Open Call for Gobo Projector Artwork: Light Up Kilburn 2026

About the Open Call

Are you an artist with a passion for light and an interest in creating artworks to be produced as gobo projection slides? Hive Curates and Camden Council invites local and national artists to submit expressions for Light Up Kilburn 2026. Help us illuminate Kilburn Grange Park during one of the darkest winter months and create a unifying space for the local community.Taking place across two evenings in February 2026, Light Up Kilburn will transform Kilburn Grange Park into a captivating immersive experience of light. This open call offers two opportunities for artists to design 3 artworks, to be produced as slides for gobo projectors. These projectors will be positioned around Kilburn Grange Park, providing an opportunity for images and patterns to animate various surfaces and create captivating displays. Artists are encouraged to respond to the festival’s themes of biodiversity and women’s night-time safety, both with the aim of uniting communities. We welcome submissions both in the form of existing artworks and new ideas, with particular interest in proposals that consider community engagement. Background: Light Up Kilburn - took place in February 2024, using light artworks and illuminations to light up buildings on the High Street and Kilburn Grange Park. Working with schools, community groups, businesses and local artists, Light Up Kilburn created a moment of cohesion and community pride which has left a lasting legacy. Key Details Artist Fee: £1,000 (plus VAT if applicable) The fee must include any community engagement. Production support will be provided. Location: Kilburn Grange Park is a 3.2 hectares open space in Kilburn, North-West London adjacent to Kilburn High Road. Install and Deinstall: Selected artists must be available on the festival dates and are responsible for install on Thursday 26th and de-install on Saturday 28th (after 9pm) and/or Sunday 29th February. Festival Dates: Friday 27th - Saturday 28th February 2026. DOWNLOAD ARTIST BRIEF for MORE INFO Submission and Selection Process In the first stage we are asking artists to register their interest in the Open Call. Expression Of Interest LINK HERE. Deadline: Tuesday 30th September (midday) We welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of other non-white ethnicities, those who identify as LGBTQ+, neurodiverse and disabled artists / people. If you have any questions, accessibility requirements or experience technical difficulties when making your submissions please contact us at: hello@hivecurates.com For more information please download the PDF. DOWNLOAD ARTIST BRIEF for MORE INFO

What is Offered

Artist Fee: £1,000 (plus VAT if applicable). Production support will be provided.

Requirements

Artists are encouraged to respond to the festival’s themes of biodiversity and women’s night-time safety, both with the aim of uniting communities. Submissions can be existing artworks or new ideas, with particular interest in proposals that consider community engagement. Selected artists must be available on the festival dates and are responsible for install on Thursday 26th and de-install on Saturday 28th (after 9pm) and/or Sunday 29th February 2026.

How to Apply

Artists must register their interest in the Open Call by submitting an Expression Of Interest form via the provided link.