Tate Collective has hit 200,000 members — and to mark the milestone, Tate is inviting one young artist to create a new work for the walls of Tate Modern.
Tate has launched a major open call for artists aged 16–25, offering the selected artist the opportunity to create a new commission that will go on display at Tate Modern in March 2027.
The opportunity marks Tate Collective reaching 200,000 members. The free membership scheme gives 16-to-25-year-olds access to £5 exhibition tickets, events and creative opportunities, and Tate describes it as the world’s most popular arts membership programme for young people.
For the new commission, Tate Collective members are being asked to respond to the social history of mural-making — looking at how murals can tell stories, bring communities together and imagine different futures.
The winning proposal will be selected by a jury chaired by Rosalie Doubal, Senior Curator, International Art at Tate, with the finished work installed inside Tate Modern.
It’s a significant step for Tate Collective’s open-call programme. Since 2018 it has provided platforms for young artists across London and Liverpool, but this will be the first time one of its open-call commissions moves inside Tate Modern itself.
Earlier this summer, Beyond Boundaries, a collaboration between Tate Collective and Better Bankside, commissioned six artists under 25 to create large-scale public murals inspired by Frida Kahlo across Bankside.
The new commission shifts that idea from the streets and onto the gallery walls.
“We want Tate to be a place where young people feel welcomed, represented and inspired, but also empowered to experiment and help shape the future of art itself,”
said Karin Hindsbo, Interim Director of Tate.
The announcement coincides with another milestone: 10 years of Tate Modern Lates.
Since launching, Tate says 870,000 people have attended its free after-hours events, which mix exhibitions with live music, performance, film, workshops, talks and DJ sets.
Artists and musicians involved over the past decade have ranged from Trisha Brown Dance Company and the London Symphony Orchestra to Joy Crookes, Celeste and Little Simz. The latter’s guest-curated Late in 2024 attracted 18,500 visitors in a single evening.
The anniversary will be marked on Friday 30th October with a special Tate Modern Late. Shygirl will turn the South Tank into Club Shy, programming DJs against visuals inspired by her forthcoming album Swallow!, while Warp Records takes over the Terrace Bar and artist Lakwena leads a collaborative workshop.
The evening will connect with Tate Modern’s autumn exhibitions and commissions, including Frida: The Making of an Icon, Ana Mendieta, Julio Le Parc: Light, Colour, Action and Tarek Atoui’s Hyundai Commission.
For young artists, though, the bigger opportunity is what happens next: a chance to move from being part of Tate’s audience to putting their own work on its walls.
Tate Collective’s open call is open to Tate Collective members aged 16–25 until Wednesday 14th October 2026. The selected commission will be displayed at Tate Modern in March 2027. Tate Collective open call and submissions
