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

Multi-disciplinary Artist – Wolverhampton Project (Closed)

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Wolverhampton:
City of Youth Culture is a new 3‑year project of festivals, events, careers development and arts trails delivered by a partnership of cultural organisations. Co‑created with young people, the programme aims to improve self‑esteem, resilience, social skills and to build a lasting platform for cultural activity.

The project seeks a talented multi‑disciplinary artist who can work across a range of art mediums to create a piece of art that will be featured on an arts trail around the city. The artist will be local, have experience working directly with young people from diverse backgrounds, and will facilitate up to four workshops in the first two or three weeks of July 2024.

Workshops will bring groups of young people together to co‑create a unique artwork. The artist will guide and inspire participants, helping them express their creativity and contribute to the final piece. Prior experience with an arts trail is ideal, as the artwork should seamlessly fit into the overall trail.

Additionally, the artist will collaborate with a digital developer to create an augmented digital platform for the artwork, providing an interactive and immersive experience for viewers of the arts trail.

• Wolverhampton Music Service – a programme of mass participation events for school pupils including an annual Orchestral Concert & the Big Sing.
• Wolverhampton Local Cultural Education Partnership – an annual festival of work by and for young people in West Park, Same Difference.
• Gazebo TIE – a programme of training opportunities in the cultural industries for post‑sixteens.
• Learn Play Foundation – talks, workshops & seminars in schools to raise the profile of training & employment opportunities in the digital creative industries.

• Be available to deliver workshops during the week commencing 1st July – 17th July.
• Deliver high‑quality artistic practice and demonstrate an understanding of artistic process.
• Develop work and projects in partnership with stakeholders, creative partners and young people.
• Work across different mediums – skilled in visual arts such as drawing, painting, sculpture, digital art (other art forms welcome).
• Have excellent communication, planning and organisational skills.
• Design engaging workshops that achieve learning outcomes.
• Be passionate about the role of arts and creativity.
• Be flexible and adaptable to the needs of partners.
• Apply health and safety, GDPR and safeguarding requirements to all workshop sessions with young people.
• Experience working with young people with additional needs and SEND is desirable.

All practitioners will need to hold an enhanced DBS check (update service acceptable) and £5 million public liability insurance.

Open to applications from any artistic or creative practice: photography, digital arts, animation, illustration, ceramics, music, visual arts (2D drawings & paintings), poetry, and creative writing.

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

• Four 2‑hour workshop sessions (location setting TBC).
• 1 induction day.
• 1.5 days of planning/admin.
• 1 day of installation.
• 1 day of the sharing event.

Workshop locations will be local to Wolverhampton and confirmed in advance.

Shannel James (Arts producer) and Kelly Jeffs (Programme Manager).

This is a fixed‑term freelance contract. Full freelance contract conditions are available upon request (contact Kelly Jeffs at ).

• Deadline – 5th June.
• Interviews – 11th & 13th June.
• Induction day – 28th June.
• Project activity starts in July (with initial planning, collaboration days in July, August and September with the digital developer).