Nomadic commissioners Abandon Normal Devices aka AND and Somerset House Studios are working together to commission a new live audiovisual performance. They’ve jointly put out a call for pitches from artists responding to AND's 2020 festival theme, which explores the global trade gateway of the Manchester Ship Canal and River Mersey, and will be on show at its ninth edition in May and at London’s Somerset House Studios as part of a programme exploring image, sound and digital art in June.

AND and Somerset House Studios have joined forces before. In 2017 they co-commissioned Taut Line, a multi-channel sound installation created by Beatrice Dillon.

More information is available on Somerset House’s website. Deadline for pitches is midday on 11 December.