WHALE Arts – Freelance Artist
WHALE Arts seeks an experienced artist to deliver a series of arts and heritage sessions for children and young people that will explore themes of identity, place, migration and belonging as part of our Heritage Lottery funded ‘Wester Hailes: Your Story, Our Story’ project.
This facet of the project will consist of teaching sessions and an artist commission that creatively interprets the outcomes of the sessions. The final artwork can be in a variety of media – as deemed appropriate and in agreement with the project manager. Sessions will include evaluation and monitoring.
The artist will plan, prepare and deliver the sessions, as well as source appropriate materials, in agreement with the project manager. The artist will have the assistance of a support worker during the sessions that will provide support for children with Additional Support Needs to participate.
Content:
4 x 2 hour teaching sessions
1 x 2 hour group trip
1 x artwork
Timescale:
Workshops with children and young people to take place July 2017. The commission is to be completed by January 2018.
Payment: £1300
Requirements:
Artist must have appropriate skills and experience as per the Person Specification. This role is conditional upon receipt of a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure Scotland certificate or PVG certificate.
Application Process:
Applications should be submitted no later than 17:00 on Friday 9 June 2017.
Please email your CV (no longer than two pages) and proposal to: info@whalearts.co.uk using ‘Freelance Artist’ as your subject heading.
