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Palestinian Supper & Poetry at Birnam Arts
Fri 14 Mar
Palestinian Supper Club, with Poetry | Studios
18:30 - 22:00
Doors Open 18:00

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Exhibit at Birnam Arts

Our exhibitions programme supports both local and wider Scotland based artists, and Scottish artists working outwith Scotland, by offering solo, shared, or group exhibitions. With thanks to funding from Creative Scotland we are delighted to announce our new round of Open Calls for submissions to exhibit (approximately 8 weeks per exhibition).

To apply, you will be required to submit the following information via email.

Please send us:
• Exhibition proposal (max. 500 words)
• Artist statement (max. 200 words)
• Your artist CV, including a link to your website/social media channels
• Digital images (no more than 10 images, submitted as JPEGs) to illustrate the type of work you are applying to exhibit. Please ensure that these images are well-lit and in focus. If images are too large to share alongside this email please send via WeTransfer, or similar, including a reference to this application.

Submissions should be emailed to visualarts@birnamarts.com

All submissions are considered carefully, but as we are such a small team, we’re unfortunately unable to offer feedback on individual exhibition proposals. We look forward to hearing from you!

 

 

Birnam Arts has recently pivoted to become a platform for contemporary visual artwork that pushes the boundaries of what is possible to be curated in a rural arts venue, and by whom. We are seeking proposals from artists, organisations, curators and collaborators who feel currently under-represented in rural gallery spaces - especially people of colour, people who identify as LGBTQ+ or who describe themselves as coming from, or living in, an area of economic or multiple deprivation.

We are also committed to addressing environmental and climate issues and we particularly welcome applications that explore this subject matter.

 

In this next programming period between 2025 -2028, our programming choices will be guided and inspired by a set of in-house curatorial themes which respond to our organisational values. These include:


• Community Connections (celebrating community, with potential for content on disability, neurodiversity and mental health.)
• Women’s Voices
• Natural Places (our seasonal connection to the land and the environment)
• LGBTQ+ Voices
• Climate change

Successful submissions will be required to sit within these themes (see related graphic in Gallery images below). In your application please clearly refer to how your work/exhibition proposal will do this.

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Box Office
Open periodically throughout the week | Book online 24/7


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Daily | 10 - 4



Birnam Arts
Station Road
Birnam Dunkeld
PH8 0DS
admin@birnamarts.com
Tel: 01350 727 674

Entrance

Welcome to Birnam Arts, a boutique multi-purpose arts, conferencing and entertainment venue.

Highlights

Pop in to the Foyer Cafe for breakfast, grab a delicious coffee with a selection of our homemade baking or enjoy a light lunch whilst browsing on the free WiFi. Wander upstairs to view the latest of our monthly art exhibitions before visiting the world of Beatrix Potter, or the Gift Shop to purchase a special gift for your loved ones or yourself!

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The comfortable and aesthetically pleasing cafe seating attracted praise and provided ideal places for small groups to gather at the tables, enjoying excellent food and drinks! Visitors remarked upon your new signage, now so much easier to navigate to the various rooms within the venue.

Fiona Ritchie   |   Birnam Book Festival 2022

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