Professional artists and illustrators connected to global majority communities, and to Arctic communities (Inuit, Canadian First Nation) in particular, are invited to submit proposals for 2D works (or works that can be reproduced in 2D) in any medium or combination of media. These works should offer a visual interpretation of the various meanings of Bible translations in your language and community in a post-colonial world. The artworks can be dark or colourful, outspoken or ambivalent; they can integrate text, photography, historical material, and/or traditional techniques. They should help us to understand the modern worlds and colonial pasts that these texts are part of through your eyes.

Your artworks will help our historical research. They are commissioned as part of the research project Global Bible: British and German Bible Societies Translating Colonialism, 1800-1914 at University of Bristol (UK) / University of Munster (Germany). They will be used for two purposes:

1. As part of the Global Bibles exhibition in Munster opening in October 2025 and the exhibition catalogue;

2. As illustrations in the edited volume that will come out of the research project.

Therefore, an important requirement is that these works are reproducible, in print or digitally.
Artists will retain the original; the copyright will be under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC).

Size
Maximum size is 70x50 cm; reproductions will generally be at smaller size.
Proposals may be for multiple works (diptychs, triptychs, series).

Deadline for proposals
15 October 2024

Deadline for finished artworks
1 March 2025

Budget
The fee will follow the UK Artists' Union day rate (currently £278.74 a day) for ten days' work, ie £2,787. This fee includes materials as well as time for research and consultation with the project team. Proposals should specify the work process and if necessary, an indication of special costs.

Proposals should be sent as a single pdf, and include
• a description with a design/sketch of the artwork
• an indication of size, medium, materials, techniques
• a work plan (max. 10 days)
• a short artist’s statement (max. 300 words)
• a CV with art degrees, artistic professional experience, exhibitions, commissions, publications
• a portfolio of 5-10 representative work

For more information see https://globalbible.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/call-for-artworks-and-illustrations/