Way of the Roses ‘Passing Places’ Project Public Art opportunity for Driffield
Driffield is the latest site to be chosen for this
exciting public art project as part of the Way of the Roses cycle trail. The
project as a whole currently includes terminus artworks at Morecambe and
Bridlington and Passing Places artworks at Stamford Bridge, Pateley Bridge and
High Bentham and is designed by Lead Artist Matt Baker as a moving history to
accompany the traveller along the way. The art works will be designed to reflect
the local communities in which they are sited, whilst marking traditional
movements of people, historical events or phenomena. www.wayofrosespublicart.org.uk
The Driffield Steering Group, along with Rebecca
Jenkins, Animateur for Driffield Passing Places, are seeking submissions from
artists interested in the role of Lead Artist for the Driffield site. The
Driffield Passing Place has been developed in partnership with Driffield Town
Council. Driffield has an active Renaissance Partnership, which works together
to deliver the aspiration of making Driffield “a great place to work, live and
invest in” and there is the potential that, as well as proposals being realised
as part of the Passing Places project, they be built into the development and
delivery of the Driffield Renaissance Partnership’s regeneration plan.
This opportunity is for Stage 1 of the project, constituting
a period of engagement with the local community through events and workshops in
order to develop concepts, reviewing of potential locations and producing any agreed
final designs ready for installation.
Stage 2 of the project will constitute the realisation of the artwork,
and is subject to budgetary provision being confirmed.
Artists may suggest any art form or combination of
art forms which meets the requirements of the brief – these might include but
are not exclusive to the visual arts, digital media or performance.
The
timescale of Stage 1 of this project is April–Sep 2014.
Fee
£3,500
For a full brief containing more information on the
project, deadlines and finances and details of how to submit, contact:
Rebecca Jenkins, Project Animateur
rebeccalouisejenkins@hotmail.com
Final date for submissions: midnight 24 January 2014.
