Call Out for Contributors to Bristol Light Festival

The Opportunity

We have an open call for expression of interest to showcase at the 2024 festival. Designers, architects, light artists – as well as students and institutions – are invited to submit expressions of interest for projects or ideas that are engaging to all age groups. We are interested in:

• Existing works or new ideas exploring light.
• Projects which use technology in innovative ways to encourage play and exploration.
• Sustainable light art which uses Green Energy solutions.
• Hearing from artists who have a relationship to Bristol.

We are looking for artworks that are:

• Suitable for outdoor winter light festivals.
• Artistically challenging/interesting and of high quality.
• Structurally resilient enough to withstand the winter weather.
• Considered accessible for all.

We’re particularly interested to see applications that consider:

• Environmental sustainability in their design and embody best practice in their delivery.
• Design artworks for reuse – materials/equipment – building onto what happens at the end of the festival.
• Encouraging novel and artistically ambitious ideas.
• Are playful, interactive and engaging for a wide audience

The deadline for submissions has now passed