Expression of interest

Marina Bay Light Festival will be held from 15 October till 7 November 2010 in Singapore’s Marina Bay precinct.

The Light Festival will be a free family friendly outdoor celebration, consisting of 20 low- energy light art installations by international, regional and local design luminaries and will include the lighting of Marina Bay’s iconic buildings and landmarks. Adding to the experience will be a series of educational and fun activities for the public as well as industry events for the professional community.

The Light Festival aims to create Asia’s first low energy light festival that engages public and professional interest and visually enhances the night environment around Marina Bay.

The objectives for the Light Festival are:

1. to raise awareness in energy usage produced by artificial lighting;
2. to create a light festival which encourages public participation
3. to create opportunities for professional engagement in best practices in lighting design; and
4. to promote dark city skies.

The Marina Bay Light Festival is seeking local artists to participate in the Festival along side invited light artists from Australia and Europe. The theme for the Light Festival is “People, Place, Time“. The Festival provides the opportunity for artists to interpret the creative nature of light in our lives, where we live and the impact it has on us now or in the past or in the future.

Cities and places are not only defined by their architecture but also by atmospheres that leads to creating memorable experiences for its inhabitants

Festival Director Mary-Anne Kyriakou.

“I would recommend that the light artist consider their work and its treatment, the focus may be using one of the following:

1. Architectural Treatments – façade and building treatments where the architecture and associated landscape elements are central to creating the works
2. Theatre and Performance – design using a black box approach i.e. lighting is added to create the scene.
3. Sculptural Light Art Works – primarily sculptural art works with light as the primary medium”

Kyriakou.

Expression of Interest

The Expressions of Interest for the Light Festival is open to all Singaporean and regional artists, including lighting designers, architects, sculptors, theatre/multi-media artists and inventors to create light installations for participation.

If you are interested in participating you will need to complete the Expression of Interest application.

It is important to consider the use of smart lighting techniques including clever design, innovative technology, reusable materials, energy efficiency and reduced light wastage in your design

Grants of up to $15,000 are available to successful applicants for Marina Bay Light Festival. All proposals are confidential and intellectual property belongs to the artist. A condition of participation in Festival is approval to use images of approved installations to publicise the Light Festival and Marina Bay.

The grant is to cover all costs including design, labour, equipment, the build and removal of the installation. The installation will be part of Marina Bay Light Festival and selected artists will be invited to participate in other activities of the Festival.

Funding may also be available for Singaporean and Singapore-based artists from the National Arts Council’s Presentation and Promotion Grant.

All applications will be assessed by the Festival’s Review Panel and successful applicants will be short-listed.

Applications will be assessed on:
• Creativity of the design of the light installation. The design should be stimulating and engaging for the public.
• Ability for the artist to achieve the proposed outcome/design/budget.
• Use of smart technology / design and/or energy efficiency.

If your application is short-listed you will be notified in writing, further information including detailed and accurate costing of the installation may be required. The panel will select from the short-listed applicants the final installations for inclusion in Smart Light Singapore. Final decision for inclusion in the Festival will be made in June 2010.

All applications must be sent electronically (restricted file size of 3MB) to EOI@marinabaylightfestival.com you can admit more than one application. If you have any enquiries regarding the application please send an email to admin@marinabaylightfestival.com

Download entry form here >> Marina LightingFes Artist EOI