Artist/Group Commissions Call Out, Ground Up Burnley

About

Ground Up is a Burnley based art group with a 12 year history of community commissioning artists practice to create new work with local residents. We work predominantly with artists or artist groups with a particular interest in socially engaged practice.

Ground Up is a small, open and welcoming group of mixed ability. Many of our members experience social isolation and multiple barriers (social, physical or economic), when engaging with arts and culture.

The 2025 Commissions

We are excited to offer three new opportunities to work with the group, each commission is expected to last for one month and ideally results in work suitable for exhibition at the exciting new arts project space the Salon (160 St James's Street, Burnley BB11 1NR).

Work can be created with the group or by the artist. The group is particularly interested in projects that enable them to learn new art and craft skills. In the past commissions have been strongly influenced by a sense of place, belonging, commonality and pride.

Each commission must take place and be completed within either January, February or March 2025.

Each commissioned artist/group will receive a £2,000 artist fee and a £400 materials budget. We would expect you to meet with the group a minimum of 4 times in Burnley over the month, preferably during our regular meeting times on a Thursday afternoon.

The deadlines for submitting an expression of interest in the three commissions is 5pm 9th December 2024.