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Commission
ILLUMINE Commission Open Call 2026 for Light Artists
Commission opportunity. Deadline: 2026-09-11
- Type
- Commission
- Organizer
- Light Up The North (LUTN)
- Deadline
- 11 September 2026
- Where
- Greater London, United Kingdom
- Compensation
- Up to £8,000 bursary, up to £70,000 production budget, plus covered travel, accommodation, subsistence, and artwork transport.
- Disciplines
- Light Art, Installation, Public Art, Interdisciplinary Arts, Technology, Design
About this opportunity
Light Up The North (LUTN) is offering the ILLUMINE 2 Commission for Black and POC artists to create a new mid/large-scale light art installation. This opportunity includes a bursary of up to £8,000 and a production budget of up to £70,000, enabling the artwork to tour multiple LUTN member festivals across the North of England in 2027/28.
Who can apply
- Must be UK-based, aged 18+, Black and POC artists or collectives, able to demonstrate a portfolio of previous work, and have the ability to realize ideas to a high quality.
- Artists who have not previously worked with light-based art forms are welcome to apply.