The Bigger Picture National Commissions will launch at the Cornerhouse Gallery, Manchester, on October 12 2007. A drinks reception will be held at 7pm, followed by screenings of four news works by Perry Bard, Juneau Projects, Susan Pui San Lok, and Esther Johnson in the All Saints Gardens, Manchester.

The Bigger Picture National Commissions are four new, exceptional works for Big Screens that push boundaries in the use of public space, audience participation and interaction. This touring programme was commissioned by the Bigger Picture (Cornerhouse), with partners Enter_, Lumen, and Site Gallery.

Since 2003 The Bigger Picture has been working with the BBC Big Screen Network to commission exceptional artist film and video works for wide audiences, in the public domain. The Bigger Picture exhibits artists??? film & video, interactive / participatory screen based projects and arts-based community moving image. Utilising the unique context of Big Screen Manchester, The Bigger Picture is able to present a host of artists??? works to large, diverse, yet often fleeting audiences, reaching far beyond the traditional gallery context. Past commissions have seen new works by The Light Surgeons, Louise K Wilson, Adele Prince, Paul C Melia, Hilary Jack, Kartoon Kings and Joe Lawlor /Christine Molloy (desperate optimists).

For more information about The Bigger Picture visit:??? cornerhouse.org/art/biggerpicture For more information about the BBC big screens network visit: bbc.co.uk/bigscreens