Insert There

Call-out to Artists:

Insert There invites artists and creatives to envision where their work would ideally be displayed, challenging conventional notions of art placement and examining the connection between art, context, and perception. Participants will select a location that resonates with their work—whether a renowned museum, a public park, a religious site, an urban space, or even a scene from film or TV—and "insert" their artwork into that space using digital or analogue methods.

Submissions must include a final composite image of their artwork integrated into the chosen location, created by:

Digital methods: Seamlessly editing the artwork into the location.
Analogue techniques: Using physical collage, printmaking, or similar approaches.

Artists may submit digital files (high-resolution images) or physical works (printed collages, sketches, or photographs).

This exhibition encourages participants and audiences to reflect on how the placement of art changes its meaning and impact.

Curated by Roger Clarke

Roger Clarke is an artist who works across a variety of media including sculpture, installation and sound. After graduating from the Slade School of Fine Art, he was awarded the Henry Moore Sculpture Fellowship at Winchester School of Art and subsequently the Rome Scholarship in Sculpture at the British School at Rome. He is a Senior Lecturer in Fine Art at Bath Spa University and his work has been exhibited throughout the UK, Europe and beyond.

Clarke’s recent projects include a large-scale spinning sculpture and the Record Player Orchestra, an interactive and performative installation exploring the possibilities of collaborative and symbiotic manipulation of sound through physical engagement with record players/turntables using a specially recorded vinyl record that was mastered at Abbey Road Studios and pressed at the Vinyl Factory, London.

Instagram: @rogerclarkestudiouk
Website: rogerclarke.net

To submit your work: please email the Curator insert@fringeartsbath.co.uk including:

NB: please include the exhibition / project name in the email title.
max 200 words about your work and how it fits the call-out (written, audio file, video or another way to suit you).
some images of the work, or links to video / performance work (or existing work if it hasn’t been made yet).
any relevant links, if you have them (though it’s not a requirement and Curators might not have the capacity to visit them all).
of course please include any questions you have.
you might not hear back from Curators until after the deadline, thank you for your patience.

Fringe Arts Bath Festival will take place 23 May to 7 June 2025

Submission deadline: Friday 11th April 2025 at 23h59 GMT

Media accepted: digital photographic files (high-resolution images) or physical works (printed collages, sketches, or photographs)
Free submission. All are welcome to apply, of any age, status, and from anywhere in the world.
If selected, we ask Artists for a £22 contribution (like crowdfunding) and/or to give some of their time, as we are all volunteers. Please read our FAQs here to find out more.
See all 20 projects open to submissions on our home page: fringeartsbath.co.uk