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Let’s visually facilitate a discussion around artistic automony.

I would like to explore the organic world of process based work. Work that consecutively changes through chance, impulse, making and interaction.

To retract from the progression of artificial autonomy by celebrating what cannot be searched or generated.

Artwork that is brand new. Drawing, printing, dancing, collaboration, performance, words or and media that hold no influence to this saturation of artificial outlooks.

This exhibit is heavily influenced by the Fluxus movement and what it stands for, the present.

I would like to encourage some of the work to be made in the space.

Also included would be work that was new when it was made. How we have changed in our acceptance of process based work?

I would love to be surprised by someone using digital media or matter but still making it an organic or organic led process. With this in mind I would be grateful for any digital submission with an intention of proving this point

Curated by Chloë Dowsett

Chloë is a West Sussex based graduate of Fine art working alongside her practise as a Bespoke commission specialist in Artistry at Rolls Royce Motor cars. Having worked as a lead technician, teacher of art, within animation and public commissions to name a few, she brings knowledge and experience to new challenges.

Her daily life is a stark contrast to her internal need for chance within her studio space.

Her current and archival personal art practise always leans into drawing and its primary conversations around instinct, permanence and documentation.

Within her studio she celebrates experimental, traditional and sometimes sculptural methods of drawing that are often responses to found input.

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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 new@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.