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We are currently inviting entries for our next major event – The Engine Room 2025: International Sound Art Competition & Exhibition. The competition is open to emerging sound artists from around the world.

Selected works will be eligible for a number of prizes and will be programmed at an accompanying exhibition at the Morley Gallery between April 28 – May 16, 2025.

For full competition details and to enter your work please go to The Engine Room website.

Media

We are welcoming entries in the following media:

• Sound Installations & Sculptures
• Interactive works
• Audio only works (including multi-channel works)
• Audio–Visual Works
• Graphic Scores

Eligibility

• The competition is open to emerging sound artists, including students
• Entries are welcomed from all countries of residence, nationalities and age groups
• Entries must be new works, created after January 2024
• Entries cannot have been previously exhibited, performed or have been selected in other competitions
• Collaborative works will be accepted, providing all contributors are emerging artists. Collaborative works will count towards the limit of one entries per artist

Submission details

• Submissions are limited to one work per entrant.
• All entries must be submitted via the online portal on this website. Mailed or emailed materials will not be considered

Entry fee

• There is no entry fee but artists are limited to submit only one work. Subsequent entries will not be considered.

Successful entries

• Successful entrants will be notified by 20 January 2025 via email, and a list of selected artists will be published on this website as well.

Delivery of works

• Artists selected for the exhibition will be asked to provide their final works for the duration of the exhibition.
• Digital works should be supplied as full quality, uncompressed files by 1 April 2025
• Physical works should be delivered to Morley Gallery between 18 – 21 April 2025
• Selected exhibitors will be contacted directly to discuss delivery arrangements.
• Terms & conditions By submitting an entry, all entrants agree to the terms & conditions of the competition which can be found on The Engine Room website

Key dates

• Deadline for entries: 2 January 2025
• Successful entrants notified by email: 20 January 2025
• Delivery of exhibition works (digital): 1 April 2025
• Delivery of exhibition works (physical): 21 April 2025
• Private View: TBC
• Exhibition: 28 April – 16 May 2025
• Collection of exhibition works: 19 May 2025

Exhibition Hours:

• Monday to Friday 10-5pm
• Saturday 1-5pm
• Late Opening TBC

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