Rotherham Winter Stories: The Wonder of Looking Up, Artwork Commission

Name: Rotherham Winter Stories: The Wonder of Looking Up, Artwork Commission
Start: 2026-07-16
End: 2026-08-31
Location: Rotherham, England

FLUX Rotherham · Rotherham, England

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About this call

FLUX Rotherham is commissioning an immersive artwork or series of artworks that uses projection, light and sound to animate the interior of Rotherham Minster for a Winter Story Festival. FLUX Rotherham is based at Voluntary Action Rotherham and is one of 38 programmes in the Arts Council England Creative People and Places programme; for 2027 it will partner with Rotherham Council and Grimm & Co to scale the event across the town centre. The theme is Winter Stories and Fairytales, and the brief asks for a lead artwork exploring the idea of looking up, drawing audiences towards the heights of the Minster's architecture to discover children's stories and folklore. Proposals should incorporate the ideas, voices or artworks of community members, children and young people. The budget is £30,000 excluding VAT and must cover all artist fees, community pre-engagement, installation and delivery across the two festival nights, team accommodation, equipment hire, consumables and music licensing. The festival runs on the evenings of Friday 5 and Saturday 6 February 2027. Shortlisting is carried out by a Children and Young People's panel aged 13 to 25, and shortlisted artists attend an online interview. Proposals are emailed by 12 midday on 31 August 2026.

Who can apply

The official call states no eligibility restriction
Medium: New Media / Installation
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Key information

Deadline: 31 Aug 2026
Closes in: 37 days
Location: Rotherham, England, United Kingdom
Host: FLUX Rotherham
Eligibility: Open to all
Medium: New Media, Installation
Entry fee: Free entry
Reward: Budget: £30,000 (Excluding VAT). The budget must cover all artist fees and pre-engagement work with the community, installation and delivery during the two nights of the festival, all team accommodation, equipment hire and consumables, and all necessary licensing fees for any pre-existing music or copyrighted material.

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