In partnership with iniva and Camden Art Centre
Deadline: 16 April 2025, 11:59pm.
The Exhibitions Hub is pleased to launch its fourth Alumni Commission Award, in partnership with the Institute of International Visual Arts (iniva) and Camden Art Centre. The commission invites Department of Art alumni to develop new work in response to or inspired by iniva’s library and archive that will be presented at Camden Art Centre in December 2025.
The Outcome
Following 6 months of research with iniva’s archive, the selected artist will develop new work to be presented as part of Camden Art Centre’s Public Programme in December 2025. Artists can work with any media, but the work should be designed for a live environment. The outcome is intentionally open to allow for creative experimentation and interdisciplinary approaches.
The selected artist would be invited to present two performances on the 6th and 7th of December in Gallery 3. Applicants are encouraged to look through the breadth of past live events at Camden Art Centre.
The selected artist will receive:
- £1500 artist fee
- £500 production budget
- £500 presentation budget
Mentorship
Beatriz Lobo, Curator at iniva and Dr. Matt Williams, Curator of Public Programmes and Academic Partnerships at Camden Art Centre will provide individual mentorships to guide and support the successful artist during the development of the project. (3×1 hour sessions from each mentor).
Curator of the Exhibitions Hub: Fran Painter-Fleming, and Director of the Exhibitions Hub: Nick Grimmer will also be providing mentorship throughout the commission.
Eligibility
The award is only open to Goldsmiths Department of Art alumni. You should have graduated from the Department of Art between 2020-2024.
Application process: Expression of Interest
To apply, please submit a statement of interest (max 1 A4 page) that includes the following:
- A brief explanation of how this commission would tie in with or develop your existing practice and research.
- An initial idea of how you would like to engage with or respond to iniva’s collections.
- Your interest in Camden Art Centre’s Public Programme and an initial proposal of how you would like to contribute to it.
Strong expressions of interest will show an understanding of the collections held within iniva’s archive as well as the mission and ethos of Camden Art Centre’s public programme.
We are happy to receive expressions of interest that are recorded on audio or video. If you have a website, please include a link in your expressions of interest. If you do not have a website, you are welcome to include images (no more than 2 pages). CVs, budget outlines or proposals of a final outcome are not required at this point to keep the process simple and accessible.
Email your expressions of interest to Fran Painter-Fleming (f.painterfleming@gold.ac.uk) with “Expressions of Interest – Alumni Commission Award 2025” in the subject line no later than 11:59pm on Wednesday, 16th April.
If you have any access needs that you would like to discuss regarding this open call, please contact Fran Painter-Fleming (f.painterfleming@gold.ac.uk).
Full details of the award and the application process can be found via this open call document.
