• Kendal Calling All Artists

  
  Do you have an exceptional idea for an original outdoor festival decor piece or art installation? If so, this commissioning opportunity may be for you!
   
  Kendal Calling is a music & arts festival, held annually at Lowther Deer Park in the Lake District, Cumbria in the North West of England.

  It has grown from a two-day, 900 capacity event in 2006 to a 25,000 capacity 4-day music festival. This year for our onsite creative content  we have teamed up with Visual Architects a Manchester based company who provide creative event decor and fit out solutions for festivals, taking the ordinary to the extraordinary they deliver projects across the world developing and installing concepts to give a signature brand experience. 
   
  Launching our new  micro- commissioning programme we are selecting a few creatives, makers and fabricators that have an exciting idea for a new piece of decor for outdoor spaces to join the team at the end of July.
   
  The commissions offer investment, support, and a FREE ticket to the festival. We want to offer a platform for creatives to create fun engaging site specific work for the festival that will be exhibited at the festival in the main arena and promoted and through our channels.

  Selected artists will be partnered Visual Architects who will support them through design concept and construction to installation finished by Monday 25th July.
   
  Commission:  Each commission will receive up to £1000 in support of their project.
  Deadline: 1st July

  What we are offering:
  ●      £3000 cash investment.

  ●      Marketing, production and technical support

  ●      Consultation on design and construction

  ●      Space and access to workshop, tools to build

  What we are looking for:
  ●      To commission a creative with an interest and understanding of working outdoors.

  ●      Present the piece as part of Festival 28th -31 July

  ●      Finished work by the 25th July (the Monday before the festival)

  ●      We are looking for work that entertains and engages a diverse audience – something which might appeal (and be suitable) to both adults and families.

  ●      We are looking for work that is self-sufficient (i.e. not requiring large amounts of technical support).

  ●      We are open to applications for work from all disciplines and genres, including 3D Design, digital, street mural, mixed media, sculpture, decorative arts

  ●      The final piece can be static or kinetic but able to be installed outdoors

  ●      This fund is for artists based in the UK and  over the age of 16.

  ●      The cash investment is to cover artists’ time, resources for the project and fees for any partners the artist brings into the project.

  ●      The decor should be for a main area, but can be located anywhere. Please bear in mind that the site is notoriously sloped and hilly!

   

  This opportunity is in partnership with Visual Architects. 

   

How it works

You can apply by either filling in the short application form or recording a 2-3 minute video or voice note telling us about you and the proposed project.

Please forward with your application

Email your application to hello@kendalcalling.com by Tuesday 1 July 
 
We want you to tell us about:
●      You and your experience

●      The work you want to make under this commission

●      Please describe what materials you might use and tools you will need

●      Why you would like to make this work and why it is particularly relevant now

●      Outline the support you would need

●      If you are submitting a video or voice recording, please include your name and postcode at the start of the video.

●      Please include any supporting visuals, graphics, pictures or mood board to show the asthetic of the work.

Applicants will be informed on the outcome of their submission by 5th July.

 
From the five selected proposals, two larger commissions will be awarded and a couple of smaller awards.

Successful applicants will receive payment of the full commission on signature of contract. We will arrange support meetings for the artists and Visual Architects throughout the project.
 
 
The application process is designed to be straightforward. We hope that this commission  will provide some work for artists, provide remuneration for that work, and be the first step in this continued approach to commission outdoor work of this type for future festivals.

If you have any difficulties and need some support in developing your idea for this form, you can contact hello@kendalcalling.com for an impartial chat with a member of the Festival team.