The Bank of America Merrill Lynch CREATE Art Award is the largest participatory art award in the UK. This annual award helps artists living or working within the London 2012 host boroughs to deliver brand new public art commissions as part of the CREATE Festival. The award aims to open up exciting opportunities for artists to work with their neighbours: the residents of the London 2012 host boroughs. In turn, it gives local people a chance to engage with major art projects happening in their neighbourhoods.

We are now inviting submissions for a participatory art project from artists who live or work in one of the host boroughs. Integral to the award is the active participation of people who live locally. We welcome proposals from artists working in all media.

Deadline for submissions: 5pm, 28 October 2011

• The total value of the commission is £50,000
• The commission will be awarded in December 2011.
• The work must be realised in June/July 2012 as part of CREATE.

• Download CREATE Art Award Submission Guidelines PDF (2.3MB)

CREATE is the cultural partnership of the host boroughs for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games who are working together with leading arts organisations, venues and practitioners from across the region to develop CREATE into an internationally significant annual arts festival in the lead up to, and beyond, 2012.

ELIGIBILITY

• The award is open to all artists who are not currently in education and who live or work in one of the host boroughs of Barking and Dagenham, Greenwich, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest.
• We will consider individual artists or collective applications.
• The work must involve the participation of residents from each of the host boroughs.
• The final work must take place within the host boroughs in June / July 2012 as part of CREATE.
• The proposal can be a self-contained part of a wider project. However any additional funds must be secured at the time of application.

ENTRY

Submissions must include

• A concept pitch of no longer than 500 words.
• A CV or company profile.
• (Optional) Visual examples of previous work.
• Please send up to 5 jpeg images (6MB max).
• Shortlisted artists will be asked to submit a project plan and budget prior to final judging.
• All submissions must be submitted via email.

DEADLINE

The deadline for proposals is 28 October 2011

• Shortlisted applicants will be notified by 4 November 2011.
• Shortlisted Applicants will be invited to submit a budget and project delivery plan by 18 November.
• The selection panel will include representation from CREATE, Frieze Foundation, Arts Council England, London, and Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
• The commission will be awarded in December 2011.
• Decisions are final and no correspondence or discussion over the selection can be entered into.