We invite artists to share their experiences of the world we live in using film or video that reflect their views, thoughts or feelings in considered, non-prescriptive, experimental ways; to express what may feel inexpressible by other means for a curated film screening at Fringe Arts Bath festival 2026 (FaB26).

'The most profound things are inexpressible’, Jenny Holzer, Truisms.

In today’s sociopolitical climate, it can be hard to navigate the constant stream of information and endless tidal waves of rhetoric and opinion available through digital media.

How can we keep up with 24-hour news, discern fact from fiction, recognise echo chambers, resist indoctrination and avoid unwanted confrontation?

How can we stay connected with our humanity and the world around us without becoming completely overwhelmed or desensitised, or without succumbing to the path of least resistance and saying nothing at all?

Sometimes words can feel inadequate.

But for artists, there have always existed other possibilities, other languages to express thoughts, feelings, truths, and falsehoods.

Such modes of communication may succeed where other, more prescriptive ones fail.

For Fringe Arts Bath 2026, Sightlines Projects invites artists who are interested in responding to the world we live in to submit short films of up to 10 minutes in duration (MP4 format) that reflect their views, thoughts or feelings in considered, non-prescriptive, experimental ways; to express what may feel inexpressible by other means for a curated film screening.

In other words, to do what artists do and inject a note of reflection and optimism into the deluge.

Inexpressible is part of Fringe Arts Bath Festival 2026, with 17 exhibitions & project call-outs forming the Fringe Arts Bath Festival programme, 22 May - 6 June 2026 in Bath, UK.

How to get involved

If you have a short film or video work that you feel responds to our theme, we'd love to hear from you!

Simply submit your work through CuratorSpace. 

The deadline for submissions is Friday, 10 April 23:59 GMT. 

We welcome submissions from anywhere in the world. Once the deadline has passed, we'll review all submissions and let you know of the outcome within two weeks of the submission deadline.

There is no fee to apply. If your work is selected, Fringe Arts Bath will ask for a £25 contribution per artist to participate.

Your fee goes towards venue hire, insurance, marketing and equipment to make the festival happen.

About Fringe Arts Bath Festival 2026 (FaB26)

Fringe Arts Bath aims to raise the profile of contemporary visual arts in Bath and beyond, and is Bath's only visual arts festival.  

Established in 2007, the festival is a test-bed for new ideas, a platform for early-career curators and artists, and those who prefer to operate outside of the gallery-based arts scene.

The 2-week free festival puts art in unusual places, in unexpected ways for people to happen across and interact with, with exhibitions, interventions and events based in Bath, UK.

Previous festival venues have included vacant shops, a chapel, the streets of Bath and more, with new venues each year.

Venues are typically confirmed in Spring, with the majority of venues located in central Bath, ensuring that as many people as possible get to experience the festival and see participating artists' work.

In 2025 the festival attracted over 8,500 visitors over two weeks and supported over 200 artists.  

This year’s festival will take place 22 May – 06 June 2026, with 20+ exhibitions, projects and events forming Fringe Arts Bath 2026 Festival Programme.

About Sightlines Projects

Sightlines Projects is a Bristol-based curatorial partnership formed by Roz Bonnet and Sarah Knight established in 2014. 

Our intention is to offer a platform for experimentation to emerging and established artists across all mediums, and to collaborate with artists to push and develop curatorial strategies.

We have curated exhibitions and film screenings which have taken place in galleries, as well as more unsual spaces in Bristol, Bath, Somerset and London over the last decade and have previously worked with FaB in  2017, 2019 and 2022.