Freelance Artist Barnard Castle, England
Job description
The role and person:
The Bowes Museum aims to unlock people’s potential to shape a more interesting, equitable and sustainable world. Together with our communities, we’ll explore and exchange stories and experiences that inspire connections, curiosity, conversations and creativity.
Through one-off creative workshops, talks, tours, and longer-term collaborative programmes, working with people with a range of age and abilities.
As the Museum prepares for exciting changes over the next year, we’re keen to centre Artists, Makers and Designers within our public-facing delivery and are recruiting a freelance team of 10 artists to plan and facilitate experiences that inspire our visitors, create connections with our collections and enhance their visit to The Bowes Museum.
We are looking to work with artists who have diverse practices and bring new skills, perspectives and opportunities to the people we work with. We welcome applications from emerging artists, as well as those with more experience.
Although we are interested in all applications, we are particularly keen to hear from artists with any of the following practices, skills, and/or knowledges:
- Socially engaged arts practice
- Co-producing arts practice (particularly over a sustained period of time)
- Digital arts practice (particularly animation)
- Science, technology, engineering, arts and Maths (STEAM)
- Printmaking/Textiles
- Confidence with working with Early Years Children
- Confidence with working with children and/or adults that identify as having a disability (particularly profound and multiple learning disabilities)
- Experience of youth participation
Role Purpose:
- To deliver artist-led workshops on a one-off and longer-term basis for children, young people, families, schools, teachers and adults.
- To plan and deliver creative workshops linked to our collections and exhibitions for visitors that inspire connection and curiosity and build skills and opportunities.
Specific Responsibilities and duties:
· Plan, prepare and deliver lively and imaginative artist-led workshops aimed at providing an excellent experience for all ages across the year.
· Be available to deliver at least 5 artist workshops in an annual period on Saturdays between 13:00 – 15:00 and at least 1 Wednesday during school holidays between 13:00 – 15:00.
· Provide a workshop delivery plan and materials list to the Education Manager at least 10 days in advance.
· Provide attendance numbers to the Education Manager at the end of the workshop and share learning and/or evaluation when required.
· Set-up and pack down the workshop space each session.
· Facilitate the use of materials for the workshops.
· Adhere to all Safeguarding and Health and Safety policies procedures in place.
Job Type: Freelance
Salary: £130.00-£250.00 per day
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
Work Location: One location
