Right of Way: Call out for Artists, ICO & LUX

The ICO and Lux are looking to commission three new artists’ moving image works by Black, Asian and ethnically diverse artists for the upcoming Right of Way project.

Right of Way

Challenging the narrative of the rural idyll through archive film and new work from contemporary artists.

Interest in the British countryside has surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, as people have realised anew the importance of nature and open spaces for our health and mental wellbeing. However, recurrent lockdown measures have also highlighted inequalities of access to, and relationships with, rural spaces.

This project, launching in Autumn 2022, will challenge the enduring, imagined notion of the British rural idyll as an untouched and unchanging space where time stands still; and explore the historical and current absences of Black, Asian and ethnically diverse people in the pastoral narrative and what this erasure represents.

The ICO and LUX, with funding from the BFI Film Audience Network and Arts Council England, are now looking to commission three new artists’ moving image works by Black, Asian and ethnically diverse artists for this project.

The full brief is available here. 

Submissions of interest

Submissions should be submitted to info@independentcinemaoffice.org.uk and should include:

• An outline of your core concept , to include consideration of the theatrical setting in which the commissioned work will play (max. 500 words), accompanied by proposed budget.
• Any supplementary information you feel would be valuable for the commissioning panel to consider, such as timelines or visual materials (e.g. mood board).
• Your artist CV.
• A maximum of two online links to previous work.

Further information

On the afternoon of Tuesday 22 February, LUX will be available to discuss submissions of interest and wider project. To book a ten-minute slot please

email: jemma.buckley@independentcinemaoffice.org.uk

Please also email Jemma if you have any questions about this brief or need extra support to apply.

The closing date for this position is 11/03/2022 at 23:59