New Artist Mentoring Programme 2021
Deadline: 22/02/2021City: Isle of Portland | Region: Dorset | Country: United Kingdom | b-side CIC
Paid opportunity
From March 2021 - March 2022 b-side will train, mentor and support 5 young visual artists from the Borough of Weymouth & Portland (and the surrounding areas in Dorset) to develop, try and test new creative ideas that are specific and/or responsive to place.
ABOUT THE NEW ARTIST MENTORING PROGRAMME
From March 2021 - March 2022 b-side will train, mentor and support 5 young visual artists from the Borough of Weymouth & Portland (and the surrounding areas in Dorset) to:
- Develop, try and test new creative ideas that are specific and/or responsive to place
- Go and see new work made by regional artists
- Grow their own artistic networks
- Expand their knowledge / confidence in becoming independent artists
The New Artist Mentoring Programme will do this through training and development sessions led by the b-side team, mentorship from professional artists, and financial support.
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS FROM THE B-SIDE TEAM
b-side will lead 1 - 2 training / development sessions a month that will cover things like:
- How to research and develop creative ideas / artworks that are specific and/or responsive to place (looking at different starting points to begin researching your ideas and themes, such as interviews, walkings, making connections)
- The differences between site specific and site responsive artworks in differing environments
- How to document the process and development of your work as well as the final outcome
- How to be a self-employed artist, how to manage budgets, cashflow
- How to produce your work: installation, materials, H&S, risk, etc…
- How to respond to an artist brief, writing a proposal and getting your work seen
MENTORING FROM PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS
As part of this programme each New Artist will be paired with a professional artist working in a similar area to you. Many of the Mentors we have in mind are artists we have worked with before and trust.
The Mentor will:
- Offer advice based on their own experience of being an artist
- Offer support and encouragement
- Help New Artists expand their knowledge of the cultural sector
- Help New Artists expand and develop their networks
- Advise on relevant artworks, artists, organisations to go and see
ABOUT THE B-SIDE NEW ARTIST
As a b-side New Artist you will receive:
- 13 months ongoing support from b-side (Molly Scarborough will be your main contact)
- A minimum of 12 training / development sessions from the b-side team
- Up to 14 hours of mentoring from a relevant professional artist
- A budget of £500 to try, test and develop work
- A travel budget of up to £260 to attend meetings, training sessions
- A budget of £100 (minimum) to go and see new work
Eligibility:
To be a New Artist you have to be aged 16 – 25 (or thereabouts), live in the Borough of Weymouth & Portland (and the surrounding areas in Dorset) and consider yourself a visual artist or aspiring visual artist.
What is expected of the bursary artist?
- To attend all training and development sessions led by the b-side team (these are currently scheduled as the second Saturday of each month – apart from the first month, March, which is scheduled for 28th March)
- To maintain regular contact with your mentor
TIMELINE
Application deadline: Monday 22nd February, 8am
Video call interviews: Thursday 4th March
New Artists selected by: Monday 8th March
1st New Artists Meeting: Saturday 13th March, 12pm – 5pm.
Planned engagement:
The New Artists will meet 1 – 2 times a month up until March 2022.
Training / development sessions with b-side team members are currently scheduled for:
- Saturday 13th March
- Saturday 10th April
- Saturday 8th May
- Saturday 12th June
- Saturday 10th July
- Saturday 14th August
- Saturday 9th October
- Saturday 13th November
- Saturday 11th December
- Saturday 8th January
- Saturday 12th February
- Saturday 12th March
Other dates for the diary:
- 14th - 16th May = Od Arts Festival
- 11th - 19th September = b-side festival
- 17th - 26th September = Inside Out Dorset
- 1st – 3rd October = Bournemouth Arts by the Sea
It’s likely we will visit the above festivals.
Training / development / meeting dates and times are not fixed or finalised and we could be open to changing them if needed.
FIND OUT MORE
Find out more about the b-side team here:
https://b-side.org.uk/team
Visit the b-side archive page to see work we’ve previously commissioned, produced and programmed:
https://b-side.org.uk/projects
More info on Portland:
http://www.portlandhistory.co.uk/map-and-a-z-index.html
http://www.geoffkirby.co.uk/Portland/IndexMap
Supported by Alice Ellen Cooper-Dean Charitable Foundation and public funding from Arts Council England.
Contact the curator
We will be prioritising applicants who have little experience and support in our training & development areas (those who we feel would benefit the most from this opportunity). We will also be prioritising applicants from the Borough of Weymouth & Portland.
• A budget of £500 to try, test and develop work
• A travel budget of up to £260 to attend meetings, training sessions
• A budget of £100 (minimum) to go and see new work
When we meet in person we will have appropriate Health & Safety measures in place (following Government guidelines) to ensure our own safety. We will discuss this together to make sure we're all comfortable and happy with our approach.
We will remain adaptable.
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