Hi all,

We hope the below Birth Rites Collection commission might be of interest. The deadline for initial expressions of interest is 30 April 2024.

Birth Rites Collection has partnered with the newly launched Tommy’s National Centre for Preterm Birth Research and Imperial College London to run a series of participatory commissions over the next 3-5 years. These new artworks will eventually become part of the Birth Rites Collection. 

Birth Rites Collection will facilitate 3-5 artists to collaborate with men and women in the community, up and down the UK, to explore important ideas connected with preterm birth. 

The projects and resulting works will help to expand on the ground-breaking research that the team at Tommy’s and the five collaborating universities are carrying out.

If you are an artist / artist collective and are interested in getting involved in this project, please fill out a preliminary expression of interest. 

A budget of £5400 is available for the first commission. Ten artists will be selected to develop their proposals from the initial expression of interest and a small fee will be paid for this.

We are keen to hear from artists of black and minority ethnic background, disabled, LGBTQ and female artists. We will be shortlisting 10 artists / artist collectives to develop their ideas into fully fledged proposals for new works. 

The first commission will be developed in the Kent region of the UK. Future commissions will be in other areas of the UK.

Submit an expression of interest by 30 April 2024: https://www.birthritescollection.org.uk/commissions

Remember, the Birth Rites Collection Summer School 2024 (1 July - 4 July) is also now open for bookings. Birth Rites Collection’s Summer School is a unique programme of lectures, workshops, seminars and one-to-one tutorials. Four intensive days will introduce you to the collection and facilitate a dialogue between you, your practice and the artworks. The course is led by artist & BRC Curator Helen Knowles and artist Dr. Leni Dothan.  Find out more on our website: https://www.birthritescollection.org.uk/summer-school

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