This is a part-time 3 month freelance role. Total fee £6500 inclusive of expenses, equivalent to 26 days work at £250 per seven hour day. An additional budget of up to £1500 for materials will be provided. Hours of work are flexible according to the project's aims and the freelancer's other commitments. Kingston 2025 is a flagship cultural and heritage programme which celebrates the 1100 anniversary of the crowning of King Athelstan in Kingston, the first King of a united England, as a springboard to reflect on the past and to tell a new, diverse story of the borough. The six month public programme of events has been shaped with community and cultural partners to showcase new voices and provide more opportunities for people to engage with Kingston's heritage in different ways. A key event in the programme will be the River Cultures Festival on Saturday 6th September 2025. The River Cultures Festival will focus on different aspects of our riverine heritage with land and river based activities representing different cultures and periods in history. We are looking to engage a freelance artist, with a background in socially engaged practice, to widen participation by connecting with different communities. The artist will work with different groups to celebrate their diverse stories, river rituals, cultures and traditions as part of the event. Funded by the National Lottery Heritage fund, the artist will facilitate community responses with creative heritage outputs featuring in the River Cultures Festival. The outputs can range from pop up exhibitions, installations and creative interpretations to immersive activities and/or visual materials. Experience in co-creating with communities . To apply please send your CV to the Kingston 2025 Programme Producer, Milan Govedarica along with a short one page proposal outlining:Job Summary
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Application deadline Wed 28th May. Interviews will be held on Tues 3rd and Wed 4th June. For an informal discussion about the role please contact Milan.