Call for Artists: Bolton St Catherine’s Academy Legacy Project (deadline: 13 Apr 2012, 12 noon)

Bolton at Home’s Housing Percent for Art service is working with Bolton St Catherine’s Academy to recruit an experienced artist, arts organisation or creative collaboration to develop and deliver a creative legacy and innovative resource, bringing together material produced in a variety of media to communicate the aspirations of the students and the wider community.

Budget & Timescale

It is anticipated that the project will commence in May 2012, with content being delivered as an accessible resource prior to the Bolton St Catherine’s Academy official launch event in October 2012.

The budget for this work, which includes all fees, materials and expenses, is £5,000

To apply

The full brief and details of how to apply can be found at Artist Brief – Bolton St Catherines Academy Legacy Project – March 2012

All applications to be submitted by email to gaynor.cox@boltonathome.org.uk

Deadline

Friday 13^th April 2012 (12 noon)

Bolton St Catherine’s Academy is a publicly funded, independent school sponsored by David and Anne Crossland and the Church of England Diocese of Manchester providing free education to students of all abilities aged 4 to 19, and the Academy opened in September 2009 on two sites, both of which had previously housed predecessor schools – Withins High School and Top o’th’ Brow Primary School.  

Bolton at Home is a registered charity providing social housing and works in partnership with Bolton Council and other stakeholders to improve the social and economic conditions of the communities where its houses are located, as well as other disadvantaged areas in the Bolton borough.  Bolton at Home’s Housing Percent for Art service works collaboratively to engage and involve customers in innovative ways, and to develop and deliver arts in regeneration initiatives that focus on priority issues identified by Bolton at Home’s Neighbourhood Management Teams.

Artists’ Network

Waterside Arts Centre, Sale

Free

The Artists Network (TAN) is a relaxed, informal networking space for artists from all across Greater Manchester, with each meeting taking a different theme. The group meets 3-4 times a year and we welcome new attendees – this is a place for artists to meet other artists, to get inspiration and share ideas and experience.

This TAN meeting features talks from Pakistan-born 2D artist and maker Halima Cassell (www.halimacassell.com) alongside artists whose work features in the 2012 Waterside Open (Lauriston Gallery, Feb – Apr 2012).

Halima’s work combines strong geometric elementswith recurrent patterns and architectural principles. She has previously exhibited at Waterside, along with the V&A and India’s Toe Gallery. At this talk, she will discuss her own work and inspirations as well as her involvement with the Open.

The bar will be open, so to register for this free event, just call our box office and leave your name and contact details.

To book call 0161 912 5616 or go to http://www.creativeindustriestrafford.org/2012/01/trafford-artists-network/

Make It Look Good: Photographing Your Work

Waterside Arts Centre, Sale

£12 (plus £1.00 booking fee for card transactions)

Acclaimed photographers Jo and Christoph Shaw present a ‘do it yourself’ guide to photographing your own work. They reveal the tips and tricks to help you photograph your work to its best advantage – ideal for artists and creatives working in 2D and 3D. Learn how to best position your work, how to light it and bring out the details and perspectives you want to highlight.

This session is designed for artists working on a tight budget but who still need to promote their work. Jo & Christoph present a range of examples to photograph your work on both small and medium size budgets, from £50 to £200.

This workshop will help you understand your own digital camera – and give you the knowledge to move away from auto to customized settings, as well as understand how to use cheap lighting to make your work look its best.

Shaw and Shaw are award-winning photographers who have worked with the creative sector for many years. For more information on their work, see www.shawandshaw.co.uk

For more information, go to http://www.creativeindustriestrafford.org/2012/01/make-it-look-good-photographing-your-work/ 

Participatory arts facilitator, Tameside Youth Offending Team (deadline: 03 Feb 2012)

Tameside Youth Offending Team are seeking expressions of interest from artists with experience of delivering sessions with challenging young people.

We are delivering a Creative Year of various arts activities to our young people so are interested in hearing from a range of practitioners.  We are particularly interested in visual art, music and percussion, film, photography and dance. 

Whilst a previous conviction would not necessarily preclude appointment, an enhanced CRB check will be required.

Please e-mail your expression of interest to Sally Dickin (sally.dickin@tameside.gov.uk) outlining your previous relevant experience and a description of your art form.  Please feel free to refer to specific projects but do not send a CV at this stage. 

Source: http://www.artsjobs.org.uk/index.php?id=25&ne_source=dailyjobs&ne_post_id=75136

Call for New Art Work

theOpen Contemporary Art Exhibition 2012

Stockport Art Gallery May 12^th to June 24^th

Artists may submit up to two New Art Works completed in the last year which have not been previously exhibited in any other Open or similar public exhibition.

 We accept drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics, glass, textiles, mixed media, 2D digital art, photography and printmaking i.e. lithography, etching, woodcuts, etc.

A panel of three independent judges will make the selection solely on their assessment of artistic quality.

There is an entry fee for the competition of £6 per artwork.

SKarts are to offer a range of adjudicated awards:

1st Prize £500     2nd Prize £400     3rd Prize £300      The ‘Turners Prize’ for under 25′s (£100 value)

Additionally, there are several non-adjudicated awards including:

Mayor’s Choice Award (£100 value)

Visitor’s Choice Award (£100 value) 

Also, non-adjudicated awards offered by various sponsors will be announced in the near future, so please check the website for updates, entry conditions and to download an entry form http://www.skarts.org.uk/.