Apply now for Turner Lates:
Movements from the Margins
Open Call: Performance at Turner Contemporary and Residency at PRAH Recordings
Powered by People Dem Collective x Diasporas Now
The application process will take approximately 15 minutes, deadline 31 July. Early submission recommended.
Turner Contemporary, Margate-based community organisation People Dem Collective (PDC), live art platform Diasporas Now (DN), and experimental music label PRAH Recordings are seeking proposals for new or existing work from global majority-identifying artists at the intersection of music and live art, and other audiovisual performance-based practices.
Two selected artists will be invited to perform on Friday, 5 September 2025 for Movements from the Margins as part of a Turner Lates organised by PDC and DN. The artists will also be offered a week-long residency at PRAH Recordings in Margate in 2026, complete with complimentary on-site accommodation and access to fully-equipped music recording studios.
Theme:
Movements from the Margins returns to Turner Contemporary on 5 September, 2025 as an arts festival and symposium for Black, Brown, and diaspora communities across the U.K. This year’s programming is an embodied invocation to the ocean – not as a resource, but as a sovereign collaborator and living ancestor.
Through multidisciplinary and multigenerational programming, Movements from the Margins asks: How can we look to the sea to sustain long-term cultural movements, in a cyclical, polychronic dance of momentum, rest, and regeneration?
Eligibility:
This open call is open to U.K.-based, global majority-identifying artists and musicians, with a priority on Margate and Kent County-based applicants
Applicants must be available to perform on Friday, 5 September at Turner Contemporary in Margate
Bands, collaborations, and artist collectives may apply if at least 50% of members are global majority identifying
Proposals must be family-friendly for the public programme at Turner Contemporary
Fees:
Each selected proposal will be offered a £240 artist fee to perform in the Turner Lates
Return travel can be provided
The PRAH Recordings residency will offer one week of on-site accommodation and access to music recording studios, which can be redeemed after the Turner Lates performance
Bands, collaborations, and artist collectives will not be offered additional financial compensation, as fees are fixed per selected performance proposal
The judging panel will consist of PDC director Victoria Barrow-Williams, DN director Rieko Whitfield, and PRAH director Stephen Bass.
For additional enquiries or accessibility issues please contact: diasporasnow@gmail.com
About People Dem Collective:
People Dem Collective is a Black-led community organisation based in Margate, Kent, dedicated to dismantling systemic racism and fostering social equity through the power of arts and culture.
About Diasporas Now:
Diasporas Now is a live art platform for the Global Majority and current collective in residence at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, offering curated performance programming for museum lates, nightlife, workshops, panel discussions, and artist development programmes.
About PRAH Recordings:
PRAH Recordings has been releasing contemporary classical and experimental music for over a decade, championing artists on the weirder fringes of pop music. PRAH nurtures cultural ecosystems of the sonic avant-garde, hosting residencies at their studio complex in Margate.
About Turner Contemporary
Turner Contemporary is one of the UK’s leading art galleries, showcasing world-class exhibitions to drive the social and economic regeneration of Margate and East Kent.
About Turner Lates
Turner Lates is a series of free, late-night social experiences at Turner Contemporary offering visitors an opportunity to explore art after hours.
