THE BIGGER PICTURE ANNOUNCES INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR MAJOR PUBLIC REALM

National UK commissioning and production partners: Cornerhouse (Manchester),
ENTER_ (Cambridge), Lumen (Leeds) & Site Gallery (Sheffield), with support
from BBC, funded by Arts Council England

DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS Friday 30 March 2007

The Bigger Commissions 2007, to be launched at Urban Screens Conference
Manchester 07

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The Bigger Picture exhibits artists' film & video and interactive /
participatory screen based projects on Big Screen Manchester, UK. Utilising
this unique screening space, The Bigger Picture is able to present a host of
artists' works to large and diverse audiences reaching beyond the
traditional gallery context.

Cornerhouse, working in partnership with BBC and Manchester City Council,
delivers The Bigger Picture's curated programmes, whilst additionally
commissioning and touring large outdoor screen-based programmes.

The Bigger Picture is inviting proposals for the production of exceptional
new public realm works to be launched on Big Screen Manchester at the time
of the Urban Screens Conference Manchester 07 (11&12 October), and to tour
to partner city Big Screens and public sites throughout 2007/8.

Four new works will be commissioned, each with an attached fee of 5000
(7400 EUR / 9700 USD) based on an agreed budget, of up to 10,000 for
production (14,900 EUR / 19,500 USD).

This is a significant opportunity for film, video, new media and
cross-disciplinary artists to explore unique new ways of creating and
exhibiting work for a public context.

Each National Commissioning partner will lead on the production of one new
work. Partners are particularly encouraging proposals of the following
nature:

- Interactive and participatory new work
- Interdisciplinary new work (combined arts, performing arts, audiovisual)
- Evolving or expanded work
- New media and streaming technology
- Film & Video

Artists previously commissioned by The Bigger Picture include Christine
Molloy and Joe Lawlor (desperate optimists), Kartoon Kings (Simon Grennan
and Christopher Sperandio), plus Paul Melia, Hilary Jack, The Light
Surgeons, Adele Prince and Louise K Wilson.

To download the guidelines & submission form, and BBC technical
specifications, visit: http://www.lumen.org.uk/projects/index.html

Deadline for proposals 30 March 2007.

Partner sites:
http://www.cornerhouse.org
http://www.enternet.org.uk
http://www.lumen.org.uk
http://www.sitegallery.org

Links:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bigscreens/
http://www.manchesterurbanscreens.org.uk

Big Screen Manchester, is part of a UK Big Screen network, operated by the
BBC.If you want to unsubscribe or update your details at any time, go to
this web address:
http://www.lumen.org.uk/mailinglist/mydetails.asp?email=peter.boardman@york.
gov.uk and update your details.