CLOSED. Artists call : Multi-disciplinary Artist project in Wolverh

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Wolverhampton:
City of Youth Culture is a 3‑year partnership project focused on festivals, events, career development and arts trails delivered by cultural organisations. We are looking for a talented multi‑disciplinary artist to create a public artwork that will be featured on an arts trail around the city.

• Design and create a multi‑disciplinary art piece suitable for installation on the city arts trail.
• Facilitate up to four workshops (2‑hour sessions) with young people during the week commencing 1st July – 17th July 2024, guiding them to co‑create the final artwork.
• Collaborate with a digital developer to integrate the artwork into an interactive digital platform.
• Work closely with partner organisations and stakeholders throughout the project life‑cycle.
• Ensure health & safety, GDPR and safeguarding requirements are met in all workshop settings.
• Provide workshop materials and any required support to participants.

• Availability to deliver workshops between 1st and 17th July 2024.
• Experience delivering high‑quality artistic practice and leading creative workshops with youth.
• Proficient across multiple visual mediums (drawing, painting, sculpture, digital art etc.).
• Good communication, planning and organisational skills.
• Experience designing workshops that achieve learning outcomes.
• Passion for arts and creativity and a flexible, adaptive working style.
• Knowledge of health & safety, GDPR, safeguarding and experience working with SEND or additional needs.
• Willingness to work with young people from diverse backgrounds.
• Enhanced DBS check (current or stored) and £5 million public liability insurance.

Send a CV and a covering letter (max 2 pages) detailing your practice and examples of co‑creation workshops with young people. Alternatively, submit a video response of up to 3 minutes. Email to  by 5 pm on 5 June 2024.

• Deadline: 5 June 2024
• Interviews: 11 June & 13 June 2024
• Induction day: 28 June 2024
• Planning and collaboration:
  July, August, September 2024

Fee: £1 000 (inclusive of travel and expenses). A separate materials budget of up to £500 per location/youth group will be available.

The artist will report to Shannel James (Arts Producer) and Kelly Jeffs (Programme Manager).

This is a fixed‑term freelance contract. Full contract conditions can be supplied upon request.