Procreate Project is excited to announce the second edition of the Mother Art Prize: an international open call for self-identifying women, non-binary visual artists with caring responsibilities. The prize is aimed at artists working in one or more of the following media: painting, drawing, mixed-media, photography, digital art, sculpture, ceramics, installation, textile, sound and video. [We welcome all kind of proposals, without any theme restrictions].
Procreate Project is a pioneering arts organisation supporting the development of contemporary artists who are also mothers, working across art-forms.
Working towards equal representation and opportunities for women and mothers, today Procreate Project offers online and offline platforms and opportunities for the display, screen and staging of works, connections with peers and organisations that can support artists at different stages of their career.
20 shortlisted artists will be exhibited publicly in an art gallery in London as part of a group show and will be given the opportunity to sell their artworks on the Procreate Project online shop. Information about the venue for the show will be announced soon.
The Award Winner will receive:
1 Month residency at The White House in Dagenham with the support of Create London (this covers an Art Studio and accommodation for the artist and her family
£500 cash prize
2 mentoring session (1to1 or Skype) with Sylvie Gormezano, Director at Picture this productions and Chair of the Association of Women Art Dealers (AWAD)
1 free ticket to Oxytocin 2019 (date TBC)
Early entries may benefit from being included in our regular newsletter, social media posts and advertising.
Enter by 26 November 2018, 5.00pm GMT/London Time.
For more information on how to apply and T&Cs visit Procreate Project