Each commission will take the form of a residency, consisting of a research period beginning in February 2026 and working towards a final public sharing of work in June - July 2026. The number of hours you will work on the project will be determined together with ArtBomb in February 2026 through an introductory project planning session, including a conversation about your contract. We estimate that the artist will work for approximately 10-12 days in total, equating to an artist fee of £27.08 - £35.54 per hour depending on how many years experience the artist has (as based on Artists' Union England Rates of Pay) and subject to discussions around the artists' own fee. Both commissions have been funded on the basis that we will work with local artists and social service providers, hence the location specificity. If you live outside of South Yorkshire but would like to discuss your eligibility to apply, please do get in touch. Application deadline for both commissions: Sunday 4 January 2026, 5pm Please email [email protected] if you have any questions about the application process. For applications to our Rethinking Migration commission, we're looking for artists with:- A strong track record of making art in public or community contexts Lived experience and/or deep understanding of the commission's themes A practice informed by environmental or ecological approaches Experience in co-creation or community collaboration An empathetic, socially engaged, and trauma-informed approach, with capacity to work with people who speak English as a second language Based in the South Yorkshire region For applications to our Arts & Homelessness commission, we're looking for artists with:- A solid track record of making art in public or social settings Experience of co-creation with communities Empathy and sensitivity to the issues explored Lived experience or deep understanding of homelessness and/or related themes Environmentally or socially engaged practice Based in and around Doncaster We aim to engage a broad audience that reflects Doncaster's diversity, including asylum seekers, refugees, people who identify as homeless, young people, and wider local communities. We are looking for artists who are open to collaborating with these audiences in Doncaster, alongside our project partners and other local service providers in the city. Please visit https://www.artbombuk.com/post/artist-open-call-2026 to apply Job Summary
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For Rethinking Migration, we're looking for a South Yorkshire-based artist or artist collective to work collaboratively with our partner organisations (CAST, Don Catchment Rivers Trust & Changing Lives) and with members of the public - particularly those in transit, migrants, asylum seekers and refugees in Doncaster. We actively encourage applications from artists who identify as migrant or asylum seeker themselves, or who may have experience of collaborating with people who have lived experience of migration and displacement.
Arts & Homelessness is developed in partnership with Trussell Trust, Changing Lives, Project 6, CAST and Doncaster City Council's Rough Sleeper Team. We're seeking applications from artists and creatives based in Doncaster, exploring themes of security, precarity, self-worth and belonging with people experiencing or at risk of homelessness.Job Requirements
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