The Land of Lead and Silver community arts programme 2025 offers inclusive and accessible opportunities for people and artists to take a new and exciting look at the industrial heritage that shaped the North Pennines landscape and its people. The artist-in-residence will last for six months, on a full-time basis, or 12 months on a part-time basis. Any artistic method will be considered. The successful artist will be able to develop their skills, create one or more pieces of art, and run public engagement events which explore and celebrate the local heritage. The monthly bursary will be £1,750 for a full-time residency (37 hours per week) or £875 for a part-time residency, totalling £10,500 across the duration of the residency. An additional £2,000 is available to cover the cost of materials for the duration of the programme. The timeline of the residency is flexible, although it is expected that it would begin by the end of March 2025. A part-time residency would need to be completed by 31 March 2026. The residency can be attended remotely, as long as all activities take place face-to-face within the National Landscape. Any artistic method will be considered including, but not limited to, writing, painting, drawing, textiles, music, dance, theatre etc. We are seeking artists who are looking to develop their skills, both in their artistic medium and in community engagement. The successful applicant will be required to create a minimum of one piece of art which explores and celebrates the local lead and silver mining heritage. The piece of art can be of any medium but should be suitable for the North Pennines National Landscape team to use in interpretation work as part of this project, and in the future. Additionally, the successful artist will be required to undertake a minimum of six public engagement events within the residency, engaging a minimum total of 100 people. Artists are invited to put forward applications that play to their strengths and preferences for engaging with local community audiences. Your application should comprise a maximum of 3 sides of A4. Further details available on our website.Job Summary
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