Tate Collective Open Call Collection 2.0

See your work on billboards across London

Ophelia responses on a billboard — Jack Arts

To celebrate our collection, we invited 16 – 25s to creatively respond to a series of iconic artworks from Tate Britain and Tate Modern. In celebration of their creativity, a curated selection of entries feature on billboards across London kindly given over by Jack Arts.

From 10 August for two weeks, find the billboards in these locations:

152 Royal College Street, Camden – responses to Ophelia
122 Peckham High Street, Southwark – responses to Reborn Sounds of Childhood Dreams I
130 Stoke Newington High Street, Hackney – responses to Dearest Art Collector
715 Seven Sisters Road, near Seven Sisters Tube, Haringey – responses to Urvashi, Staged Portrait, Gulmohar Park, Delhi
Wells Terrace, near Finsbury Park Tube, Islington – responses to Swinging
Top of Jewel Road and Forest Road by Walthamstow Lloyd Park/William Morris Gallery, Walthamstow – responses to Plains of Heaven
Stockwell Road at Brixton Academy, Lambeth – responses to Head of a Man

THE OPEN CALL

The open call invited works in response to seven artworks in our collection, available to visit for free at Tate Britain and Tate Modern. The brief invited submitters to be as creative as possible with responses, so long as the work could be displayed in printed format on the billboard.

THE RESULTS

We received over 800 submissions ranging from poetry and make up looks, to photography and illustration. 48 works were chosen for the billboards by our panel of judges; GUAP mag's Ibrahim Kamara, producer Tobi Kyeremateng, and artist and educator Soofiya. All selected artists are paid for use of their works, which feature on billboards across London for two weeks from August 10.

Scroll down to view the billboard submissions chosen by our panel:

THE SELECTED ARTWORKS

Responses to Ophelia by Sir John Everett Millais, Bt

painting of woman lying in ice — Amelia D H Tovey, *A Watery End*

painting of woman lying — Clémence Bellier, *Ophelia's River*

Photo of woman lying in bath with netting over her face — Emily Shanks, *Ellah*

Cartoon version of Ophelia — Imogen Crossland, *Singing all the while*

Illustration of a woman lying in a bath with a view of London — Jada Bruney, *Ophelia*

Abstract pencil drawing — Lily Hargreaves, *to muddy death*

text-based response to ophelia — M.R. Massey, *swim*

Photograph of lady underwater surrounded by flowers — Rahi De Roy, Astha Patel, Pranshu Thakore and Savitha Ravi, *Ophelias*

woman lying in water and reeds — Rodrigo Domingos, *Chiphelia*

painting of a woman taking a selfie in a mirror surrounded by flowers — Rolake Osabia, *Pattern Up*

collaged version of ophelia — Rosie Haynes, *Submerged*

text response to ophelia — Sophire Kes Fennell, *Ophelia's healing*

photo of a woman lying in a river with a surgical mask on — Urja Gauri Jain, *Ophelia, in the midst of a pandemic*

Responses to Head of a Man by John Simpson

photo of a woman with her head poking out of a suit — Melody Uyanga Ramsay, Dominic Manderson, Alexis Peng Cheng, *A (Head) of a Man*

painting of a young boy with an exposed skeleton from the hips down — Aminat Durowoju, *Bone Boy*

painting of a man in a durag with a raised fist — Angel My Linh, *F12*

painting of a man in contemplation — Asmaa Jama, *Before We Disappear*

painting of a man with his head in his hands — Betty Esiko, *Uncle Abe*

painting of an art gallery with a woman on the floor surrounded by police officers — Kudakwashe Mushangi, *The Dispute of Today*

Silhouette of a man with a light in his hand — Latoya Fits Okuneye, Catch the light – a utopian dream of freedom

photo of a man sitting in front of a sofa — Marco Bardusco–Brazier, *Elliot Hunter*

Responses to Reborn Sounds of Childhood Dreams I by Ibrahim El-Salahi

text response to el-salahi — Chloe Chenery, *Reborn Words of El-Salahi*

painting of a creature wearing a crown in the woods — Jessica Ip, *Children, Where are you*

Photo of a woman in makeup in the style of the El-Salahi piece — Li Benedetti, *Monochrome Dreams*

collage of a woman stepping over a London bus — Mia, *Dreaming*

surreal painting of two creatures — *El Pertenecer (2020*) by Nathalie Brough

colourful print with figures of people — Saffron Carpenter, Entropy of Youth

a collage of dreamy photos — Simone Ziel, *Multiple Dreams in One Night*

Responses to Dearest Art Collector by Guerilla Girls

illustration of a gorilla writing 'dearest art collector' — Belenchuk, *Guerilla Girls Present Day*

text response to dearest art collector — Gloria Satuski, *Guerilla Girls 2.0*

A text that reads: dear privileged, see me as you leave me behind — Gullu Kandrou, *Dear Privileged*

A letter to arts eduactors — Millie Robson, *For the attention of*

Responses to Swinging by Wassily Kandinsky

a photo of a stack of bread with paint in between every slice — Ella Soni, *no title*

rework of swinging done in pencil — Ksenia Gorokhova, *Swinging in 2020*

photo of person wearing kandinsky-inspired makeup — Rosie Davis, *Masked*

Illustration of people in the style of Kandinsky — Rowan Bailey, *Breezy*

Creature in a mask in the style of Kandinsky — Szymon Kwinto, *Swinging 2 metres apart*

Responses to Urvashi - Staged Portrait, Gulmohar Park, Delhi by Sheba Chhachhi

Photo of a person amongst their belongings — Dhwani, Staged self-portrait in response to Seven Lives and a Dream

surreal painting of a woman sitting in a doorframe — Ellen Warner, *Oblique Perception*

