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Art Commission for Health Centre, London

Art for Health Centre, London
Deadline: 21 December, 2009

The trustees of the charity, Kentish Town Improvement Fund in conjunction with the Arts Council England, seek to appoint an artist for a permanent commission. The commissioned artwork should make a strong visual statement about this new healthcare Centre, should be in a durable medium and suitable for outside space. Fee: £7000 to cover all costs. Commisison to start early 2010. To apply send a CV, a statement and 4 jpegs via email.

Email: marin-pache@hotmail.co.uk  for further information

Belfast Harbour Commission

Belfast Harbour Art
Deadline: 11 January, 2009

Visual artists working in all genres are invited to create a landmark public art work at the Dargan Entrance to Belfast Harbour Estate. The budget for this commission is £100,000 all inclusive. The commissioning procedure will involve a two stage open competition process. For Stage 1, artists are invited to submit a proposal comprising of: a written document of a max 500 words outlining their approach to the brief and describing initial ideas for the commission; a copy of current CV. Also up to 10 images of recent work in the form photographs, CD or DVD and a 200 word artist statement that gives a further explanation of their work.

Further Information - http://www.belfastharbourart.com/

Artists are invited to submit proposals to

Hugh Mulholland
Curator
Cultural Development Office
University of Ulster
York Street
Belfast

e-mail: hm.mulholland@ulster.ac.uk

New Peninsula Commission, Greenwich, London

New Peninsula Commission, Greenwich, London
Deadline: 16 November, 2009

Stream is a creative production agency based in the London Borough of Greenwich. They are looking for an artist working in site specific collaborative practice, who is interested in exploring the relationship between people and place and adopts an oblique approach to the notion of community. Meaningful participation by a range of community members is central to the Commissions' aims, Stream would prefer an artist experienced in engaging with members of the public and the complexities that this involves.

The Commission has a budget of £10,000 and is scheduled to take place between November 2009 and July 2010.

Further Information
isabel@streamarts.org.uk
www.peninsulaprojects.net

 

Big Things on the Beach Temporary Art Commissions, Edinburgh

Big Things on the Beach Temporary Art Commissions

Commission 2: Light-based artwork for Feb/ March 2010
Commission 3: Artwork in any media for June/ July 2010

Big Things on the Beach are looking to commission two stimulating, temporary artworks for Portobello, Edinburgh, Scotland, the second and third of three artworks to be commissioned this year.

These commissions are to be based on or around the seafront or promenade area of Portobello, a seaside town in the suburbs of Edinburgh City. Part of a long-term vision led by a community based trust and funded by the Scottish Arts Council and the City of Edinburgh Council, Big Things on the Beach ‘Imagine Porty Prom’ project will involve the community of Portobello in developing a long term art plan for the area.

A budget of £8,000 is available for Commission 2 and is open to artistic practitioners who work with light; events and performances will be considered. To be presented Feb/ March 2010.

£16,000 is available for Commission 3 and is open to artistic practitioners who work in any media; again events and performances will be considered.
To be presented June/ July 2010.

Applications including examples of past work and any provisional ideas at this stage are welcome.

Please email Susan Grant at susan@bigthingsonthebeach.org.uk or visit www.bigthingsonthebeach.org.uk for further application details.

Deadline for applications:

Commission 1: Light-base artwork: midnight Wednesday 18th November 2009
Commission 2: Any media artwork: midnight Wednesday 13th January 2010

 

Spring Fling 2010 Public Art Commission, Scotland

Spring Fling 2010 Public Art Commission, Scotland
Deadline: Monday 23 November 2009

Fee: £4,500 

Spring Fling, Scotland's premier open studios event, will take place across Dumfries and Galloway from 29 to 31 May 2010.

As part of the event, the organisers are looking to commission a one-off public art work at Craigieburn, a Nepalese-themed garden outside Moffat.

Ideally this will involve sound and/ or light.

Further details are available on the website www.spring-fling.co.uk.

