MAKING MOVES Graduate Placement Opportunity, Kidderminster Wyre Forest District Council in partnership with Wolverhampton University, is seeking an enthusiastic West Midlands based Craft or Design graduate (2 years max), for a volunteer artist placement at the Boars Head Public House in Kidderminster. The placement offers the opportunity to work alongside the resident artist, as part of the Making Moves project. Making Moves s a craft development initiative led by Staffordshire County Council and Craftspace. The project involves four sub regional partnerships across the West Midlands, between Higher Education (HE) institutions and Local Authority Arts Development Officers and will generate nine craft residencies, leading to a regional touring exhibition. The residency will run from 23 January until the end of March 2012 and will is based in the Boars Head public house in a converted function room which is located upstairs in the pub, (please note there is no disabled access). There will however, be access to the other areas to work and research throughout the residency if appropriate. The residency will work with participants who frequent the venue as customers/ workers or entertainers and in partnership with a group of local artists, KAF Creatives who will use part of the venue as a gallery and studio space in the future with a wider call to local artists currently not members of the group, and an additional community group yet to be identified, the graduate placement will work alongside the artist with this group. The successful placement candidate will: -
work with the resident artist supporting the delivery of sessions with the participants develop their own work receive a £500 bursary towards materials and start up costs. receive up to 10 hours of mentoring from the artist regarding their career and practice development be given a space for online reflection and promotion on the Making Moves blog have access to HE facilities and observe a master class at Wolverhampton University
The University of Wolverhampton has workshop facilities in glass, ceramics, bronze casting, textiles, wood, metal and plastics. The successful graduate will be required to outline a proposal of work in order to negotiate an access plan. The candidate will be expected to have a mature level of skill in their chosen discipline and have the necessary health and safety requirements in compliance with the processes they intend to use.
The work in progress developed through the placement will be included a regional touring exhibition, showcasing the work of resident artists and graduate placements from across the Making Moves programme. In return, we require a candidate who will: -
contribute to the Making Moves blog with a journal of their experience contribute actively and professionally to the artists residency and participatory sessions commit up to 5 whole days towards engaging with the artist in residence and up to 5 whole days in developing their own work to be completed by March 2012 be involved in planning and delivering a residency sharing/exhibition
Deadline for application: 16 December 2011 5.00pm Interviews will be held: 21 December To receive an application form, contact: Loz Samuels, Arts and Play Development Officer, Wyre Forest District Council loz.samuels@wyrforestdc.gov.uk 01562732977 or Making Moves Project Coordinator, Anne Forgan anne_forgan@yahoo.co.uk 07770674552