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Camberwell Arts Festival 2008
14th – 22nd June

Call for proposals

The Camberwell Arts Festival 2008 will take place from Saturday 14th June to Sunday 22nd June.  The Festival is a partnership between artists, residents, traders, community groups and organisations within SE5.  It is co-ordinated by Camberwell Arts, Camberwell College of Arts and the South London Gallery.

Camberwell Arts would like to invite local organisations and individuals to contact us to register interest in participating in this year’s Festival, including the following groups:

• Individual artists
• Local arts and cultural organisations
• Local artists studios
• Volunteers

Scroll down for further details on each of these categories…

Call to individuals

Camberwell Arts is looking for artists who are interested in participating in this year’s Festival.  We are looking for work that does not rely on gallery or theatre venues and can take place in alternative spaces throughout Camberwell, including pavements, parks, bus shelters, shops and other sites within the SE5 urban environment.  For those unfamiliar with the local area, it is not a prerequisite to select your ideal exhibition/performance site as we can work with you to find a suitable location.

We are particularly looking for work that will fit into the following strands of the programme:

- Camberwell Arts Pub Crawl
The pub has remained a pillar of British social life over the years and Camberwell Arts are looking to commission artists who are interested in using the traditional staples of pub life to explore ideas around art and life.  From Karaoke nights to pub quizzes, we are looking to commission live/performance artists who are interested in exploring the role of the pub in British cultural life.   We are also looking to commission visual artists producing work in response to pub names in Camberwell.

The Camberwell Arts Pub Crawl will take the form of a pub crawl through some of Camberwell’s most popular pubs, with scheduled stops to view performances and artwork.  It will open the Camberwell Arts Festival on the evening of Saturday 14th June.  A small fee of £250 per artist is available for artists selected to participate in this strand.

- Camberwell Green
Camberwell Green is a visual arts project that will look at the colour green – both the colour of the natural environment and the myriad hues of the urban environment.  It will be underlined by a critical concern with how we see and respond to colour in an advanced technological age and will use colour as a way of encouraging local residents and visitors to look at the surfaces of the modern city and their local environment.

We are looking to commission work that can be installed/performed on Camberwell Green and other green spaces throughout Camberwell, including gardens and local estates, to form a green art trail through Camberwell. A small fee of £250 per artist is available for artists selected to participate in this strand.

- Camberwell Shop Fronts
We are looking for artists who are interested in working with local shop owners to create alternative window dressings during the Festival.  The work will need to link in some way with the shop’s produce whilst also operating as an independent art installation.

The deadline for submissions is 11th April 2008.  Please send information about your proposed work, an artist’s statement, images of previous works(or links to images) and contact details to the addresses given below.

Call to organisations

Camberwell Arts would like to invite local organisations to contact us to register interest in participating in specific festival activities and/or promoting their own activities through the Festival brochure.  Those who would like to participate in the Festival are welcome to contact Camberwell Arts who will, to the best of their ability, ensure that local arts and cultural activities are included in the Camberwell Arts Festival brochure and on the Festival website.

Please contact us at the addresses given below by 11th April 2008 to find out more. 

Call to artists studios

Camberwell Arts would like to invite local artists studios to take part in an Open Studio event on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd June as part of the Camberwell Arts Festival.  If you are interested in participating in this event, please contact Camberwell Arts who will, to the best of their ability, ensure that your open studio event is included in the Camberwell Arts Festival brochure and on the Festival website.

Please contact us at the addresses given below by 11th April 2008 to find out more. 

Call for volunteers

Camberwell Arts are currently looking for people who are interested in becoming involved in the Festival in a voluntary capacity to join our Internship scheme.  We are looking for people with a range of skills and an interest in all types of art production, including public art, live art, digital art, community art, interdisciplinary practices etc.

In return we can match you with your area of interest and provide you with support to co-develop and co-ordinate production activities during the Festival.

Contact Us

Email us at info@camberwellarts.org.uk 

Call us on 0207 708 833

Or mail us c/o Camberwell Leisure Centre, Artichoke Place, London SE5 8TS