Benedictine Art Project - Call to artists
Salary: Fee of £3,000 per artist including materials and production
This is an exciting opportunity for three artists to engage with our Benedictine priorities in the context of the Cathedral precincts, ‘The Close’. In partnership with three local charities - and in association with 'The Rule: Shaping Lives, Medieval and Modern', a major exhibition at the Sainsbury Centre for the Visual Arts at the University of East Anglia - each artist will produce artwork for temporary installation in one of the three selected sites.
The three themes and sites at the Cathedral are:
Hospitality - outside the Hostry, in partnership with English+
Wholeness and healing - Almary Green, in partnership with St Martin's Housing
Contemplative learning - Cloisters, in partnership with the Diocesan Education Team
Three photographs of each of the three sites appear below.
Each artist will each receive a grant of £3,000 supported by the Farmington Institute, Oxford. Each charity expects their chosen artist to work collaboratively with members of the charity’s communities, exploring relevant themes.
KEY DATES 22nd October 2025 at 12.00 noon Deadline to enter your application (as described in ‘How to Apply’)
11th November 2025 Interview date – interviews online (Shortlisted artists will be informed of the interview times. We hope to choose three artists from these interviews)
7th May 2026 Delivery and installation of art works
16th May – 4th Oct 2026 Art works will be on display from 16th May to 4th October
5th October 2026 Art works to be collected and removed
For full details of the projects and how to apply, click on the link above.
