Deadline: 12 July 2024
The Birmingham School of Art and Eastside Projects invite applications from visual artists for an Incidental Artists placement in Birmingham supported by the Wheatley Fine Art Fellowship.
This opportunity is not imagined as an Incidental Artist placement at either the School of Art or Eastside Projects, but as a placement in Birmingham supported by and connecting to, both organisations.
It is expected that the Fellowship will culminate in a public outcome/s that will be developed with Eastside Projects and presented as part of their programme. The form this takes will be defined during the feasibility and development stages, but for example it might emerge as a participatory project, public artwork, exhibition, events programme, film, performance, or digital work.
The selected artist will also be expected to engage with students and the research community at the school during their Fellowship, but again what this looks like will be developed during the Feasibility Study stage.
Benefits
- £9000 tax free stipend from the Wheatley Fellowship.
- £1000 additional project fee from Eastside Projects.
- Up to £10,000 production budget to realise a public outcome/s.
- £75 towards artist healthcare and wellbeing.
- Access to workshops, equipment and technical support at the School of Art, with the potential to connect into wider facilities, departments and research networks across Birmingham City University.
- Desk space at the School of Art and/or Eastside Projects, it is also possible to use Eastside Projects to experiment, produce or test work when they are not hosting exhibitions or other activity.
- Introductions to individuals, networks and communities connected to both the School of Art and Eastside Projects in Birmingham and beyond.
- Artistic, collaborative and curatorial support from Eastside Projects.
Timeline
- November 2024 – January 2025: Feasibility Study – research period leading to propositions/relationships/prototypes/structures and a proposal which has the potential to be developed as a public outcome in collaboration with Eastside Projects.
- February 2024: Planning with Eastside Projects and staff at the Birmingham School of Art, including thinking through how the project will engage communities at the School, Eastside Projects and beyond.
- March–December 2025: Project development and realisation of public outcomes
- This timescale is indicative and dates will be agreed in response to the project proposal. The selected artist will be expected to commit at least 40 days across this period to the Fellowship and to spend a significant amount of that time in Birmingham.
Eligibility Criteria
- To apply you need to:
- Be based in the UK.
- Have at least three years professional experience as an artist outside a formal education setting.
- Not be enrolled on a BA, MA or PHD course between November 2024 and December 2025.
- They particularly welcome applications from artists who have Global Majority heritage, who are from lower socio-economic backgrounds, or who are disabled or d/Deaf.
For more information, visit Eastside Projects.