To register interest, or request a copy of the brief, contact Colin Tennant, Visual Arts Officer for Dumfries & Galloway
(01387 262084, colin.tennant@dumgal.gov.uk)

Sculptural artist required, UK

Sculptural artist Required, UK
Deadline: 16 October, 2009

Sculptural artist sought by Wyre Forest District Council for interactive sculptural/play commission. QEII Gardens situated in the heart of historical Bewdley is undergoing development work, as part of this program an orchard will be created including a series of interactive sculptural elements aiming to engage young people through exploration and play. Seeking an established artist who can produce high quality work and engage with the local community through an artist in residence program allowing access to schools and residents.
Fee £25k.

Tony Link - Senior Arborist
Wyre Forest District Council, Green Street, Kidderminster
Tel: 01562 732928
Tony.Link@wyreforestdc.gov.uk
www.wyreforestdc.gov.uk

The Art of Faith, Norfolk, UK

Commission: The Art of Faith, Norfolk, UK
Call for Film & Video Artists
Deadline: 4th November 2009

We are seeking to commission an artist to make a film representing religious faiths in Norfolk today. It will form part of an exhibition at Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery: The Art of Faith. This exhibition is produced by Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery in partnership with the School of World Art Studies and Museology at the University of East Anglia. It is part of an AHRC funded research project.

The exhibition, which runs from 25th September 2010 – 16th January 2011, is about the history of religious beliefs in Norfolk from prehistory to the present day. Presented chronologically in six sections, it will cover a wide variety of themes, including the relationships between religion and conflict, creativity, ritual, locality and death, explored through objects of art and material culture. Exhibits will include paintings, sculptures, illuminated manuscripts and other sacred texts, silver, textiles and objects of social history.

The Work

The film will be shown on a flatscreen in the exhibition and play a vital role in representing the growing variety of faiths practised in contemporary Norfolk. These include Baha’i, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Paganism and Sikhism, all of which should be afforded equal respect and validity.

We seek a work which creatively explores interactions between people, faith and place. The film has no need to be narrative, documentary or historical in approach, but could be abstract or symbolic. 

The Artist

Adherence to a religious faith is not necessary but it will be important for the chosen artist to approach the various faiths with empathy, sensitivity and an open and enquiring mind. S/he will need to spend sufficient time in Norfolk to make visits to the communities involved. 

Budget

There is an artist fee of £1000 and up to £8000 to cover travel and production costs. 

Application

Please email fi.hitchcock@norfolk.gov.uk to receive further information and an application form; applicants will need to submit a proposal for the work they wish to produce as well as a brief statement of their work and relevant visual material. An interview will precede selection.

The deadline for receipt of completed applications: 4th November 2009. 

Panel

The selection committee is made up of representatives from the Norwich Castle Museum, University of East Anglia and the advisory Inter-Faith group.

 

Big Things on the Beach commissions 2009/ 2010, Edinburgh

Big Things on the Beach commissions 2009/ 2010, Edinburgh
Deadline: 4 September 2009

Big Things on the Beach are looking to commission a stimulating, temporary artwork for Portobello, Edinburgh, Scotland, of which the duration can be between one day and six months. This is the first of three artworks to be commissioned throughout the coming year, with additional opportunities beyond 2010 to be advertised in due course.

Part of a long-term vision funded by the Scottish Arts Council and the City of Edinburgh Council and led by a community based trust, Big Things on the Beach  ‘Imagine Porty Prom’ will involve the community of Portobello in developing a long term Public Art Plan for the area. This commission is to be based on or around the seafront or promenade area of Portobello, a seaside town in the suburbs of Edinburgh City, and is open to artistic practitioners who work in any media; events and performances will be considered.

A budget of £9,000 is available, although please do apply if you think a proposed idea would require a slightly increased budget.

Commissions should be in progress or partially created during the holiday week of 19 October 2009 and completed entirely by the start of December 2009. Applications including examples of past work and any provisional ideas at this stage are welcome.

Please email Susan Grant at susan@bigthingsonthebeach.org.uk or visit www.bigthingsonthebeach.org.uk for further details.
Deadline for applications: midnight Friday 4 September 2009

 

 

2010 Great North Run Moving Image Commission, UK

2010 Great North Run Moving Image Commission, UK
Deadline : 8th June 2009

£30,000 is available to create a new moving image work in response to the BUPA Great North Run, the world’s biggest half-marathon.

The Bupa Great North Run Cultural Programme: celebrating sport and art.

