Applications invited for Annual Open Submission Scheme

1/11/2007

Submission deadline closed

The Arts Council invites applications to its Annual Open Submission Scheme under the ‘Support for the Individual Artist Programme.’

Artists may submit one work for consideration for purchase for the Arts Council Collection. Works will be received at the Arts Council on Monday 26th November and should be collected again by applicants on Thursday 29th November.

Priority is given to artists whose work is both challenging and innovative. We look for the work of emerging as well as established artists.

Works in all media are considered, including painting, sculpture, crafts, print, photography and newer art forms such as digital and video work.

Works are considered by the acquisitions panel against the criteria of:

• quality, innovation and the challenging nature of the piece,
• evidence of the artist’s achievements,
• the artist’s contribution to the arts in Northern Ireland,
• the relevance of the purchase to the furtherance of the artist’s career
• the relevance of the purchase to the Arts Council’s funding objectives.