The museum will take visitors on a journey of Scotland's origins as a Kingdom, including its national animal, the Unicorn. The museum is inviting artists who identify as part of the LGBTQI+ community to create a unique artwork that explores the theme of ‘Hunting the Unicorn’ as a metaphor for the persecution and discrimination faced by their community. The artworks should be inspired by a “specific, current, or recent injustice or story related to the LGBTQI+ community that demands urgent attention.” Each artist will be presented with a blank, life size horse head to use as a creative canvas which they may modify in any way they wish to best serve the concept and message of their piece.

Artists should submit a proposal outlining their concept and intended artistic approach. A panel of curators and LGBTQI+ advocates will select six artists whose work will form part of Perth Museum’s first high profile exhibition experience.

It’s brilliant to see our clients being so bold and offering such a great opportunity to queer artists. We were already looking forward to the museum opening but now we can’t wait to see what the LGBTQIA+ community adds to the exhibition.

If you are interested in participating, more information can be found here.

Proposal submission deadline: 27th October 2023

Artist selection announcement: 3rd November 2023

Art completion and delivery deadline: 5th February 2024