Open Call to Artists with Non - Art Jobs
Deadline: 24 August 2009
We are looking for 6 contemporary visual artists from within the UK/Eire to develop project proposals for Nine Trades of Dundee. The criteria is as follows: The artist must be a practicing contemporary artist. The artist must currently also work in another non- arts related trade or industry to economically sustain their practice.
Nine Trades of Dundee is a project aiming to bring trade and art together. In total we will commission 9 contemporary artists with second non- arts trades to lead collaborative art projects with workers employed in that particular trade, to take place in the city of Dundee, Scotland in 2009/2010.
Three artists have already finished the proposal development period and we are now looking for 6 more projects to develop (these would happen between December 2009 and July 2010).
To apply please register a note of interest on the form provided. A panel will then select 6 artists to develop their proposal further with a £500 development fee and curatorial assistance.
NB - OPEN TO UK / EIRE ARISTS ONLY
To register your note of interest please submit the following
Artist statement
Up to 5 images, or dvd
Current cv
Short Application Form (see link below)
Exhibitions Department, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, 13 Perth Rd, Dundee, DD1 4HT.
For further information please phone Jenny or Laura on: 01382 385330 email: ninetrades@dundee.ac.uk
Deadline: 5pm, Mon 24 August 2009
Further Information & Application
http://www.ninetrades.com/newsandevents/callforartists.htm
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