Male Art
'Male Art' will bring together artists with a range of perspectives on being male.
This might include artists (of any gender) working with materials and methods connected to typically male job roles such as construction, mechanics or farming.
Conversely, it might include male artists engaged with typically female activity such as embroidery or childcare.
Additionally it is hoped 'Male Art' will map the experiences of trans men, or the misgendering of trans or cis women, or non-binary people.
It is also hoped that the formative experiences of boyhood, and the transformative experiences of fatherhood, be captured.
'Male Art' could be a celebration of maleness and masculinity as well as a nuanced reflection on expectation, frustration, privilege or shame.
Ultimately, 'Male Art' hopes to disrupt the patriarchy by repositioning 'male' to an othered, gendered, and intersectional subject.
The Curator would like to share these artworks as examples to illustrate their thinking:
Jean Tinguely, Pit Stop, 1984, Formula 1 auto parts, scrap iron, 4 x 16 mm film projectors
Curator Mark Fearbunce
Curated by Mark Fearbunce
Mark is a white man and one quarter immigrant. He is homosexual and a father to two boys. Mark has a couple of degrees and once did a cycling proficiency test.
Mark has spent most of the 21st century teaching. He has written and led fine art degree and diploma programmes, is currently a freelance gallery educator and associate lecturer in visual culture. Mark has also continued his own practice as an artist and curator with exhibitions in the UK, Spain and the USA.
Mark’s art practice investigates the systems that are normalised in our culture. By subverting or mis-applying these systems, he hopes to reveal that organisation is often arbitrary and closer to ritual than logic. Projects have included exploring the order of the alphabet, international postal systems and the status of art itself. These kinds of inquiry also extend to recontextualising the function and histories of found objects.
How to apply
Fringe Arts Bath Festival will take place 22 May to 6 June 2026
Submission deadline: Friday 10th April 2026 at 23h59 GMT
Media accepted: All
Free submission. All are welcome to apply, of any age, status, and from anywhere in the world.
If selected, we ask Artists for a £25 contribution (like crowdfunding) and to give some of their time, as we are all volunteers.
Please read our FAQs here to find out more.See all 17 projects open to submissions on our home page: fringeartsbath.co.uk
To submit your work: please email the curator male@fringeartsbath.co.uk including:
NB: please include the exhibition / project name in the email title.
max 200 words about your work and how it fits the call-out (written, audio file, video or another way to suit you).
some images of the work, or links to video / performance work (or existing work if it hasn’t been made yet).
any relevant links, if you have them (though it’s not a requirement and Curators might not have the capacity to visit them all).
of course please include any questions you have.
you might not hear back from Curators until after the deadline, thank you for your patience.