Camberwell Arts

Camberwell Arts

Camberwell Arts Festival 2010: A call to artists

Collective Canvas

Camberwell Arts are canvassing your art.  We want as many people as possible to take part in this year’s Camberwell Arts Festival and inviteyou to treat the streets of SE5 as a blank canvas - a laboratory for experimentation in art.

We are looking for work that will create a strong visual impression and can be exhibited or performed in public and alternative spaces throughout Camberwell, such as pubs, parks, pavements, bus shelters, shops, cafes etc.  For those unfamiliar with the local area, it is not a prerequisite to select your ideal exhibition/performance site as we can work with you to find a suitable location.We would also like to hear from artists who are interested in exploring group working practices to construct a series of temporary art trails throughout Camberwell. 

We are able to offer 5 artists/groups a small budget of £500 per project to contribute towards material costs, installation costs and the artists’ time.  We are also interested in working with other artists/groups on a support-in-kind basis.

The deadline for submissions is Monday 19th April 2010

Please send information about your proposed work, an artist’s statement, images of previous works (or links to images) and contact details to info@camberwellarts.org.uk or kellyoreilly@london.com

The Camberwell Arts Festival 2010 will take place from Saturday 19th – Sunday 27th June.  The Festival is a partnership between artists, residents, traders, community groups and organisations within SE5.  It is co-ordinated by Camberwell Arts in partnership with Camberwell College of Arts and South London Gallery.

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Camberwell Arts is an independent arts organisation that focuses on representing and promoting the diverse arts and cultural geographies of Camberwell.  It undertakes a variety of educational workshops as Camberwell Arts: workshop and is involved in developing participatory and socially engaged practices on local estates, schools and collaborative networks with local agencies.

Camberwell Arts also produces events and projects within the Camberwell Arts Festival and facilitates the participation of artists and arts organisations. The Festival is an annual event  with a live art programme, open studios, exhibitions, commissioned projects, walks & talks etc and is a partnership between local artists and art organisations and initiated by Camberwell Arts, Camberwell College of Arts and South London Gallery.

Photograph by  Basia Deptuch