Could you light up Northern Roots in February 2025?
Calling all artists, makers and creatives! Could you create a magical, participatory light-night experience for audiences of all ages in an outdoor woodland landscape setting after nightfall?
Northern Roots is inviting proposals for a £15,000 Illuminate at Northern Roots commission. The event will take place on Sunday 23rd February 2025 at Northern Roots, between 6-9.30pm, in Oldham.
If you’d like to visit the Northern Roots site, meet the team and find out more about the brief before applying, we’re hosting an informal artists site walk and talk on Tuesday 24th September, 10-11.30am.
If you’re interested in submitting a proposal, we’d love to hear from you. Please read our short Creative Brief and return your proposal via the application form by Friday 4th October 2024.
Illuminate at Northern Roots 2025 Commission Creative Brief
ILLUMINATE at Northern Roots 2025 Commission Application Form
Northern Roots – a unique community hub and visitor destination
Born in Oldham, the Northern Roots charity is using regenerative land management techniques to transform 160 acres of uncared for space into a destination that is ‘of’ the local community, but for everyone. We are creating inspirational spaces, moments and opportunities for people to connect around food, growing, nature, learning, creativity, sport, work and play.
Arts and culture at Northern Roots
Northern Roots aims to create a bold, inspiring and surprising arts and culture offer, that helps to animate the site, bring local communities and visitors together, and support the creative community. Over the last two years we’ve commissioned artists and arts organisations working across diverse disciplines, produced a range of outdoor arts events on the Northern Roots site, and developed an initial arts and culture strategy.
We are delighted to be partnering with Oldham Council as Illuminate Oldham returns for its seventh year in 2025. Prepared to be dazzled by an illuminated townscape of installations, exhibitions and performances by local, national and international light artists over two incredible nights – and it’s all free!
UK Shared Prosperity Fund
Illuminate at Northern Roots has been made possible by generous funding from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is a central pillar of the UK government’s Levelling Up agenda and provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills. For more information, visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-prospectus
