Bright ideas wanted for Durham Lumiere

Past winning ideas have included giant neon piece of knitting made by Victoria MacLeod, a retired teacher from Sunderland Credit: Matthew Andrews

Organisers of the 2017 lights festival, 'Lumiere' have launched a competition, inviting budding artists to put forward their bright ideas for the event.

The BRILLIANT competition is open to anyone originally from, or currently living in the North East, with ideas for artwork using lights.

You don’t need to be an artist to take part. Previous winners have been:

  • People interested in trying something different

  • People who like to be creative in their spare time

  • Artists at the start of their careers

The UK's largest light festival will return to the region from November 16, ending on November 19. It will be the 5th time the exhibition has been on display in Durham.

Artichoke is the company producing this year's display:

Leader of Durham County Council, Cllr Simon Henig, said:

The winning applications will receive funding and practical support from Lumiere producers Artichoke.

The closing date to submit ideas is Monday March 6