Denbighshire County Council and Flintshire County Council are seeking three artists, each working in a different art form – glass, textiles or literature – to engage with the public and young people within schools and health settings in rural Denbighshire and Flintshire.
Artists’ Brief
The artists’ residencies will be inspired by the theme of connecting communities and the community heritage of the Vale of Clwyd, and culminate in the creation of a multi-art-form installation and performance piece. The artists may also want to link the work to the National Eisteddfod’s visit to Denbigh in August 2013.
Between January and May 2013, the 3 artists will spend the majority of their residencies within the community creating the work. The artists will spend time at Denbigh, Ruthin and Mold Hospitals as well as primary schools in the Vale of Clwyd and rural Flintshire.
The poet/writer will also act as a modern troubadour (in the vein of ‘Twm o’r Nant’) and travel between Mold and Ruthin on the public bus, writing poetry with the commuters and hopping on and off at pubs, village halls, county parks, the Clwydian Range and local businesses along the route. These poems/creative writings will then inspire the visual and glass artists and form the basis of the completed artwork.
In June the work will be installed in the Gallery at Denbigh Library and will stay in situ until after the Eisteddfod in August 2013. Following the Eisteddfod, this exhibition/installation will also tour to Clwyd Theatr Cymru in October/November 2013. At the end of this exhibition the work will be dismantled and prepared for permanent hanging at some of the health settings and schools as a lasting legacy of the project. A CD and/or publication of the written work may also be produced.
Workshop Period
- Each artist will be engaged for the period as outlined below leading up to and also during the National Eisteddfod in Denbigh in August 2013.
- There are also 5 additional days available for research and development.
Workshop Schedule
|
Art-form |
Schools |
Community |
Eisteddfod |
Buses |
| Textiles | 35 Days | 20 Days | 5 Days | |
| Glass | 5 Days | 10 Days | 5 Days | |
| Poet / Writer | 20 Days | 10 Days | 5 Days | 5 Days |
Contact
If you would like more information about the project please contact either:
Sian Fitzgerald
Tel: 01824 708 216
Email: sian.fitzgerald@denbighshire.gov.uk
or
Trefor Lloyd Roberts
Tel: 01352 704 027
Email: trefor.l.roberts@flintshire.gov.uk
Providing a Quotation
If you are interest in the above work, please complete a submission including the following:
- A written proposal stating which of the three roles you are applying for (glass, textiles or literature) and detailing how you would undertake the project
- A short CV
- Examples of previous work
- A quotation with an itemised cost breakdown for all of the days involved in the project. It should include all anticipated costs, including fees, transportation and materials costs. A clear total overall cost must be present and it must stipulate whether VAT is applicable.
As a guide, delivery and research costs are advised not exceed £150 per day.
3 hard copies of your submission and an electronic version, compatible with Microsoft Word or ADOBE Acrobat Reader, should be sent to:
DAN GANFAS / UNDER CANVAS
Mr. Adam Bishop
Cadwyn Clwyd
Llys Clwyd
Cwrt y Dderwen
Lôn Parcwr Business Park
Ruthin
Denbighshire
North Wales
LL15 1NJ
The deadline for quotations is 1pm, Monday 7th January 2013.
This role will require CRB clearance and the artist(s) must hold adequate insurances. The ability to speak Welsh is also essential for this project.
When assessing submissions we will take into account value for money (20 marks), response to the brief (20 marks) and the experience of the artists (20 marks). We shall not be committed to accepting the lowest or any of the quotes received.
Artists may be required to attend an interview before the awarding of work.
The project has been approved financial support from Cadwyn Clwyd’s Innovation Denbighshire and Innovation Flintshire schemes, which are financed as part of the Rural Development Plan for Wales 2007-2013 by the Welsh Government and European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development.
The Project has also been part funded by the Arts Council of Wales with support from Denbighshire and Flintshire County Councils.
