The theme for this year's 'eighthwonder' exhibition is Muse. “The muses are ghosts, and sometimes they come uninvited.” Who or what sparks artists today? What is your inspiration? How do you start your creative process? What is your muse? All artwork mediums are accepted including performance, film and sound installation, but MUST be A2 format.

eighthwonder 2019

Call for entries to 44AD’s Open Summer exhibition. 44AD is delighted to be collaborating with curator Nina Jesih throughout eighthwonder 2019. The theme for this year's exhibition is Muse.

“The muses are ghosts, and sometimes they come uninvited.” – Stephen King, Bag of Bones

Gracing the walls of gallery spaces, offices and households, typically it is the finished artwork that engages the audience. However, what is it that comes before that?

Since ancient times, artists have spoken about their need for inspiration, to find the spark that stokes their creative flame.

But who or what sparks artists today?

What is your inspiration? How do you start your creative process? What is your muse?

To be presented as a finished artwork, this open call invites you to express your influences and motivations - and to show the world what it is that inspires you. In turn, you could become the muse that inspires visitors to respond creatively, perhaps producing their own artwork.

www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_gilbert_on_genius

Artwork submission criteria:

The theme for eighthwonder 2019 is Muse.

All artwork mediums are accepted including performance, film and sound installation.

2D work

All 2D artwork submissions are to be A2 format (42 cms x 59.4 cms). Painting, photography, printing, all mediums are accepted.

If the artwork is framed, the size of the frame must be the A2 size requirement, (therefore the artwork itself can be smaller). All artwork accepted must be ready to hang on submission.

3D work

All 3D work submissions are to work around the volume of A2 x A2 x A2.

Please include a sentence/paragraph which describes how you interpreted the theme/ the background story behind your work. List the title, year made and images. 

It is important that you include your full name and medium of the work/s with your submission. The entry limit for eighthwonder 2019 is four works per individual.

Please note that there is no fee to submit entries, but there will be a gallery fee for each artwork accepted into the show.

1 x artwork = £10.  2 x artworks = £15.  3 x artworks = £20.  4 x artworks = £25.

This is to be payable by cash or cheque to 44AD when accepted work is brought to the gallery for hand in.

Work can be made available for sale, with 20% sales commission going towards 44AD artspace.

eighthwonder 2019 artprize

Following previous year’s successes, 44AD artspace will again be awarding the eighthwonder artprize, which is voted for by the visiting public.

Prizes will include a one week solo show at 44AD artspace and Freedom of the City (in art-form)!!

'For emerging artists an experience like this is to be cherished. The eighthwonder prize provided me with the support and opportunity to successfully show and sell my work, in a unique space, to a larger audience - at a time when this option simply wasn't available for me.’

Daniel Rushforth, eighthwonder 2013

‘My submission was lucky enough to be voted the public’s favourite in 2014 so winning me ‘the artistic freedom of the city’ and a solo exhibition in the Basement Gallery. This gave me an opportunity to show a wider range of my work and helped gain me commissions.’

Jeni Wood, eighthwonder 2014

Many thanks to Charlie Wayne for permission to use ‘Monroe’ for eighthwonder 2019 poster and marketing.