Digital Artist commission
Wigan Borough Council
Award
Amount not published
Deadline
Closes in 21 days (13 September 2026)
Where
Not stated
North west
Summary
Wigan Council is seeking to appoint a Digital Artist to produce a new digital work to introduce Wigan’s identity as part of Wigan Museum’s main gallery development. The commission to be an immersive and imaginative digital art work, a central focus of our reimagined long-term museum exhibition.
Full details
Digital Art commission fee; £10,000 (+VAT) Wigan Museum's new main gallery exhibition in 2027 will have a new design approach that is centred on the borough's unique identity - what we are calling Our Northern Soul - and we will co-develop distinct personality trait themes that showcase what it is to be Wiganese with community partners. These personality traits will allow us to bring collection objects, stories together in different and surprising ways with a new digital art work to celebrate the borough's heritage and showcase the everyday and the extraordinary; Traits; Rebellious, Innovate, Dreamer, Caring, Curious, Legendary, Passionate, Surprising. This commission will be specifically focused on using the collection and be informed by ongoing engagement workshops from our wider programme to tell a narrative about; collective representation of the diverse communities, stories and heritage of the borough. The commission will be part of a complete redesign of the main gallery, so you will be required to work collaboratively with the Exhibition Designers to accommodate the proposed artwork requirements and positioning. The art work will be accessioned into the museum's collection.