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 perhaps create work that they may later see displayed to promote Devon Open Studios 2011. The length of time families stay at the workshops will vary greatly, so involvement will need to be immediate and fulfilling. 

We are seeking exciting and innovative proposals from individual artists to create work that members of the public can assist with in a meaningful way. The creative idea for the piece/s will come from the artist but the making of it will be a collaborative effort.   In the past work created has solely been used to publicise Devon Open Studios, but we feel that the emphasis is changing, now that DOS is better known, to an event that allows the public to create artwork under the direction of a professional artist, giving a taste of what "being an artist " and working in a studio can be. 

The Fee

The fee for this project is  £250  plus £50 towards materials for each workshop, with £50 being paid on the award of the contract, and the balance on receipt from the lead artists of a report plus photographs of the workshop involved. 

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
  

• 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/s including approximate size

The three workshops for which we are seeking lead artists are in early May at Exeter Northcott Theatre, in June in Ivybridge as part of the Royal Jubilee Celebrations, on Saturday 28 July at Hatherleigh Arts Festival, and in  August at the Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Honiton.   Each venue has a theme, and more details on this are available from Bridget Arnold, as below.
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 your application, by e-mail, to BridgetArnold66@aol.com,


These family art workshops have now been held annually by Devon Artist Network since 2008.  Reports on previous workshops can be found on this website on the "Past Projects" page, and applicants are encouraged to read the accounts before sending their applications.  DAN does not require applicants to hold a CRB certificate, but it is advisable as some of the host venues do required this.