Artist Call Out – Half Moon Theatre

Tower Hamlets Council for Voluntary Service; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A London-based theatre venue is seeking visual artists or collectives to exhibit work at their Foyer Gallery during 2026/27. The invited works must be family-friendly and framed or wall-mountable. This opportunity is open to local artists, with a preference for affordability in the £25-150 range. Interested parties are requested to submit their proposals by 31 December 2025, including a summary of their work and background information.

Qualifications

• Must create family-friendly work that is framed or wall-mountable.
• Artworks should be affordable, priced between £25-150.
• Artists local to Limehouse, London, are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Submit expressions of interest by 31 December 2025.
• Provide a brief summary, website, and biographical details for selection.

Job description

Half Moon is looking for a visual artist or collective who is interested in presenting at our Foyer Gallery during2026/27. Our exhibitions are presented in the following periods:

• September-January
• January-April
• April-July
• Our July-September slot is allocated for a youth take-over from our local schools.

Half Moon is a professional theatre venue specialising in work for, and with, families and young people. As a result, the work exhibited must be family-friendly and framed or wall-mountable (no ceramics, installations, light boxes etc). We are based in Limehouse, London, E1, and particularly welcome expressions of interest from artists who live or work locally to our venue.

The work must be affordable, offering a price range between £25-150 and a typical exhibition would require up to 25/30 pieces. We are also able to sell other merchandise such as books or greeting cards that support the exhibition.

While commission is taken for sales, there is not a fee to exhibit. Half Moon will cover the costs of a technician to mount the exhibition and any other related costs.

You can see some examples of our current and previous exhibitions here: www.halfmoon.org.uk/gallery

Please send submissions/expressions of interest to [e-mail] by 31 December 2025, including a brief summary of why you want to exhibit the work, website and/or other links to recent work plus biographic details.

Please note that we will only contact the artists we wish to continue a conversation with.