THE CANVAS ECONOMY
The work is already being made.
What is missing has never been the work. It is the infrastructure.
Bold Canvas Network builds the infrastructure the Canvas Economy runs on: work reviewed in context, terms written down, people credited and paid.
THE INFRASTRUCTURE
Three standards. Everything BCN does is held to them.
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Reviewed in Context
Creative work is judged by practitioners from the terrain it comes from, against a written standard rather than a Western default.
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Terms written down
Scope, deliverable, timing and price are agreed in writing before any work begins.
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Credited and paid
Everyone who contributes to BCN's work is paid for it, and every work we show carries its maker's name.
PORTFOLIO REVIEW
A critique that knows the terrain your work comes from.
A written review of your portfolio by a practitioner from your creative context, for creatives preparing for an exhibition, an open call, a residency, a grant or a collector conversation.
A fixed price, terms in writing, delivered in 10 working days.
THE CANVAS ECONOMY
Creativity is already capital.
Waiting for infrastructure, not for support.
Creative work across the Global South already generates value. What it lacks is what every other industry takes for granted: routes to market, recognition that travels, capital that understands the asset.
3.1%
Culture and creativity account for 3.1% of global GDP and 6.2% of all employment.
Source: UNESCO, Re|Shaping Policies for Creativity, 2022
OPEN CALLS
Commissions and programmes, open now.
New calls are announced here first. Sign up at the foot of the page to hear about the next one.
COMMISSION · EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST · ROLLING REVIEW
Creative Technologist: generative audiovisual commission
A paid research and development commission for a creative technologist working in generative audiovisual practice. Open to creative technologists across the Global South.
STANDING PROGRAMME · APPLICATIONS OPEN
Diaspora Partner Pool
For Global South diaspora creatives based in Europe. Selected creatives are considered for commissions, programmes and partnerships that fit their practice, against a written selection standard.
Work with BCN
For organisations that commission creative work, run open calls and programmes, or fund the creative economy.
Assessment for open calls and programmes
Funded review places
The Diaspora Partner Pool