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New commissioning round from The Space
The Space opens its summer commissioning round on Tuesday 14 June.
The programme works to reach new audiences using digital technology and will encourage proposals that;
- Reach diverse audiences
- Remove barriers to participation in arts activities
- Build new partnerships and invite new perspectives
- Use digital platforms to bring existing work to wider audiences
Organisations and artists based outside London as well as those specialising in Dance and Visual Arts are particularly encouraged to apply.
The deadline for applications in this round is Monday 25 July 2016.
Full details, including the brief, are available here.
Chief Executive and Creative Director of The Space, Fiona Morris said:
“At The Space, we are passionate about great art and want to ensure that more people have opportunities to experience it.
New technologies have the power to enable us to deliver new and existing work to larger, more diverse audiences, overcoming barriers to participation and encouraging audiences to try new experiences. From funding and commissioning through to learning and skills development, we’re here to support the best new and original talent wherever we can find it.”
About the programme
The Space works with artists and arts organisations to create great art and reach new audiences using digital technologies and platforms.
Recent commissions include;
- Ai Weiwei 360, an online interactive experience which has extended the life of the sell-out Royal Academy exhibition.
- Northern Ballet’s 1984
- The Passion by Streetwise Opera broadcast on BBC Four
- The Encounter by Complicite live streamed on YouTube and The Guardian
