Call for submissions: dis/placed
- Date
- Wednesday 25 Feb 2015
Counterpoints Arts in partnership with LADA invites artists working in visual art, Live Art, film, design and architecture to submit work for a one week multi-media exhibition titled dis/placed, running at The Ditch, Shoreditch Town Hall, London (15th – 22th June).
The theme of dis/placed is informed by huge demographic shifts and unprecedented levels of human displacement – according to UN over 51 million people are currently displaced around the world.
dis/placed is inspired by the multi-layered experiences of people living in spaces of precarity and transience. Individuals and communities who are ‘staying temporarily’, sometimes for generations, in stateless limbos, detention centres, refugee camps or urban settlements – living within a country's borders yet outside its political, legal and civic life.
They are especially interested in conceptual, collaborative and documentary work that challenges stereotypes and opens up new creative spaces to bring the realities of what it means to be dis/placed to a wider audience. Existing, on-going or new work is welcome.
Selected artists will receive fees and production costs which will be agreed on a case by case basis.
Requirements
Your submission should include the submission form (pdf) with requested attachments and be emailed to the below address by 20th March 2015.
When emailing please use 'submission for dis/placed' as the subject line and send to Dijana Rakovic [email protected]
Counterpoints Arts is a hub of creative arts and cultural projects exploring refugee and migrant experiences. They believe in the dynamic power of the creative arts to inspire social change and enhance inclusion and cultural integration of refugees and migrants. As a Creative Hub, they co-create, develop, produce, facilitate, promote, curate, research, publish and disseminate a range of arts and media projects.
Banner image credit:
Refugee Week Annual Conference, image courtesy of CentrepointLatest news
Announcing Cat Sheridan as LADA Co-Chair
3 November 2025
The Board of Trustees of the Live Art Development Agency (LADA) are delighted to announce the appointment of Cat Sheridan as Co-Chair, following an international recruitment process.
Read moreLive Art Bookshop: Does what it says on the tin
13 August 2025
We are changing the name of our retail publishing initiative to Live Art Bookshop.
Read moreJoin our Board of Trustees
5 August 2025
We are looking for new Co-Chairs and Trustees to join our Board.
Read moreStock Check Artists
27 June 2025
We are delighted to welcome the Stock Check group that will meet over four evening gatherings at LADA from July to October.
Read moreArtists in Residence Announcement
11 March 2025
LADA welcomes Samra Mayanja, Claudia Palazzo and Symoné as Artists in Residence between April and December 2025.
Read moreLeigh Bowery in The Study Room
26 February 2025
As Tate Modern celebrates the incredible career of Leigh Bowery, LADA has compiled a selection of materials from the Study Room which situate his work within Live Art practices and draw attention to the cultural and societal contexts in which he worked.
Read morePathways Home: Poppy Jackson Limited Edition Collection
3 December 2024
Following on from the year-long project Pathways Home, Poppy Jackson will be selling a collection of limited editions and original artworks exclusively through Unbound until May 2025.
Read moreLADA Summer Break
6 August 2024
LADA will be closed 8th-19th August inclusive, the Garrett Centre will not be open to the public and most operations will be paused. From 20th August on, you can book to visit the Study Room via our Eventbrite page.
Read more