Organizer Information
Bold Mellon Collective is an independent curatorial and publishing collective working across contemporary Art Writing, Visual Arts, and interdisciplinary cultural production. In partnership with Royal Museums Greenwich and supported by Arts Council England, the collective develops socially engaged publishing projects that foreground marginalized narratives, particularly those connected to migration, identity, and queer diasporic experience. Their work focuses on accessible, collaborative publication formats that integrate artistic practice with critical reflection.
Title & Description
Queer Migrations Art Book 2026 – Open Call
The Queer Migrations Art Book 2026 is an international publication project inviting LGBTQIA+ artists, writers, and creatives with lived experience of migration, diaspora, displacement, or transnational belonging to contribute to a curated printed and digital art book.
The project explores the emotional, political, and cultural dimensions of queer migration, including themes of belonging, memory, inheritance, survival, kinship, and imagined futures. Contributors are invited to reflect on how identity is shaped across borders, generations, and languages, and how personal and collective histories intersect.
Selected contributors will be featured in a professionally designed publication presented in both print and online formats, with each artist receiving a dedicated double-page spread.
This initiative functions as both an editorial platform and a cultural archive, bringing together diverse creative voices working across Visual Arts, writing, sound, and experimental media.
Categories
- Visual Arts
- Photography
- Illustration
- Film/Video
- Animation
- Writing
- Poetry
- Prose
- Screenwriting
- Art Writing
- Sound/Music
- Collage
- Mixed Media
- Interdisciplinary Arts
Eligibility
- Open to LGBTQIA+ creatives
- Applicants must have lived experience of migration, displacement, diaspora, refuge, or transnational identity
- International contributors accepted, with emphasis on UK-based creatives
- Open to artists working across multiple disciplines
- Both emerging and established practitioners are eligible
- Submissions may be personal, political, experimental, or documentary in nature
- Open to individuals working in both visual and text-based practices
Program Benefits & Awards
- Inclusion in the Queer Migrations Art Book 2026
- A dedicated double-page A5 printed spread featuring their work
- £100 honorarium
- One printed copy of the final publication
- Professional editorial and design support
- Distribution in both print and digital formats
- International visibility through a partnership with Royal Museums Greenwich
Application Fee
None
Application Requirements
- Artistic work (visual, written, or multimedia)
- Text submissions (up to 500 words maximum, if applicable)
- Supporting materials depending on format:
- High-resolution images (minimum 300 DPI; A5 or A4 double-page format specifications provided)
- Video/audio submissions (optional via email)
- QR links for film, animation, or music (if applicable)
- Short bio (50 words)
- Description of submission (100 words)
- Social media handle or website (if available)
- Optional accessibility submissions (video or voice note accepted)
How to Apply?
Online Application
Key Dates
- Application Deadline: 20 July 2026
- Publication Release: 2026 (exact date TBC)
Location
Online / United Kingdom
Additional Details
- Each selected contributor receives a professionally designed double-page spread
- The publication includes both visual and text-based contributions
- Contributors retain authorship while granting inclusion in the published art book
- The editorial team manages layout and design, with PDF proof provided prior to printing
- Accessibility support is available upon request, including alternative application formats
- Submissions must meet minimum resolution requirements for print reproduction
- Work can be submitted across multiple mediums, including experimental formats not explicitly listed
- The project emphasizes lived experience of queer migration and diasporic identity as a central curatorial framework