shine emerging artist programme

Light Up the North (LUTN) is a network of light festivals across the North of England. Nine of these festivals are working together through SHINE to commission up to two artists or collectives in 2025.

The SHINE programme aims to nurture and develop new talent and is open to anyone (aged 18 or over) with an idea for a shining light artwork, and the skills to realise that idea. The chosen artworks will be exhibited at four/five of the following LUTN festivals:

• Lightpool
• Light Night Leeds
• BD is Lit
• Barnsley Bright Nights
• Light Up Wakefield
• Nightfall Middlesbrough
• Lightwaves Salford
• Illuminate Oldham
• Colliderfest 25