Artist Call Out: Create & Change

Sampad’s Arts & Wellbeing Programme at Dolphin Women’s Centre, Washwood Heath, Birmingham

Sampad is seeking an experienced and compassionate Lead Artist to co-design and lead a series of community arts workshops with our Create & Change women’s group at Dolphin Women’s Centre.

Fee: £2,200 including preparation and delivery. A small travel budget to support travel from outside of Birmingham but within the West Midlands is available. A budget for materials is available and will be discussed at interview and confirmed upon appointment.

Create & Change creates a positive space to support the women’s mental health, but also to give them the opportunity to try new things and create things. This autumn, Sampad is working with Shakespeare Birthplace Trust using their archive as inspiration for a creative response. Early in the term, the group and lead artist will visit the archive and we envisage that this will inform the work.

Given the nature of this call-out, we strongly welcome applications from South Asian women artists or women artists that have a connection to South Asian communities and culture, as well as:

Essential Requirements

• Experience of working with adults
• Experience of working in community and education settings to produce work for exhibition or display
• Excellence as an arts facilitator
• Available for the period detailed on page 2 under Project Details

The activity must be inspired by South Asian culture and heritage & demonstrate your understanding of working with South Asian communities including sensitivity to religious and cultural beliefs.

We seek artists who can contribute to and uphold the low-pressure and friendly atmosphere that our participants value. Maintaining this relaxed ethos is an essential requirement of the artist brief.

Applications close on the 21st August 2024.

Download the job pack and information on how to apply here