Edinburgh Art Festival calls for 2016 proposals
Edinburgh Art Festival has launched an open call for submissions from emerging artists to appear at this year's festival in August
The festival's Platform strand, which launched in 2015 with a group show on Blair St featuring work by Antonia Bañados, Ben Callaghan, Ross Hamilton Frew and Jessica Ramm, will return for 2016 to provide a space for new artists in the EAF programme.
Edinburgh Art Festival will provide a production budget, support ahead of and during the festival, and an artist fee to up to five artists who will take part in a group show at this year's festival. Applicants must be based in Scotland and have been living in the country for a minimum of two years, have graduated with a BA in Fine Art or a related subject between two and ten years ago, and not yet be represented by a commercial gallery.
Edinburgh Art Festival is also calling for proposals for one-off pop-up exhibitions and specially-devised events at the 2016 festival from artists, arts organisations and curators. Earlier this week, EAF announced the commissioning of a dramatic overhaul of historic former lighthouse boat MV Fingal by Turner Prize nominee Ciara Phillips as part of the 2016 festival.
Applications for Platform 2016 and for pop-up events at the 2016 Edinburgh Art Festival close on Mon 29 February at 5pm; full application guidelines can be found on the EAF website. The 2016 Edinburgh Art Festival takes place at venues across Edinburgh from 28 July to 28 August.