An innovative concept for all aspiring and ambitious artists.

DEBUT Contemporary provides an affordable exhibition and mentoring platform from £50-£145 a week for all talented emerging artists to showcase and sell their artworks where they will be introduced to collectors, art professionals and businesses.


Samir Ceric, “Kingmaker” (International Life Magazine) of creative talent and the colourful founder behind Salon Contemporary (including Artist of the Week, Curator of the Month and Best of British competitions), Wolf & Badger and First Wednesdays, now launches DEBUT Contemporary, having already discovered some of the big names of the new Young British Art movement in the past decade.


The DEBUT Contemporary licence fee will entail exhibition space, an 80% net profit from all sales facilitated by the gallery, be it for a piece of art or a commercial deal and most importantly guidance and mentoring by a team of industry professionals Artists will be prepared with a business savvy mind whilst they maintain their artistic freedom and creative licence.


The first group of talented DEBUT Artists will launch the concept at the Salon Contemporary gallery space in West London in February 2011. The selection process for these places will be incredibly rigorous and the panel will consist of some of the leading art professionals and patrons.


Be a part of the evolution. Artists can apply through the DEBUT Contemporary blog to showcase their work and launch their careers. Collectors, art professionals and businesses can support DEBUT Artists by getting involved. The DEBUT Contemporary website will be officially launched in February 2011. For more information get in contact.

HOW TO APPLY

DEBUTCONTEMPORARY is now seeking talented artists to sign up to its mentoring and guidance scheme, including the services such as pricing of your work according to the marketplace; assisting with a business strategy how to get your work noticed; helping with your press release and your marketing and communication strategy, to also showcase and sell their work at our Notting Hill gallery space pocketing 80% of net sales prices. Hence we invite all independent artists across the board from the visual arts to performance, film, animation, sound and music, to request further information and apply to join our membership.

Please fill in the following information and send to info@debutcontemporary.com



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