Pitch your BRILLIANT idea for Lumiere 2025

This is your chance to become a #LumiereDurham artist in 2025!

BRILLIANT offers anyone (aged 18+ and living in the UK) the chance to be part of the bold and ambitious programme for Lumiere 2025, exhibiting alongside internationally renowned artists. 

You don’t need to be an artist or have any previous experience to apply, just a BRILLIANT idea.
 
The national commissioning scheme aims to encourage creativity across the UK as well as highlight brilliant ideas from people living in or originally from North East England. 

Submission deadline: Sunday 23 March 2025, 23:59 GMT

BRILLIANT artists receive: 

• A fee of up to £1,000 
• Support from an Artichoke Producer and Production Manager to realise their BRILLIANT idea 
• Production / materials / fabrication / installation costs up to £7,000 
• Artichoke will pay for the costs of event management and security associated with your installation 
• Bespoke professional development, including ongoing mentoring and advice after Lumiere 
• An international platform to exhibit your artwork. Lumiere is attended by hundreds of thousands of people and receives significant coverage from local, national and international media 
• Introduction to appropriate networks to support future exhibitions and showings of your artwork

For more information and to apply, visit www.Lumiere-Festival.com/Brilliant-2025