Light Up Leicester is a festival of illumination and connectivity. Over four days it will light up the city centre with a trail of illuminated art installations and performances. Art Reach are recruiting up to ten primary schools and community groups in Leicester City to create a storytelling light trail to be displayed in business and shop windows across the city centre. The artist will be required to work in school and community settings to create a story thread with participants and realise a visual trail for festival audiences to follow. Commission applications will need to demonstrate: Light Up Leicester also invites artists to think about: Placement All artworks will be exhibited in the city centre. Art Reach will be securing the shop and business venues to display the pieces, the artist should consider how the pieces are ordered, and how audiences are guided along the trail. Materials Artists should think about the impact their work will have on the environment. Low energy artworks are encouraged, with reused and recycled materials preferred. Fabrication processes should be thoroughly considered and detailed in the application. Project delivery Artists should consider how the engagement work will be delivered. In-person sessions, learning resource packs, online or digital delivery and other methods will be considered individually or in combination. Artist Fees and additional support Art Reach is commissioning this project and is now welcoming fee proposals. Fee proposals should cover all aspects of concept design, project development, community co-creation and se The deadline for applications is Sunday 08 December 2024, midnight. Please send the following to [email protected], with a subject line of ‘LUL community engagement project proposal’ Artist CV Application deadline: Sunday 08 December 2024, midnight Interviews: Friday 13 December 2024 Commissions awarded: Tuesday 17 December 2024 Community engagement project delivery: January – February 2025 Installation: 10-11 March 2025 Light Up Leicester: 12-15 March 2025 De-rig: 16-17 March 2025 Contact For enquires related to Light Up Leicester commissions contact [email protected]Job Summary
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