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Canary Wharf Winter Lights 2027
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Canary Wharf Winter Lights 2027

Canary Wharf Group

May 13, 2026London, UK

This festival offers an opportunity to exhibit light art in the highly corporate urban context of London's Canary Wharf, a hyper-modern financial district. A critical insight for applicants is the absolute necessity of scale and extreme luminosity, as interventions must compete with heavy ambient light pollution and towering skyscrapers. The festival actively seeks 'mesmerising' and 'transforma...

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Massive international exposure in a major financial district; production support; opportunity to populate a hyper-modern urban context; curatorial support for 'mesmerising' and 'transformative' works; strategic use of light art to soften corporate architecture, injecting whimsy, surrealism, humanity, and warmth.

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Open to international artists across digital, kinetic, and sculptural media. Proposals should range from fine art and architecture to digital and kinetic installations, adhering to overarching themes like 'DREAMSCAPE'.

Dates & details

Deadline
Open call deadline for the 11th edition of the festival.
Programme dates
Winter 2027 (specific dates not specified)
Duration
Not specified (festival duration)
Costs to the artist
Varies (depending on scale and production needs)
Language
English fluency required
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Production support (amount not specified)

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