Category: Opportunities

Film Our City

Mayor Marvin Rees Launches Our City 2018!

The Brief

Produce a 90 second film, animation or motion video suitable for use on social media that captures your view of what makes Bristol THE place to be – creativity, culture, people, music, technology, action, collaboration, lifestyle.

 

The Rules

Your entry must be up to 90 seconds long.

You can use any digital device – computer, phone or camera.

We welcome projects produced by a team, though the lead creatives – director, producer, writer or composer must be under 30 years old, or a student.

You must own or clear the copyright of all the content in your submission – including music.

It must be suitable for all audiences, with no “explicit content” requiring a disclaimer.

Your submission must be MP4 or Quicktime format.

Upload it, and complete a simple entry form downloadable from www.Facebook.com/FilmOurCity

 

The competition will open on 25 September and close on 30 November, with results announced in December.

Call for pitches: Help us rethink the internet

If we could pull the plug and redesign the internet from scratch, what would we change and what would we keep?

 

What kind of internet might we be heading towards (seeking both notes of caution, as well as constructive ideas for how we might mend some of the internet’s emerging ills), and what lessons can we learn from its past? What alternatives for the internet can we imagine?

We are very keen to include a variety of different kinds of outputs in this collection: essays, videos and animations, long form journalism and reporting, short stories, poems, illustrations, comics, animations… We are very open to suggestions, as long as pitches engage with the stated topic in a creative and compelling way. The total set of contributions will be turned into an interactive website, to be released in February 2019. Please note that we will also produce a hardcopy book version of the collection, though the main output will be digital.

If you are interested in being part of this project, send us a pitch, including a short description (maximum 200 words) of the kind of contribution you had in mind and a selection of your work by October 26th. All materials should be sent to ngi_opencall18@nesta.org.uk. We will review all entries in the weeks after, and will be in touch with shortlisted applicants by early November.

 

For more information visit:

https://www.nesta.org.uk/blog/call-pitches-help-us-rethink-internet/

 

Student Art Pass

Art Fund to offer 500 paid student work opportunities to holders of its Student Art Pass

The 2018-19 Student Art Pass will offer all university students in the UK a specially discounted £5 version of the Art Fund’s National Art Pass. Holders of the pass will have access to the ‘Artful Opportunities’ initiative, which is aimed at offering 500 paid work opportunities in museums and galleries across the UK.

Previous placements have included working as guides at cultural events and festivals such as Art Night, working as ambassadors for Art Fund on university campuses and at cultural venues, and also art writing commissions and competitions.

All work opportunities for students will be paid at a minimum of the living wage.

Motel Win-Win

Ottonie and Asja are currently working on a project, called Motel win-win, questioning how cities would change if short-term visitors would not only bring financial profit but also their skills in any shape to help forming a new identity of places. 

For the Dutch Design Week this year they are opening a one-room hotel at TAC. Interested guests are asked to conduct an exciting activity on the day after their stay in return for a free accommodation.

Probably you are for now not planning to visit the Dutch Design Week or maybe you are? And still looking for a place to stay? If not, we would be happy if you could share the open call with people who might be interested!

Strangers As Collaborators

Lunchtime Talks at the Pervasive Media Studio

 

Lunchtime Talks are a series of informal presentations at Watershed’s Pervasive Media Studio. They normally take place at 13:00 on a Friday, are free and are open to everybody who is interested in what they do. Come along, bring a sandwich, and get to know more about the Studio community, current and up-coming projects, or residents’ work.

Glen Walton is a multidisciplinary artist currently visiting the studio from Melbourne, Australia. He creates interactive installations that invite the public to become musical collaborators. Glen comes from a more traditional theatre, comedy and music background so it has been a strange and winding path that has led him to his current exploration of experimental digital instruments and collective musical play.

In this talk he will discuss, play in public spaces and the development of work that embraces the spirit of DIY. Glen will also discuss findings from his recent Masters thesis which identifies ways to encourage the journey from ‘observer’ to ‘participant’ within public installations. Oh, and there will be some hands-on demos as well!

The Pervasive Media Studio is located within the Watershed building. Let us know if you’d like a tour and we’ll be happy to show you around. Send an email to studio@watershed.co.uk.

 

https://www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/9318/strangers-as-collaborators/

Freelance Artist Opportunity

Knowle West Media Centre

( KWMC ) is seeking to work with an artist to support We Can Make, a new programme that is developing innovative citizen-led approaches to delivering affordable homes.

The artist will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, with a focus on supporting participation with local people and stakeholders, and capturing and sharing the project’s story through mixed medium and platforms.

Artists with experience of working with communities in participative ways, and with skills in graphics, design, moving image, audio, photography, print and text are invited to apply.

The commission is initially October 2018 – January 2019, with a review and an opportunity to extend the commission. The commission fee for this first stage is £2500, inclusive of VAT, with additional budget for materials. Travel and subsistence are not included.

For more details and information about how to apply please read the artists brief and send all documents requested to: melissa.mean@kwmc.org.uk. In addition please also complete this monitoring form and email to Gail Bevan at gail.bevan@kwmc.org.uk

Bridgeman Studio Award 2018

Bridgeman Images are excited to announce the Bridgeman Studio Award 2018. Now in its 5th year, Bridgeman Studio Award is the fastest growing contemporary art competition for artists, illustrators, and fine art photographers. Partnering with the Affordable Art Fair, this year’s prize is our biggest and best yet!

This year’s prize: £1,500 cash commission for the design of a tote bag, to be sold at Affordable Art Fair worldwide.
Also £4,000 worth of exhibition space at the Affordable Art Fair in New York & London.

The Brief

This year’s brief has been chosen by the Affordable Art Fair and its aim is to create more awareness around mental health.

The theme of ART IN MIND is about creating Art for Happiness, Health, and Wellbeing.

To find out all the information you need on how to enter along with all the terms and conditions please visit the website:

WWW.ENTERBSA.COM