CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: 11TH EDITION OF SCULPTURE IN THE CITY

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We are delighted to announce the Call for Submissions for the 11th Edition of Sculpture in the City. The Call for Submissions for the 11th Edition of Sculpture in the City will close at 5pm on Wednesday, 27 October 2021.

This year, the Call for Submissions will comprise of five primary categories: 3D Sculpture,  2D Graphic Installation, Audio & Visual, Hanging 3D Sculpture, Light & Sound.

Sculpture in the City is an award-winning urban sculpture park which launches every year in June. A cultural initiative delivered by the City of London in partnership with 11 local businesses, it is sited in the EC3 (insurance district) area of the City, around the iconic towers of the Gherkin, the Leadenhall Building (The Cheesegrater), Lloyd’s building, 22 Bishopsgate as well as inside Leadenhall Market. The call for submissions for the 11th edition of Sculpture in the City is now open for preexisting works that can be exhibited outdoors from May 2022 to May 2022.

Sculpture in the City has delivered 130 artworks over 10 editions successfully amplifying the urban context the show is delivered in; responding to and breathing life into the unique relationship between the historical City landscape and it’s iconic contemporary architecture.

Entry Requirements:

The artwork(s) submitted need to be suitable for exhibiting outdoors in a busy urban environment and available from May 2022 to May 2023. Only fully completed submissions, relevant to the specified CATEGORY will be accepted.

The 11th edition of Sculpture in the City offers a very unique opportunity for sculptors, artists, designers and illustrators to not only submit across any one of the five primary categories which are:

3D Sculpture
2D Graphic Installation
Audio & Visual
Hanging 3D Sculpture
Light & Sound
We will only accept a maximum of three applications per artist, per category. Anything exceeding this will be automatically disqualified.

All artists and galleries participating receive full credit on all marketing and press material and are invited to the official Launch event and other associated events. For this 11th edition, each exhibiting artist will receive an artist’s fee of £750.