New work for the ‘lockdown age’: UK-wide, £30k commission call-out by The Lowry
The Lowry in Salford has announced a UK-wide commission call-out for new work designed for the ‘lockdown age’.
Entitled Live Now, the new commissioning scheme will offer three £10,000 grants to mid-career artists to create work for The Lowry’s online platform #LoveLowry.
The grants have been made possible further to The Lowry’s Culture Recovery Fund grant by Arts Council England and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport.
The scheme aims to provide space for artists to reimagine their practice for a digital stage – and to explore how best performers can connect to their audience when they are physically removed from the space.
Claire Symonds, senior producer for artist development at The Lowry, said: “This investment in new digital work will, we hope, support artists to pivot into making work designed with the digital platform in mind. It also represents a new strand to our artistic programme and we’re really excited to see what ideas are put forward.
“We’re looking for individual artists, companies or collectives with an established practice and track record for creating high quality work. They should have the capacity, infrastructure and experience to deliver on the ambitions of their proposal and be willing to share their learning with other artists as part of our Artist Development Programme.”
For more information about the scheme, click here.
Expressions of interest should be sent to The Lowry by 5pm on Friday 26 February. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to meet with The Lowry’s creative team over Zoom on Tuesday 23 March.
#LoveLowry is The Lowry’s online platform – a virtual theatre, gallery and studio space that presents a series of performances, artworks, exhibitions, tours, workshops, comment and blogs, curated by the centre’s creative team and special guest curators.
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