (RAMS) and fundraising a projected production/creative budget between £40k - £70k, subject to festivals funding the work invitations to LUTN member festivals and introductions to their teams during LUTN 27/28 season and with an opportunity to connect with a new group of artists, technologists, producers if required, support from the ILLUMINE Producer to help realise the work. When Development phase: October 26 - March 27 Concept sign off: April 27 Prototyping and production: May / June - Sept 27 Installation: Oct 27- Feb 28 Delivery: The ILLUMINE programme will culminate in a new light artwork to be exhibited at up to 6 of our member festivals between October 2027 and February 2028.