It’s that time of year again when we ask you to whip up your wildest ideas and plant them on our big, bold, blue billboard.
In a recent article, Enough of the bizarre furore, evictions are not new touchstones for artists, Una Mullally cut to the heart of the importance of artistic responses to our ongoing political crisis. From Jesse Jones, to Avril Corroon, to Spicebag - artists have always been and continue to be at the forefront of our sociopolitical landscape, driving urgent conversation and posing vital questions.
Last year, we asked, what does the city means to artists… and what do artists mean to the city? Your response was passionate, and your anger/frustration was palpable.
It’s clear that as we move forward, as the summer slowly rolls in, that that landscape hasn’t changed. The situation has gotten worse, and the issues that were prevalent last year, remain high on the agenda, at the forefront of our collective conscious.
What does our city look like one, two, twenty years from now?
Do you have a statement that you want to get people talking about? This year, we want your predictions, your readings, your hopes, fears and your aspirations. The billboard is big and the ask is broad, so before you draw from the deck, take a moment to pause, reflect and be inspired.
From visual art, to graphic design, to illustration, to memes, and beyond – whatever we can facilitate being printed large and loud for our billboard, we’re open to exploring.
Guidelines
We’re inviting submissions from two artists to take over our billboard. Each billboard will be up for four weeks and will be documented and highlighted through Project’s social media channels & website. The design of the billboard must be new work for the purpose of this initiative.
Deadline: 23 June 2023
Artists Fee: €600
Send us your ideas for the concept behind your planned billboard in writing (200 words max) or in a visual format. Video or audio submissions are welcome (2 mins max). Please include a link to your website or your cv/bio.
Please submit them by email to submissions@projectartscentre.ie (we will accept Dropbox or WeTransfer links). You can also send any questions and queries to this email address.
Please note that the dimensions of the billboard space are 420x220cm.
Applications are due by 5pm on Friday 23 June. We will communicate decisions to artists by Friday 30th June. Applications will be shortlisted by the Artistic Director, Executive Director, Curator of Visual Arts and Project’s Marketing & Comms Team.
Project welcomes applications from all artists working in all art forms but would like to encourage applications by artists from a diversity of national, ethnic or cultural groups (including, but not limited to Asian, Black, Traveller and minority ethnic, refugees, people with disabilities, working-class and LGBTQI+ artists). We are committed to accessibility and want to make sure that our opportunities are accessible to all artists. If any additional supports are required to enable you to take up this opportunity, please include the details in your application. We will work with you to see how we can help remove any barriers, within a limited budget.
