Art for Tolworth: Co-creation artist commission for Tolworth Hospital – Primary Arrival

Rather than simply commissioning artworks for predefined spaces, we are seeking creative responses that can help shape the identity, atmosphere and everyday experience of the hospital through art, collaboration and making.

Across the building, a series of creative opportunities will respond to different places and experiences, from moments of arrival and orientation to shared social spaces, wards, circulation areas and outdoor courtyards. These opportunities will intentionally operate at different scales and in different ways. Some may result in significant permanent artworks, while others could involve artist residencies, changing collections, digital work, participation or creative interventions that develop over time.

Primary Arrival
Commission: £18,000
Location: Main Entrance and adjacent entrance/connecting spaces
Application: Proposal submission

The Primary Arrival provides the opportunity for the principal permanent artwork within Art for Tolworth.

Located within the main public entrance to the new hospital, the commission centres on a prominent double-height space adjacent to reception and will be one of the first creative encounters for patients, visitors and staff arriving at the building.

We are looking for an artist or creative practitioner to develop an ambitious permanent artwork that establishes a strong sense of arrival and contributes meaningfully to the identity and atmosphere of the new hospital.

While the main entrance provides the focal location for the commission, we are interested in how the artwork might establish relationships beyond a single space. There is an opportunity to consider whether elements, ideas, materials or visual relationships could extend into adjacent entrance, circulation or connecting spaces.

Please read the relevant brief and application guidance before submitting through the Google Form.