Apply to be an alt.barbican artist

The Barbican and The Trampery are looking for innovative artists working at the intersection of art, technology and entrepreneurship to take part in a major new project. Taking inspiration from start-up accelerator models, alt.barbican is a response to the blurring of boundaries between individual art forms and a generation of emergent artists drawing upon multiple disciplines and new technologies to create projects with new expressive possibilities.

The six-month programme for up to five artists, includes an all expenses trip to Montreal and will provide a range of showcase, mentoring, training within an environment in which research and discussion about this emergent field can take place and be shared.

alt.barbican artists will receive:

• A bespoke programme of seminars, workshops and meetings supported by leading academics, practitioners and experts.
• Business tools and training to enable their practice to scale and become self-sustaining.
• A fully-funded trip to exhibit their work at the 18th edition of MUTEK Festival, the Montreal-based festival of electronic music and digital creativity.
• Mentorship provided by a wide range of established professionals, including from the National Theatre and their Immersive Storytelling Studio team.
• The opportunity to apply to an alt.barbican commissioning fund of £7,500 to realise a major piece or body of work in the Barbican’s public spaces.
• The opportunity to forge international connections through our partnership with the British Council’s Creative Economy Team.
• Events to showcase research and works-in-progress as part of Interfaces Monthly & Quarterly – a programme of talks and events, delivered across the Barbican and The Trampery’s venues.

Additional support includes:

• A £1,500 honorarium for participating in the programme
• Unlimited drop-in access at The Trampery Republic, a new space for creative innovation at East India Dock, where the selected artists will form part of a growing network of creative businesses and start-ups.

Deadline: 19 March 2017

The Barbican & The Trampery
@BarbicanCentre & @thetrampery
www.barbican.org.uk/about-barbican/commissions/altbarbican