Limbo (I): From Brexit to the state of exclusion, from refugees to economic insecurity, from being mix raced to being non-gendered, from social practices to transgressive objects, and everything inbetween.

Call for entries to an exhibition of social art, titled "Limbo", at SEAS (Socially Engaged Art Salon) in Brighton’s BMECP centre, 4 May – 2 June 2019. Issued by SEAS, 12 February 2019.

Limbo isn’t just the imaginary place or state of all holy souls after death, but a real space many of us have found ourselves in due to wars, Brexit, austerity, socio-economic insecurity, racism and xenophobia. Limbo space can also relate to our cultural, racial or national identities, as well as related to gender and sexuality. Limbo space is challenging but at times, as a space in-between, also liberating.

SEAS (Socially Engaged Art Salon) is seeking visual & performing artworks that depict Limbo conditions, situations and places. The SEAS advisory team will curate the exhibition. For the exhibition we seek works in any art media (painting, photography, sculpture, installation, new media art, sound art and performing arts).

The Limbo exhibition will take place 4 May – 2 June 2019 at SEAS (Socially Engaged Art Salon). The show will include series of workshops, film screenings and artist talks by the exhibiting artists. It is part of Artists Open House, which takes place during Brighton Festival in May.

SEAS (Socially Engaged Art Salon) was founded in 2016 and became a beacon for social and political art in Brighton and beyond, showing the works of emerging and mid career artists from the UK and abroad. SEAS is located in the BMECP Centre, near Brighton Train Station.  www.seasbrighton.com

Entry details:

The submission is free of charge but if works are selected artists would be asked to pay £20 for work under 50cm or £30 for larger works. There will be an opportunity to show work via a large digital screen for £10 for up to 3 images. The fees are for the rental of the space, admin, invigilation and PR. 

Selected sound and installation artists will not be required to pay any fees.

One artist will win a week residency at SEAS and a solo exhibition- see details here: https://seasbrighton.com/category/seas-residency/

Submissions are welcome from emerging and mid career artists (18+). Artists from under represented groups and BME Artists are encouraged to submit work.

Deadline for application 10th April 12pm. Responses will be given by April 15th.

Artists are responsible to come and install their work between the 1-3rd of May and de-install in the 2nd week of June.

Artists outside South East England may send works by post or as digital files that will be printed here.

Works for presentation on a large digital screen are needed to be sent as Jpg or mp4 files.