Call Freelance Visual Arts Trail Producer of Youth Culture

Overview

Call for Freelance Visual Arts Trail Producer with Wolverhampton City of Youth Culture

WOLVERHAMPTON CITY OF YOUTH CULTURE: CALL FOR FREELANCE VISUAL ARTS TRAIL PRODUCER. TRANSFORMING YOUTH CULTURE IN WOLVERHAMPTON THROUGH ART.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

We are looking for an experienced Arts Producer with the skills and experience of creating work within a public realm context.

• Commission and contract artists to create individual works through a co-creation process with local youth groups
• With the Programme Manager identify and engage with youth groups to co-create work with the artists
• Ensure that artists deliver work on time and on budget and appropriate to installation requirements
• Confirm the locations of artworks within the public realm in the city centre and all practical details relating to this such as Risk Assessments
• Liaise with land and building owners and other stakeholders whose support will be required to install the work
• Supervise the installation of the works with agreed site partners such as Wolverhampton City Council
• Work with the digital trail producer to ensure the successful development of a digital platform that will enable audiences to engage with the commissioned artworks
• Maintain the necessary records for reporting to Arts Council England on the progress of Wolverhampton City of Youth Culture and enabling Wolverhampton University to evaluate impact of the programme.

• Experience of commissioning and supporting artists from award through to completed installation of the artwork.
• Experience of working in non-gallery contexts such as the public realm, festivals etc.
• Managing commissioning and related budgets.
• Negotiating and enlisting the support of stakeholders such as local authorities, private building owners etc.

Fee: £12,500 to deliver the Year One brief. An initial commitment will be required for one year. (based on 20 hours per week).

Budget:
There are separate budgets for the commissioned artworks and for the digital arts trail platform. These budgets will be made available to those shortlisted for interview.

Please send a response of no more than 10 pages of A4 including a summary of relevant professional experience and detailing your approach to fulfilling the brief. Using Newhampton Art Centre’s building frontage (pictured above) we would also like you to include a response to how you would approach siting a piece of artwork in this location.

For an informal discussion about this opportunity please contact Kelly Jeffs, Programme Manager at  or on  Please send your tender responses to Kelly Jeffs on the above email no later than 12:00 noon on Friday 1st March. Interviews will be in Wolverhampton on Mon 4th March and those called to interview will be notified on the 1st.

In August 2023 a partnership of Wolverhampton cultural organisations were awarded £850,000 from Arts Council England’s Place Partnership Programme for a three-year programme of work to transform cultural opportunities for young people in the city. With match funding from partners such as Wolverhampton Music Service and Future High Streets, the programme will invest almost £1million over the next three years in events, festivals and programmes co-designed with young people.

The Visual Arts Trail – subject of this tender – includes a semi-permanent installation of three works annually in the city public realm and a digital arts trail platform developed with a digital developer. The Visual Arts Producer will work closely with the Digital Developer.