ENGAGE / CREATE Live Commission Programme
Storying Barnsley have commissioned Beam to develop and deliver ENGAGE / CREATE, a live commission programme for 6 Barnsley-based artists.
** Application deadline 9th September 2024 **
➔ Are you a Barnsley based creative who is inspired by people and place?
➔ Are you passionate about collaborating with communities to co-create new artwork?
➔ Would you like the time, space and support to explore what socially engaged practice might mean in relation to your arts career, through delivery of a new commission?
If you are interested in this unique opportunity to make new socially engaged artwork in collaboration with communities, then this bespoke mentoring, learning and commission opportunity may just be for you!
About the Programme
Spread over six months (September 24 – February 25), with a mix of in person and virtual workshops, networking opportunities and peer learning, the programme offers the chance to co-create a new commissioned artwork with community groups in one of Barnsley’s six Principal Towns, with support from an experienced artist mentor.
We have six places available on this programme which is open to Barnsley based artists. Each selected artist will work in one of the six Principal Towns (Cudworth, Hoyland, Penistone, Royston, Wombwell and Goldthorpe). Here the appointed artists will work with communities to explore what culture means to local people in their place, resulting in the development of a wide range of creative outputs, inspired by the engagement process.
Key Details
SUMMARY: An opportunity for ambitious Barnsley based artists seeking to develop their existing artistic practice in terms of community/ social engagement.
TIMEFRAME: September 2024 – February 2025
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Monday 9th September 2024, 9am
FIND OUT MORE: Zoom drop in Thursday 15 August, 1-2pm. Register your place by emailing helen@beam.uk.net
SELECTION CRITERIA: We are seeking six ambitious Barnsley based (live/ work/ study) artists across a broad range of artforms who must be committed to working with communities to develop their practice.
FEE: £4,000 per artist, to include all fees and expenses associated with participation in the mentoring and learning activities; and with the delivery of an artistic commission as an outcome of the programme (to include artist time and materials costs).
PARTNERS: ENGAGE / CREATE is part of the Storying Barnsley CDF2 programme and is being developed and delivered by Beam. It is funded as part of the Cultural Development Fund Round 2 by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport and Arts Council England.
www.beam.uk.net/events/engage-create
Download the full brief with details of how to apply here: ENGAGE_CREATE Artist Brief FINAL
To apply – please complete this online form. You can view all questions contained within the form via this Word version of the document.