Short Description
SEED_65 is a new project focused on art and Radical Futurisms for a post-anthropocentric world. It will take place over five months from 17 July 2025 to 16 December 2025 and end with an ambitious two-week show of new artworks at The Handbag Factory Gallery in London, 3-16 December.
This open call is for you to participate in the creation of a collaborative cohort involving discussion and research, group crits, peer support and in ‘World Building’ for a peaceful, just future for all life; with a particular focus on the farmed nonhuman, the health of the soil, land, sea, birds and wildlife. Artwork could also focus on human-machine relations. There may be opportunities to host workshops during the final exhibition that will be open to the public.
Project co-ordinator commitments:
- Booking and liaising with the different organisations and individuals, including The Handbag Factory Gallery and The Hub.
- Seeking sponsorship for the show
- Organising workshops and online events
- Working on publicity and social media
- Taking part in curating the show
- Ensuring professional documentation of all events, which will be published online, and available for all artists to use.
- Collecting information from artists, printing labels and collating the artists’ bios.
Submission Requirements
- Contact details: name, address, phone number.
- Describe briefly your practice and interests. please add a link to your instagram account and/or your website or similar. (Max 100 words)
- Why do you want to take part in this project and what do you want to gain from it? (Max 150 words)
- Have you worked with Radical Futurisms/fictioning before? (This is not vital to participation). If so how? If not how do you respond to the idea, and how might working with this methodology fit with your current practice? 150 words.
- Has your art practice previously focused on ‘other’ nature in any way? If so, please describe. If not, why do you want to work on this now? (Max 150 words)
- Provide images of up to 5 recent works at the end of this form (send audio or video works separately). Choose one of these works and explain the process of making, including medium. (100 words limit).
- Do you have ideas for starting points for new work for SEED_2065? (note: we know that your focus will change/develop – this answer should reflect starting points only. (50 words limit).
- Are you able to invigilate during the show? (note: We need as many invigilators as possible, but answering ‘no’ will not disqualify you from participating in the show.)
- Do you have other skills, or help you would like to bring to this project e.g. social media, poster making, curation, contacts (answering no to this will not disqualify you from participation).
- This project lasts for five months. Do you have any plans that would make it difficult to work with us over this period of time? Are there any commitments/dates that you could not make?
- Anything else that you would like us to know? (Max 50 words).
How to Apply
Please email one PDF document with responses to the following to seed.2065art@gmail.com
Program Benefits & Awards
-Networking with other artists with similar interests in Art for a post-anthropocentric future; -Showing work in an ambitious show at the Handbag Factory Gallery -Making new artwork and perhaps collaborating on making work together, -Researching and sharing research, -Taking part in group crits, and receiving/giving peer support, -Opportunities for running workshops during the show. -We hope this may lead to future collaborations/developments.
Entry Fee
None
Location
London, United Kingdom
Timeline
- Application Deadline: 30 June 2025
Website Link: https://themuseumofhumanviolence.com/open-call-seed_2065/#
