We are thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity for creatives as we open a call for expressions of interest for the highly anticipated Lightpool Festival 2025. We warmly invite talented individuals and teams from across the UK to present their innovative proposals for an engaging light artwork that has the power to captivate and inspire audiences of all ages.

This is a fantastic platform for both established light art professionals and emerging talents to showcase their creativity and artistic vision. We strongly encourage participation and invite you to submit your imaginative ideas that could contribute to making this festival a truly unforgettable experience for everyone involved.

We are interested in:

• New works exploring light.
• Projects which use technology in innovative ways to encourage play
  and exploration.
• Sustainable light art which uses Green Energy solutions.

We are looking for artworks that are:

• Suitable for outdoor light festivals.
• Artistically challenging/interesting and of high quality.
• Structurally resilient enough to withstand the winter weather.
• Considered accessible for all.

We’re particularly interested to see applications that consider:

• Environmental sustainability in their design and embody best practice in their delivery.
• Design artworks for reuse – materials/equipment – building onto what happens at the end of the festival.
• Encouraging novel and artistically ambitious ideas.

Fees:

An artist fee of £5,000
Support from Lightpool and Lightworks to realise the idea
Production/materials/fabrication costs up to £15,000

The intellectual property of the artwork remains with the artist, the physical ownership will be transferred to Lightpool on completion of the artwork.

The expressions of interest will be reviewed by the Lightpool Programming Group and one of our partners from Light Up The North, and will be evaluated on the following criteria:

• Artistic quality – the strength & quality of the idea and the creatives previous work.
• Public experience – what will our visitors experience be
• Project management – can the artwork be created within the time available. Is the work durable enough for the festival dates. What materials are you using when considering the environmental impact and outdoor display.
• Environmental Sustainability – in the design and delivery. Does the artwork have a future life for touring to other events
• Level of innovation and creativity in the concept and/or proposed method of public participation (if applicable)
• Proposal impact and feasibility, based on cost effectiveness of proposed budget and production timeline.
• Is the proposal a new light artwork

You can find additional information at the Lightpool Website  applications should be made via CuratorSapce.