Location of artwork
- The artwork will be located on the 2 sides of external lift cladding of the new Camberwell lifts adjacent to D Block (Painting Studios, Victorian Building) at Camberwell College of Arts, Peckham Road site.
Aims
- To create a stimulating, visually and aesthetically engaging artwork, which sympathetically draws upon Camberwell’s historic arts and crafts heritage and links it with the College’s twenty-first-century vision and social purpose.
- To be visually sympathetic to the existing architecture and to form a ‘narrative’ frieze or serial/modular artwork within the triple-height courtyard drawing the eye upwards.
- To generate a sense of identity and pride in those students and staff using the building, engaging people’s attention and imagination.
Brief
- The art commission should form an enlivening intervention in the triple height courtyard between the contemporary A Block and the Victorian D Block buildings and the Victorian D Block and C Block.
- Within the context of the agreed material and its treatment (water-jet cut aluminium or steel panels (2m x 1m each) in a bronze colour) the final artwork could incorporate pattern, abstract or representational imagery, forming a ‘narrative’ up through the building. Apertures are required in specific panels to let light in (exact location of apertures will be discussed with the successful student/alumni).
- Artists are asked to research and propose a design approach and imagery that has a direct connection to the site, and is relevant to its function and context as a learning environment.
- The design must be new, unique, your own, and generated specifically for this commission.
Design Submission Requirements
Artists are required to provide the following:
- Drawings, images or photomontages detailing the design proposal
- Computer-generated images or photomontages indicating the design proposal in context, from at least two viewpoints
- A digital maquette/sample panel indicating an approach to the design
- Written statement describing the artistic concept
Deadline
Please email all digital submissions to camaccessproject@arts.ac.uk by Friday 10 March 2023. Please clearly label all files with your name. If files are too big, please send them via WeTransfer.
There will be a payment for the successful student or alumni who designs the winning commission. This will be discussed with the successful party.
Note on Submissions
Please note that all successful submissions will need to be submitted for planning permission which could be rejected or requested to be amended. Any amendments will be managed by the College in conjunction with the winner.
If you have any enquiries please email: camaccessproject@arts.ac.uk.