We are looking for four visual artists to engage with children and young people from the local community to create four large-scale banners, each of which will feature and represent one of the four Children's Capital of Culture programming themes. The commissioned artists will work collaboratively with children and young people in community settings to co-design and co-create these banners. The banners will then be paraded at Roots: Rotherham Street Carnival on Saturday 29th March 2025. This commission forms part of the Children's Capital of Culture opening programme for our 2025 festival year. We anticipate these being large, visually impactful banners, and so anticipate them being no less than 1.5 metres wide and 2 metres high in size. We are looking to work with artists who can demonstrate significant experience of working with children and young people, and who will support them to develop confidence and visual art skills through the creation of amazing pieces of art. Over the course of the commission, each visual artist will be appointed a community or youth group to work with and deliver visual art workshops. Artists must be available to deliver creative workshops at times when the groups conduct their sessions - though we will work with our commissioned artists to 'match' them with groups that best suit their schedules. The large-scale banner should represent one of the programming themes chosen but must be inspired by the participants' ideas and co-created by the children and young people working with the artist. A total fee of ÂŁ3,000 will be awarded to each successful applicant. This includes all aspects including; planning and delivering workshops, and creating the large-scale banner. This fee is inclusive of materials cost (including banner fixtures), travel and expenses. Essential Requirements: Desirable: Role: Working hours will vary depending on the length of workshop sessions and the amount of time needed to plan. Provide us with your contact details: name, phone number, email address, website and social media account information (if applicable),Job Summary
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Send us a cover letter, short video or audio clip outlining why you’d be suitable for this commission and delivery role; please also refer to and demonstrate how you meet the essential requirements listed above, and, if appropriate, the desirables.
Please state us how many delivery days you will need to create a banner.
We’d love to see images of your previous work and examples of workshop delivery if you have any.
Please note a written expression should be no longer than 2 sides of A4, sent to us in a PDF format. Any video or audio submissions should be no longer than 5 minutes sent in an MP4 format. Artists will be chosen based on their suitability for the role and how well they demonstrate the requirements listed above. Candidates will hear back by the 15th January. Workshop delivery will start beginning of February 2025.