Artists are invited to apply for the 2020 Alexandra Reinhardt Memorial Award (ARMA), Artist Commission, hosted by The Tetley, Leeds, worth £15,000. The Award in 2020 focuses on the mental health and wellbeing of young people.
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Posted: 10/11/2019
Artists are invited to apply for the
2020 Alexandra Reinhardt
Memorial
Award (ARMA), Artist Commission, hosted by The Tetley, Leeds,
worth £15,000. The Award in 2020 focuses on the mental health and wellbeing of
young people. The Award funds an artist
(or artists) to conceive and deliver a participatory project which engages a
group of young people aged 16 – 25. The group of participants will be
identified by The Tetley and at this stage is likely to be a group of care
experienced young people. As an outcome of the project, the artist will realise
an exhibition, performance or other form of public engagement in the Shirley
Cooper Gallery, one of the main gallery spaces at The Tetley in summer 2020. ARMA was established
in memory of the artist Alexandra
Reinhardt
and is supported by the Max Reinhardt Charitable Trust (MRCT).
The
successful artist(s) will work with The Tetley and a partner organisation
between late May and early September to deliver a participatory project with
young people. The artist, working with the participants, will share and exhibit
the outcomes of the project in the Shirley Cooper Gallery between late May and
early September 2020.
The artist
will work closely with the Participation Producer at The Tetley to plan and
deliver the project.
This is an
exciting opportunity for an artist or artists to undertake a highly respected
commission which is well supported by project partners. The ARMA Commission
will form part of The Tetley’s artistic programme and will be widely promoted,
both nationally and internationally.
ARMA 2020
is managed by Engage, the lead advocacy and training
network for gallery education, with some
870 members across 270 museums,
galleries and visual
arts organisations.
Artist
Lindsey Mendick was awarded ARMA 2018 at The Turnpike, Leigh; Alison Carlier
completed ARMA 2016 at aspex, Portsmouth; Anne Harild was selected for ARMA
2015 at the Bluecoat, Liverpool; in 2014, Maria Zahle was hosted by New Walk
Museum and Art Gallery, Leicester and in 2013, Elpida Hadzi-Vasileva was at
mima, Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art. For further information on ARMA
2013-2016 see: www.engage.org/arma
The Alexandra Reinhardt Memorial Award
(ARMA), Artist Commission 2020
The 2020 Alexandra Reinhardt Memorial Award (ARMA) will be hosted
by The Tetley, Leeds. The Tetley is a pioneering centre for contemporary art located in the
stunning art deco headquarters of the former Tetley Brewery on Leeds South
Bank. The Tetley is situated in the City and Hunslet ward of Leeds, though not
in an area of low cultural engagement as defined by ACE as it includes all
areas of Leeds, it is bordered by some of the most deprived areas in the UK.
The Tetley’s 1930s
building was transformed in 2013 to house unique gallery spaces, a learning
studio for the award-winning participation programme, an artist residency
studio, offices for creative businesses, a Bar & Kitchen and spaces for
meetings and events.
For artists, The
Tetley are mentors and champions, providing support, investment and development
time and space. To the public and local communities, The Tetley is a
destination to explore new and exciting works, take part in workshops, talks
and events and explore their creative selves.
Over 130,000 people
each year visit the Tetley to discover, create, relax and learn. The Tetley
believe that everyone deserves to explore their cultural potential no matter
their economic background, from messy play workshops for the under-fives, to
professional artists at a pivotal point of their career.
The aims of ARMA 2020 are:
·
For an artist to
conceive and deliver a participatory programme or project which engages a group
of young people aged 16 – 25.
·
For the artist to
co-produce artwork with the group of young people.
·
For the artist,
working with the young people, to realise an exhibition or public display in
the Shirley Cooper Gallery, one of the main gallery spaces at The Tetley in
summer 2020.
·
For the
participatory project to benefit the mental health and wellbeing of the
participants.
·
To provide an
active voice to young people in shaping The Tetley’s artistic programme.
The participatory
project
The participatory programme or project will give the artist the
opportunity to work directly with young people, gaining insight and inspiration
from their experience, and to work on the co-production of artwork.
The group of participants will be identified by The Tetley and at
this stage is likely to be a group of care experienced young people. We expect
the artist to be able to work with up to 10 – 15 young people in the group. The
artist will work with The Tetley’s partner organisation and will be supported
by them when working with the group. At this stage we expect there to be a
minimum of 8 sessions the artist will need to deliver with the group, either on
site at The Tetley or off site. However, we would like the project to achieve a
deep level of engagement over a sustained period of 8 – 10 weeks during summer
2020. The artist will be supported by The Tetley and Engage to conceive and
plan the participatory project.
The Shirley
Cooper Gallery
The Shirley Cooper Gallery, one of the main gallery spaces at The
Tetley ARMA 2020, will be dedicated to use for ARMA 2020 from late May to early
September 2020 (final dates to be confirmed). The artist,will realise an
exhibition, performance or other form of public engagement in this space.
Depending on the project which the artist conceives, the dedicated
gallery space could be used for production, public engagement and/or exhibition
at different times during the period from May to September. One possible
approach is for participation sessions to take place with young people in the
space in June, before the space is opened for public engagement and/or display
in July and August, though this is flexible. The space can be made private
during participatory sessions.
The artist
Applications are invited from visual artists working in the areas
of sculpture, paint, film, photography, performance, media and textiles etc.
