News – £1m commission

A £1m commissioning initiative is set to offer new opportunities for emerging artists of all disciplines to propose ideas for projects in relation to specific sites across the UK. The Jerwood Artangel Open will make possible three new commissions, with visual artists, filmmakers, choreographers, composers, writers, theatre practitioners, applied artists and producers living in the UK being invited to enter an open competition to propose ambitious transformations of specific urban, suburban and rural sites. The winning commissions will be developed and produced by Artangel for presentation in the UK between 2008 and 2010.
The involvement of Channel 4 as a partner for the initiative is intended to broaden the reach and impact of the commissioned projects through programmes for broadcast television. Roanne Dods, Director of the Jerwood Charitable Foundation, said, This initiative is one of the largest projects that the Jerwood Charitable Foundation has ever embarked on and the reason we are able to take this journey is because of the special reputation of Artangel.