“Think you’re good at art or photography? Handy with a paintbrush or camera? How would you like your artwork or photograph featured at a special exhibition at the Houses of Parliament?
Bite The Ballot are launching a national creativity challenge for young people to change the face of Parliament. They are looking for artists between the ages of 14 and 24 to submit original artwork or photography expressing what it means to be British. Basia Hamilton, famous portrait artist for the Royals together with the talented British photographer Rama Knight have teamed up with Bite the Ballot as guest judges. They are looking out for original, fresh and inspiring submissions.
What are you waiting for? Get cracking on your artwork or photos – whether it’s the London Olympics and Paralympic games, the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, Adele winning 6 Grammys or anything you feel is special about being British this year.”
The deadline for submissions is the 15th August. For more information please visit: http://www.communitychannel.org/arts360/competition/.
Neo Artists have lockable studio space available to rent. The studios are situated in the town centre of Bolton on Corporation Street, opposite the Market Place shopping centre. The site includes print room facilities and 3d workshop.
For more information, go to http://www.neoartists.co.uk/studios.asp
Bolton Museums are looking for craft stalls to attend the annual Garden Party and Dog Show at Smithills Hall on Sunday 15th July, 12pm – 4pm.
Do you produce high quality craft or hand-made products, jewellery or homemade food/local produce that you’d like to sell on the day?
Stalls are £20 and include a trestle table and chair but no marquee/gazebo therefore you must provide your own if you wish to use one.
Please contact Helen Romaniszyn on 01204 332209 or email helen.romaniszyn@bolton.gov.uk with expressions of interest and details of your stall (please provide images if possible) by Monday 25th June 2012.
Cheques are made payable to Bolton Council. Please be aware that if you have paid for your stall and do not attend you will not be eligible for a refund.
Posted on
30th
April,
2012Cartwheel Arts is an ambitious and innovative company based in Heywood delivering participatory arts projects in Rochdale borough and across the North West for over 25 years.
We need an organised, energetic and talented person, passionate about the arts, nurturing new talent and using creativity as a catalyst for change, to deliver the next phase of Art for Wellbeing our programme of work in arts and mental health.
There have been three significant elements to our work so far in Rochdale borough, especially Heywood, and in Wigan and Leigh, which are described in the Project Brief. These have generated huge enthusiasm among participants, and proved genuinely life changing for many. We are delighted that Tudor Trust have decided to fund a three year development of the programme, providing a great opportunity for a new project co-ordinator.
The Project Co-ordinator post is part time (0.6 = 22/37 hours per week) at a salary of £22,814 pro rata. The post enjoys a 7.5% employer pension contribution, with no obligation on the postholder to make contributions. It is a fixed term post for 3 years.
Cartwheel Arts is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Closing date: Wednesday 23rd May at 4pm
Interviews will take place on Thursday 31st May
See website for more information http://www.cartwheelarts.org.uk/
Source: http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/job/4447244/project-co-ordinator-art-for-wellbeing-2/?utm_source=jbe&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2012-04-28&ProcessedTrackID=211202&cmp=EMCJOBEML281
Posted on
30th
April,
2012call for products, designs, prints, artworks, artists books, magazines, posters, illustrations, …
the modernist shop –
As part of the Chapel Street Open/Sights from the other City in May 2012. The manchester modernist society, publishers of the modernistmagazine will re-open their modernist ‘pop up’ shop at 142 Chapel Street, Salford.
The shop will feature artist/designer made products with a ‘modernist’ flavour or reference to the modernist design ethos.
We seek work with a reference to architecture and the built environment, possibly but not limited to reference Manchester & Salford.
In the first instance, we are particularly seeking artwork from the creative community in Greater Manchester.
We are seeking artists prints, magazines, graphics, posters, artist books, art, illustrations, maps, stationary, ceramics – anything really that will suit our modernist theme – see our online shop for current products – http://themodernist.bigcartel.com/
We will offer products for sale on a sale or return basis and will take a 1/3 commission on any sales.
Initial deadline for submissions 9th May – however this is ongoing.
If you wish your work to be considered for inclusion, please send digital images and a little bit of information about yourself and your work to us via e-mail. Deadline for submissions – now and ongoing! E-mail info(at)manchestermodernistsociety.org
Please include dimensions, materials, title etc. and a price at which you expect the item to retail.
For further info about our projects see –
http://www.the-modernist-mag.co.uk/
http://www.the-modernist-mag.co.uk/pop-up-shop
Source: http://www.artsjobs.org.uk/index.php?id=25&ne_source=dailyjobs&ne_post_id=79684
