Community Arts Producer

Job Summary

A brilliant opportunity for a creative producer to deliver a targeted project in Reading, Berkshire, whereby local communities in Reading are invited to stage an arts takeover of billboard and advertising space in the city centre.

The Community Arts Producer will lead the "billboards" project - building relationships with community groups, identifying and delivering a project to repurpose a traditional advertising billboard site (traditional large hoarding, not digital screen) for the local community e.g. art, nature, community projects.

The outcome will be an inspiring example of how our public spaces could be transformed from ad space to creative community space.

This is a pilot 9-month project with all administration, office hours, workshops and community events based at the Rising Sun Arts Centre.

The project will establish an exemplar, to help develop an understanding of what works, and will hopefully enable the Rising Sun and partner organisations to deliver similar projects in the future.

We want to build a positive vision of the world we want to see and bring people with us towards happier, healthier cities and towns free from corporate ads.

Essential skills and experience required:

Are an established community organiser who has a good understanding of their local community, their needs and interests, and of the local area.

Are an excellent producer, facilitator and workshop leader

Are able to take leadership, ownership and responsibility for delivery of an event and an arts project

Able to nurture and develop relationships with local artists, local residents, local communities and build relationships with diverse groups

Excellent organisation skills and able to manage a busy schedule

Securing access to a traditional billboard advertising site for a local art project within Reading City Centre and environs

Commissioning artists to deliver final finished artwork

Building relationships with stakeholders (e.g. artists; academics; community groups; activists; MPs; councillors; journalists) to build engagement with the project

Event management - Securing workshop leaders, speakers, artists/practitioners for workshops

Co-ordinating a one or two day festival of ideas focusing on consumerism, public spaces, the role of art in society

Producing resources etc. as needed for each event andto communicate key messages and outcomes.