Photo of a man in white clay surrounded my hanging sheets — Jo Fetto, Getting rid of myself

photo of a person covered in cake — Nilik Khimani, Afternoon Tea at Two Part II

painting of a woman sitting at a table next to a plant — Riya Mamtora, *Nipa*

Responses to Plains of Heaven by John Martin

A ripped photo of a nature scene which says 'down on earth, up in the sky' — Bruna Fernandes, *Misplaced*

Photo of Joshua Tree desert — Flora Grant, *Mojave*

embroidery of a person sinking into a mountain range — Kiera Brazowski, *Plains of heaven*

three pencil drawings of a mountain range — Louis Syed-Anderson, *Constructed Landscapes*

paper on grass with text reading 'land and us' — LAND + US, Sophie Bullacher

Tate artworks they responded to

Dearest Art Collector
Guerrilla Girls
1986

On display at Tate Modern Part of Media Networks
Swinging
Wassily Kandinsky
1925

On display at Tate St Ives Part of Modern Art and St Ives
Ophelia
Sir John Everett Millais, Bt
1851–2

On display at Tate Britain Part of Historic and Modern British Art
Reborn Sounds of Childhood Dreams I
Ibrahim El-Salahi
1961–5

On display at Tate Modern Part of In the Studio
Urvashi - Staged Portrait, Gulmohar Park, Delhi
Sheba Chhachhi
1990, printed 2014

View by appointment
The Plains of Heaven
John Martin
1851–3
Head of a Man, probably Ira Frederick Aldridge
John Simpson
exhibited 1827

On display at Tate Britain Part of Historic and Modern British Art
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Terms and conditions

From the entries submitted Tate will, at its discretion, select those to be shown on billboards across London, on the Tate website, and on any other of Tate’s approved partner platforms.

The open call for submission is aimed at all young people aged 16–25 who are signed up to Tate Collective.

Don’t be rude. Anything defamatory or obscene won’t be accepted. Your submission must be suitable for under 18s.

Anything you submit must be your own original work. If your content contains other’s material e.g. images, video, music etc you must have obtained the necessary permissions to use the material. Make sure you get someone’s recorded consent to be included in the material before showing an image of their face.

Tate won’t use your content for commercial purposes (eg. merchandise) but we may use your content to promote our platform or project, such as:

· On social media, eg Facebook, Instagram and Twitter

· On our websites

· In-gallery at Tate sites

· On printed materials eg leaflets promoting the open call and other projects for young people

By sharing and uploading any contribution (including any text, photographs, graphics, video or audio-visual material) for this open call, you will be sharing your content with Tate who will be able to use your material in the following ways:

You agree to grant to Tate, free of charge, permission to use the material in any way it wants, for Tate services in any existing or future media worldwide (including on Tate’s website accessed by international users) and in perpetuity.

While we intend to credit you as the creator of the material, there may be some instances in which this is not possible (for example, due to formatting constraints). We therefore require as a condition of submission that you waive any moral rights in your contribution. You also permit Tate to edit the material, if necessary. You also grant to Tate the right to sub-license these rights to approved partners.

Copyright in your contribution will remain with you and this permission is not exclusive, so you can continue to use the material in any way including allowing others to use it, including licensing that material to other websites.

If you do not grant Tate the permission set out above on these terms please do not submit or share your contribution with us. By submitting your contribution with us, you are deemed to accept these Terms and Conditions.

Tate will hold and process your personal data for all purposes relating to the administration and award of this open call. Tate will not use your personal data for any other purpose except as necessary for the purposes of this open call. You can contact us (dpo@tate.org.uk) to amend or remove any information you submit to us, or ask us to remove all of your personal information. Our Privacy Policy provides further information on your legal rights and how to exercise these (https://www.tate.org.uk/about-us/policies-and-procedures/tate-privacy-policy).

Before you submit your work, please read sections 4 and 7-11 of Tate’s website terms of use.

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Tate Collective Open Call Collection 2.0

THE OPEN CALL

THE RESULTS

THE SELECTED ARTWORKS

Responses to Ophelia by Sir John Everett Millais, Bt

Responses to Head of a Man by John Simpson

Responses to Reborn Sounds of Childhood Dreams I by Ibrahim El-Salahi

Responses to Dearest Art Collector by Guerilla Girls

Responses to Swinging by Wassily Kandinsky

Responses to Urvashi - Staged Portrait, Gulmohar Park, Delhi by Sheba Chhachhi

Responses to Plains of Heaven by John Martin

Tate artworks they responded to

Dearest Art Collector

Swinging

Ophelia

Reborn Sounds of Childhood Dreams I

Urvashi - Staged Portrait, Gulmohar Park, Delhi

The Plains of Heaven

Head of a Man, probably Ira Frederick Aldridge

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THE OPEN CALL

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THE SELECTED ARTWORKS

Responses to Ophelia by Sir John Everett Millais, Bt

Responses to Head of a Man by John Simpson

Responses to Reborn Sounds of Childhood Dreams I by Ibrahim El-Salahi

Responses to Dearest Art Collector by Guerilla Girls

Responses to Swinging by Wassily Kandinsky

Responses to Urvashi - Staged Portrait, Gulmohar Park, Delhi by Sheba Chhachhi

Responses to Plains of Heaven by John Martin

Tate artworks they responded to

Dearest Art Collector

Swinging

Ophelia

Reborn Sounds of Childhood Dreams I

Urvashi - Staged Portrait, Gulmohar Park, Delhi

The Plains of Heaven

Head of a Man, probably Ira Frederick Aldridge

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