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Yeang's Vision For Chatham

Medway Renaissance is pleased to invite early career artists to apply to the Chatham Vines Public Art Award 2007. This new award is to support emerging artists who have lived, worked or studied in Medway to create a new piece of work for Chatham.

Background

Medway is undergoing major regeneration and aims to be a city of Culture, Learning, Tourism and Enterprise. Chatham will be the cultural and civic heart of this new city, a city of 300,000 people by 2026

Artists can reflect on this, celebrating the people and place, its distinctiveness and potential.

You may or may not have a site in mind. Consider landmarks, open spaces, meeting points or transient places. The final location will be agreed with Medway Council once an artist is chosen.

Permanent, ephemera, event based and disciplined works will be considered.

Budget and Timescale

  • £5,000 (Includes materials)
  • Reasonable installation costs will be met by Medway Council (These costs are additional to the commission fee)
  • Artists short listed February 2007
  • Winner announced March 2007
  • Work to be completed and installed by September 2007


    • Commission Brief

  • A new public art commission for Chatham that reflects the changing face of Medway
  • Open submission for an early career artist
  • Must be connected to Medway through study, work, living
  • Work must be permanent with a life span of 5 years/or that leaves a permanent legacy
  • Site within Chatham to be discussed
  • Business support/professional development advise will be provided courtesy of UCCA


    • How to apply:

  • Artist CV with evidence of work and track record
  • Please supply a CD of at least 3 images and or website address illustrating your work
  • Completed application form
  • Two referees
  • If short-listed you will receive a small fee to work up an idea for interview with evidence of budget
  • Postal applications only


    • Criteria for applicant

    Short listed applicants will be selected by a representative panel including:

  • Cllr Howard Doe, Portfolio Holder for Theatre and The Arts, Medway Council
  • Mark Bradbury, Head of Chatham Development Medway Renaissance
  • John Newling, Artist, Writer and Professor of Installation Art at Nottingham Trent University
  • Diane Taylor, Head of School for University College of the Creative Arts, Rochester, Kent
  • Paula Groves, Sculptor
  • Laura Knight/Louise Francis of FrancisKnight Arts Consultants
  • Dahlia Halpern, New Arts Centre, Chatham


    • Applications will be judged on:

  • The quality of the artists previous work and the potential quality of the commissioned work
  • The expected impact of a commission on the artist’s creative development/career
  • The quality of the information/material supplied


    • Additional criteria

    Artists must have either lived, worked or studied in Medway. Applications from fulltime students will not be considered. Applications from part time postgraduate students will be accepted.

    Deadline for application

    31st of January 2007

    Please send to:

    Francis Knight Arts Consultants,
    6 Allen Street,
    Maidstone,
    Kent
    ME14 5AG.

    Enquiries at office@francisknight.co.uk

    Download Application Form (right click and Save As)
    Download Flyer (right click and Save As)
    Download Poster (right click and Save As)

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