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Artist Opportunities
Click on a link below, or on the left, for further information on artist opportunities in Bournemouth
as part of Bournemouth Borough Council's Arts Development programme:

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Artists Required for Screen Design

In Retail Development in Winton

 

Call for Artists

An opportunity has arisen for an artist to work with students at Winton Arts and Media College to create designs for a screen (3.8 x 2.1 metres) to the front of the car park adjoining the new Sainsbury’s store at 501 Wimborne Road, Winton.

 

The project aims

  • to involve young people who live and socialise in the immediate vicinity
  • to provide an attractive and eye-catching design as a screen for the car park with links to local history and contemporary themes.

 The screen should be manufactured in a lightweight but durable material requiring little or no maintenance.  The designs may be produced digitally or incorporated through other processes.  The design should incorporate openings to allow visibility from the pavement into the carpark. 

 

The budget for fabrication costs is £2K

 

The project has been planned by developer, Clark & Brassington, with Bournemouth Arts Development, Sue John, Winton Arts and Media college,  in relation to the Bournemouth Public Art Development Plan .

 

Artist Specification

Essential:

·        Experience of art form workshops and developing ideas with young people

·        Formal training/qualification in your art form

·        Innovative and dynamic approach

·        Efficient and thorough working practice

 

Job Description

The role of the artist will be to:

  • attend planning meetings
  • lead two half day workshops with Year 10 Winton Arts and Media College
  • discuss appropriate methods and costs of fabrication and installation with the project team
  • design and produce the final work to agreed budget

 Project Management

The project will be managed by the project team: Clark and Brassington and Bournemouth Borough Council’s Arts Development. 

 

Selection

The artist will be selected by the project management team with student representatives from Winton Arts and Media College.

 

Fees

Workshops and Planning:                               £500 (2 days)

Design of panel                                               £500 (based on 2 days @ £250 per day)

 

Insurance

The Artist will have Public Liability Insurance to £5 million.

 

CRB

The artist will require a current CRB certificate.  We can organize application, if required.

 

Timescale

Application deadline                                       Friday August 15

Selection meeting                                           Tuesday, September 2

Workshops                                                     End of September/early October tbc

Designs completed & agreed                          end October

Fabrication                                                      November

Installation                                                      November

 

How to apply

Please send:

  • A short statement suggesting type of workshop and method of manufacture
  • Information about relevant experience and skills
  • images of previous public art work
  • contact details of 2 people who can provide a reference

 

Email by Friday  August 15  to:

artsdevelopment@bournemouthlibraries.org.uk  for attention of Gill Horitz

 

   

Rich and Strange Altered Book Exhibition

June 2-30

Visit Bournemouth Library to see a collection of over 70 altered books by national and international artists

 

The Rich and Strange books have been reworked, amended, extended, defaced or otherwise altered into something new and extraordinary by artists from South Africa, Italy, Brazil, Denmark, Vermont, Bristol, Edinburgh, London and around the UK.

The Rich and Strange project was organised by Celia Jackson, senior lecturer in art and photography at the Newport School of Art Media and Design. Celia Jackson, says: The central aim of the projectis to address people's preconceptions about libraries in particular, and books in general, and also about artists and art practice. The notion of recycling is important, too, as altered books' journey through the world by rescuing them from pulping or incineration. 

The project was inspired by Regenerator, organised by Sarah Bodman from the Centre  of Fine Print Research at Bristol School of Arts, Media and Design.

 

Altered Book Project for Bournemouth Artists   

Visit the exhibition and be inspired to make your own altered book using a withdrawn library book. An exhibition of books made by local artists will be shown in Bournemouth Library later in the year, developed by Bournemouth arts Development.

 

The exhibition is available to view during Bournemouth library opening hours. Local artists who wish to make an altered book should contact Arts Development, to receive their withdrawn library book before the end of the exhibition on June 30.

 

Portfolio Day Tuesday 8 July 10am - 5pm at Lighthouse, Poole's Centre for the Arts

An enriching professional development day for visual artists, including: one to one sessions with guest critics, artist peer critiques, a workshop on portfolio presentation best practice, an exhibition of participating artists' work, plus live music and lunch.

Booking essential  Portfolio Day

 

Pine Walk Art Exhibitors

New exhibitions coming in May 2008 - September 2008.
For more information about the exhibitions please see Pine Walk Art Exhibition
Arts Events and Information - Bournemouth and beyond

Arts Ezine No 13 - August 2008 (pdf document - needs Adobe Acrobat reader)

A regular bulletin listing local opportunities and events in arts, comedy, literature, music, theatre and visual arts.

Links:
Contact details

Arts Development
22 The Triangle,
Bournemouth
BH2 5RQ
Tel: 01202 454848
Fax: 01202 454840
Minicom: 01202 454847
Email: Bournemouth Library

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