FAMILY ART PROJECT 2010 –
BRIEF FOR ARTISTS
We have been fortunate to be awarded a grant by Tesco Community Awards which will allow us to run two days of family art workshop/s this year. We also have funding from the Elmgrant Trust. The background to the project is set out at the end of this paper. One workshop will take place at Hannah's at Seale Hayne, near Newton Abbot, when a family activity day is planned for Saturday 7 August. The other will be at the Centre for the Creative Arts and the Natural World, Haldon Forest, near Exeter, and will be held on Saturday 14 August.
The Brief
The idea behind the workshops is to get families ‘having a go at art’ together. We want to create an enjoyable and creative environment where adults and children can work alongside an artist, try things they may not have tried before, learn new skills and assist in the creation of a piece of work they can later see displayed. The length of time families stay at the workshops will vary greatly, so involvement will need to be immediate and fulfilling. The theme again for this year is Outside, but at Haldon we would like the project to be textile based to fit in with the theme at this venue for the whole summer.We are seeking exciting and innovative proposals from individual artists to create a large-scale piece of work that members of the public can assist with in a meaningful way. The creative idea for the piece will come from the artist but the making of it will be a collaborative effort.
The Fee
The fee for this project is a total of £600 plus £100 towards materials. This is for 2 one-day workshops plus time for each day for planning. If two different projects are approved, the fee will be £300 plus £50 towards materials for each.How to apply
Proposals from artists should include the following:- A description of the project you wish to undertake (max 4 sides of A4) including
- Name/s and brief CV
- Details of how the workshops will be structured and run over 3 days
- Details of how the project addresses the theme of Outside including materials to be used
- How members of the public (adults and children) will be involved
- Any skills the above might hope to learn
- Sketches / drawings of the anticipated look of the finished piece including approximate size
- Plans for how the finished piece will be erected / secured / made safe
Timetable
June 20 deadline for receipt of proposalsLate June/earlyJuly date to be confirmed interviews for shortlisted candidates
Aug 7 and 14 August workshops take place
Sept 4-19 piece/s on display at place to be confirmed
It is possible that we may find a permanent place of display for the artwork. If we do not it will be incumbent on the artists to remove the piece from the site after Devon Open Studios has ended.
Proposals from applicants who have been unsuccessful in previous years are welcome, but please send again as we do not keep old applications. Please send completed proposals by 30 June 2010 to:
E: admin@devonartistnetwork.co.uk
We would prefer to receive applications by email, but if this is not possible please post to the following address ensuring the correct postage is used:
Devon Artist Network Ltd, Hannaford Old House, Poundsgate, Newton Abbot, TQ13 7NX
Background
In 2008 and 2009 Devon Artist
Network (DAN) ran a very
successful Family Art Project funded by Awards for All in 2008 and by
West Devon
Borough Council and the Network itself in 2009.
Each workshop was led by professional artists who worked with members of the public to create a large-scale piece of work on the theme of ‘Sustainable Devon’ that was used to signpost the county wide Devon Open Studios event in September.
IN 2008 The artists involved included Paul and Tanya Morel who created a Curiosity Box full of animals and magical creatures created from natural materials. The piece was displayed on the main square in Barnstaple and in Young’s Park, Paignton; Jess Carvill, Lucy Rockcliffe and Lucy Burch ran workshops in mosaic and ceramic tile making. The mosaic panels, ceramic tiles and footprints were used to decorate a large door and door frame. The front showed the positive aspects of Devon –open countryside, recycling, wildlife and the back showed the negative aspects such as waste and pollution. The door was displayed in Totnes and on the seafront at Teignmouth.
Yuli Somme and Tian Kalouli taught participants how to make felt using local Dartmoor fleece in different colours at workshops held at the DNPA Postbridge Visitor Centre on Dartmoor. The felt was shaped into leaves each with a unique design. The leaves were then tied to a specially built ‘tree’ created by basket maker Linda Lemieux using local birch and willow. The tree was exhibited at Whiddon Down in west Devon and at Farringdon in east Devon.
The workshops were attended by over 600 participants. Feedback from all the workshops was extremely positive and they were hugely enjoyed by all ages. The youngest participants were infants of 3 and the oldest was a gentleman in his 80’s The opportunity to work alongside professional artists and learn new, enjoyable skills was much appreciated and many people commented that they would like to attend similar workshops in future.
Each workshop was led by professional artists who worked with members of the public to create a large-scale piece of work on the theme of ‘Sustainable Devon’ that was used to signpost the county wide Devon Open Studios event in September.
IN 2008 The artists involved included Paul and Tanya Morel who created a Curiosity Box full of animals and magical creatures created from natural materials. The piece was displayed on the main square in Barnstaple and in Young’s Park, Paignton; Jess Carvill, Lucy Rockcliffe and Lucy Burch ran workshops in mosaic and ceramic tile making. The mosaic panels, ceramic tiles and footprints were used to decorate a large door and door frame. The front showed the positive aspects of Devon –open countryside, recycling, wildlife and the back showed the negative aspects such as waste and pollution. The door was displayed in Totnes and on the seafront at Teignmouth.
Yuli Somme and Tian Kalouli taught participants how to make felt using local Dartmoor fleece in different colours at workshops held at the DNPA Postbridge Visitor Centre on Dartmoor. The felt was shaped into leaves each with a unique design. The leaves were then tied to a specially built ‘tree’ created by basket maker Linda Lemieux using local birch and willow. The tree was exhibited at Whiddon Down in west Devon and at Farringdon in east Devon.
The workshops were attended by over 600 participants. Feedback from all the workshops was extremely positive and they were hugely enjoyed by all ages. The youngest participants were infants of 3 and the oldest was a gentleman in his 80’s The opportunity to work alongside professional artists and learn new, enjoyable skills was much appreciated and many people commented that they would like to attend similar workshops in future.