Collaborative applications from two artists are welcome. If two artists apply
for the award the expectation is that one of them will be a visual artist and
the other may work as a visual artist or in any other art form. Please note
that the exhibition running alongside this commission at the Tetley will be
sound based and therefore the use of audio in the ARMA Commission in the
Shirley Cooper Gallery should be avoided to ensure there is no sound bleed in
the main gallery spaces.
Artists should have a minimum of 3 – 5 years experience of
practice outside of full time education, with some prior experience of working
with young people through participatory or socially engaged projects. The
artist will require strong communication skills when working with a broad group
of people including young people, stakeholders and project partners. Artists
should have experience of managing budgets, working to set deadlines, and
skills in time management and project management and delivery in a creative
environment.
The artist will be required to comply with safeguarding procedures
and contribute to risk assessments, as advised by The Tetley, Health for All
and Engage.
The Tetley can offer the artist the following facilities:
●
Use of in house equipment- AV
equipment, projectors, TV, monitors and printing facilities
●
Dedicated space to deliver workshops
in the learning studio suitable for dry and wet workshops
●
Private meeting room
space for planning, meetings with artists,
partners and collaborators
●
In Kind Support from
the Tetley Team including the main contact Participation Producer, (commission
management, partnership management, budget planning, interpretation),
Exhibitions Producer (exhibition realisation & curation aspects of
exhibition planning, installation, invigilation and maintenance), Director, (promote
and oversee Commission) Marketing & Press Co-ordinator (write copy, press
releases, promote events and produce a marketing campaign for the Commission),
Events Operation Manager (coordinate events and launch) and Facilities Manager (risk assessment and safeguarding
of the building and exhibition)
●
Limited dry materials including paper,
pencils, pens and stationary
●
Technical support is available
depending on budget (we have a small workshop to enable construction on site
and have developed excellent relationships with AV experts and fabricators who
we often use for exhibitions.) Access to the workshop will need to be
supervised by our onsite technician depending on their availability, with budget allocated for their time
Celebratory event
and exhibition
A celebratory event will be organised by The Tetley on completion
of ARMA 2020. Material from the participatory programme or project; information
about the commission; and material relating to ARMA, potentially including work
by Alexandra Reinhardt, will be exhibited at The Tetley.
Communications
The Tetley will produce material to promote the ARMA 2020 Artist
Commission and promotion of the award will be supported by Engage. The
artist(s) will supply images of existing work for marketing material and access
to images as the project progresses. The artist is encouraged to document the
process and outcomes of the award using online media such as a blog, in
compliance with any safeguarding procedures and documentation guidelines issued
by the project partners.
Evaluation
An independent evaluator has been appointed to evaluate ARMA 2020.
The Tetley and the selected artist(s) will be supported by Alison Unsworth,
ARMA Coordinator and by Engage.
Budget
The award value of £15,000 will cover the costs for planning and
delivery of participatory sessions; materials for the participatory sessions;
artwork production, transportation and installation costs; artist’s time and
any travel or accommodation expenses.
The Tetley, with support of MRCT, will meet the cost of the
celebratory event, and other aspects of managing the artist commission,
including the production of publicity and marketing material.
During the planning stage of the commission, the artist will propose
a budget breakdown for the award value of £15,000 with support from The Tetley
and Engage. The budget allocation is to be agreed with the artist, The Tetley,
MRCT and Engage. Use of subcontractors is subject to agreement with The Tetley,
and agreement of whether the artist or The Tetley will hold the budget for
their payment.
Important dates
Application deadline: 10:00 am, Monday
11 November 2019
Artist interviews at The Tetley: 12 December 2019
Artist induction at The Tetley: January 2020
Participatory project at The Tetley: May-July 2020 (tbc)
Shirley Cooper Gallery available: 28 May 2020 – 6 September 2020 (tbc)
Celebratory event: August (tbc)
Who can apply
Visual artists are invited to apply. Collaborative applications
from two artists are welcome. If two artists apply for the award the
expectation is that one of them will be a visual artist and the other may work
as a visual artist or in any other art form. Artists should have a minimum of 3
– 5 years experience of practice outside of full time education, with some
prior experience of working with young people through participatory or socially
engaged projects.
How to apply
Applications can be made online at engage.org/happenings/call-for-artists-arma-2020/.
The online application will guide you through
some simple questions about your practice and approach to the commission. You
will be asked to upload a copy of your CV; up to 6 examples of your previous
work (Applicants may submit up to 6 digital images or 2 video files.
Images should be no larger than 2MB, with a resolution of 72dpi. Images should
be JPEG files. Video files should be no more than one minute long. Please
upload these to YouTube or Vimeo); and contact details for two referees.
The deadline for applications is 10:00 am on Monday 11 November
2019
Selection process
The shortlisted artists will be invited to interview at The Tetley
on Thursday 12 December 2019. The panel will include representatives from The
Tetley, MRCT, Engage, and experts from the visual arts. Reasonable travel
expenses will be paid for attending the interview. The selection of the
artist(s) will be made in accordance with Engage’s Diversity Strategy and
Equality Action Plan.
Further
information
Please read the project
guidelines in Appendix 2 before submitting an
application. If you have
questions about the award or your application, contact Alison
Unsworth, ARMA Coordinator, arma@engage.org
Download
the Brief for Artists (.doc) – English
Download
the Brief for Artists (PDF) – English
Download
the Brief for Artists (.doc) – Cymraeg
Download
the Brief for Artists (PDF) – Cymraeg
Engage is committed to equality of access. Should you need application details in another format please contact Engage on 020 7729 5858 / info@engage.org