The Bupa Great North Run Cultural Programme is an annual series of artistic commissions which celebrate and respond to the world's largest half-marathon - its history and route, its spirit and recollection, the thousands of journeys and stories of those who take part.

2008 saw the Great North Run's most ambitious cultural programme to date, running from 10 September - 23 November and featuring new writing, photography, film, dance and sculpture, as well as schools workshops and our first family event. We worked with some of the leading arts organisations in the North East, all testament to the fantastic cultural life of our region.

Open to artists with at least three years post-graduate experience.

 Closing date for applications is Monday 8th June 2009. 

The selection panel includes Amanda Ritson (Arts Council England), Soraya Rodriguez (Zoo Art Fair), Beth Rowson (Great North Run Cultural Programme) and Caroline Smith (curator and arts consultant) .

Final work to be delivered by summer 2010, to be launched in the North East of England as part of the 2010 Great North Run Cultural Programme, with an extract screened during the BBC’s live coverage of the BUPA Great North Run.

For information and an application pack visit www.greatnorthrunculture.org or email beth.rowson@nova-international.com

 

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE/COMMISSION, SWALEC STADIUM, CARDIFF

Wales Hosts The Ashes
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE/COMMISSION, SWALEC STADIUM, CARDIFF, WALES
Deadline 20th May 2009

Given the double occasion of the inauguration of a new Test Ground in the SWALEC Stadium in Cardiff and the opening match of the 2009 Ashes Series, the Welsh Assembly Government, the England and Wales Cricket Board and Glamorgan Cricket are combining with the Arts Council of Wales to bring Art and Cricket together in this significant art project. This residency is an opportunity for an artist to be involved with this momentous occasion and to realise legacy artwork for the atrium space at the SWALEC Stadium. Safle has been contracted to manage the project.

 

The Project
The Test Match is scheduled for 8th – 15th July 2009. The residency is for eight weeks leading up to, during and beyond the Test Match itself. The expectation is that the artist will engage with the wide range of people involved with the event plus the match crowds, officials and local community. These potential participants, collaborators and contacts will energise the artist’s own creative practise and create interesting dialogues.

Through the lifetime of the residency thought will be given by the artist to the creation of some legacy artwork/traces/interventions that can be located in the atrium of the stadium as a celebration of the Ashes and the occasion. There is no restriction concerning the media used and the legacy art could be screen based, sound, drawing, photography, creative technologies, manipulated objects, print, documents for example.

The project will start on 15th June and run for eight weeks.

The Artist/s
This opportunity is open to visual artists working in any media. They will have experience of working in an open and collaborative way and be self motivated, energetic and pro-active with a quirky and individualistic approach. They will need to be aware and sensitive to other peoples needs at a very intense and exciting time. A broad interest in cricket would be useful but not absolutely necessary.

As yet there is no dedicated studio available within the stadium but space will be made available as and when required in discussion with the stadium management. The artist will be able to make use of the stadium facilities, all areas and equipment in consultation with the staff before, during and after the Test Match.

The artist/s will have Public liability Insurance (minimum of £5 million) and insurance for their personal equipment, tools etc. If they wish to work with children or other venerable groups then a current enhanced CRB certificate will be required.

Artist Fees
Residency: There is an all inclusive artists residency budget of £8,000 which includes travel, materials, hire fees, collaborations etc. Legacy artwork: There is a maximum of £11,400 available for the legacy artwork/traces/interventions that could be located in the atrium (or possibly other public areas) as a celebration of this great occasion. This fee will include all production, editing, fabrication, transport and installation costs.

Timescales
Application deadline 20th May 2009
Artists interview 1st June (In Cardiff)
Project Start 15th June

Application Procedure
To apply for this project, please send 8-10 digital images on CD (as PowerPoint, PDF document or individual numbered JPG’s) plus a CV, image list and a brief letter of application with an indicative idea of how you would approach the project to:

The Ashes Project
Safle
4, Sovereign Quay
Havannah Sreet
Cardiff
CF10 5SF

Contact: Walt Warrilow, Senior Project Manager

Email: walt.warrilow@safle.com
Tel: 0845 2413684
www.safle.com

If you want your material sent back to you please send an appropriate SAE.