Deadline: July 21, 2026.
Spier Light Art returns for its ninth year - and it's looking for artists and makers
Africa's longest-running light art exhibition invites artists to submit expressions of interest by July 21 2026.
Spier Light Art has opened its call for artists ahead of its 2027 edition, running from February 26 to March 21, 2027, across the historic Spier Wine Farm in Stellenbosch.
Now in its ninth year, Spier Light Art is South Africa's leading platform for light-based contemporary art and Africa's longest-running exhibition of its kind. Curated by Vaughn Sadie, the exhibition commissions new works in which light functions as concept, medium, and subject matter.
There is no fixed theme for 2027. Artists are free to explore ideas relevant to their practice, including technology, resilience, enchantment, and the context of a working wine farm and its landscape. Proposals are welcomed from artists and makers across all disciplines and career stages. Eligible work includes site-specific installations, sculpture, interactive art, digital works, video art, and sound and light integration.
Expressions of interest are due by July 21, 2026, and must be submitted to spierlightart@lightplace.org
Shortlisted artists will be invited to develop a more detailed proposal, with final selections confirmed in early October 2026.
For full submission requirements and to RSVP for briefings on June 20 and July 4, visit www.spierlightart.co.za or contact spierlightart@lightplace.org