Job Opportunity - The Hive - Project Co-ordinator

21^ST January 2013

KAYS AT THE HIVE

 Project Co-ordinator Required

An experienced Project Manager is required to manager the above project which is taking place at The Hive in July 2013.

Kays at The Hive will be a one day event which will celebrate and look back at the history of one of the most famous employers in Worcester.

Kay & Co Ltd was one of Worcester’s largest and best known companies, answering the nation’s shopping needs for more than 100 years. Their mail-order catalogues were extremely popular, containing contemporary fashions, household items and luxuries.

Kays at The Hive will include the following:

• Talks about the history of Kays including a proposed tour of the sites in Worcester.

• A new play using as inspiration stories of those who worked at Kays

• A fashion show including a cat walk.

• A silent disco with music from the 1950's, 1970's and 1990's

The event will take place on Saturday 20th July 2013.

Your role will be to assist myself (Project Manager) in ensuring the project runs on time and within budget. This will include the following roles which will be done in conjunction with myself.

Selection of artists including a writer/director/choreographer

• Liaison with The Hive's staffing teams

• Co-ordination of the day's events

• Researching and obtaining clothes from the period

• Getting community groups involved in the project especially the cat walk.

You will need to be well organised and have experience of working in a large public space as well as a knowledge of the arts/cultural/heritage scene in Worcester. An interest in fashion will also be great!

If you are interested please send me a letter outlining your skills and why you are interested by Thursday 31^st January by email to swilson@worcestershire.gov.uk

Please call me if you have any further questions.

The fee for the work is: £2.400 including travel and expenses.

Best Wishes

Steve Wilson

County Arts Officer

01905 765754

swilson@worcestershire.gov.uk

Job Opportunity - The Hive - Writer/Director

21^ST January 2013

KAYS AT THE HIVE

 Writer/Director needed.

An experienced Writer/Director is required to work alongside Steve Wilson on  the above project which is taking place at The Hive in July 2013.

Kays at The Hive will be a one day event which will celebrate and look back at the history of one of the most famous employers in Worcester.

Kay & Co Ltd was one of Worcester’s largest and best known companies, answering the nation’s shopping needs for more than 100 years. Their mail-order catalogues were extremely popular, containing contemporary fashions, household items and luxuries.

Kays at The Hive will include the following:

• Talks about the history of Kays including a proposed tour of the sites in Worcester.

• A new play using as inspiration stories of those who worked at Kays

• A fashion show including a cat walk.

• A silent disco with music from the 1950's, 1970's and 1990's

The event will take place on Saturday 20th July 2013.

Your role will be to co-write and direct with the Project Manager, Steve Wilson to write and direct the play which will last approximately 1 Hour. This will include undertaking research into Kays and finding out stories from those who worked there. A wide array of material is available.

Your role will be too:

• Write and direct the play

• Audition and cast two professional actors

• Work with a cast of amateur actors

• Attend steering group meetings

You need to have the following skills.

·         An experience of writing plays to a deadline

·         An experience of directing plays

·         Some experience of writing plays based on social history

Please send a letter by e-mail of no more than two sides of A4 plus your CV and a sample of your work to Steve Wilson to swilson@worcestershire.gov.uk as to why you are interested by Thursday 7^th February 2013.

The fee for the work is £3.000.

Opportunity for Artist /Facilitator - The Infirmary, University of Worcester

Opportunity for Artist /Facilitator - The Infirmary, University of Worcester

The Infirmary is an interactive exhibition at the University of Worcester exploring health and the medical stories of one of England’s oldest Infirmaries. We are offering a commission for an artist/facilitator to work with older members of our community who may be encountering life changes such as redundancy, isolation, ill health or bereavement. The project period is 4-6 months and should deliver a highly enriching experience for the participants. Other key aspects are development of a lasting resource for use with other audiences and an interest in promoting inter-generational learning.

We are looking for innovative, high quality practice approaches, with practitioners who are experienced in working with older people (over 50) in community and health related contexts.  Our key partnering organisation is Age UK.

We are open to different art forms.

Tender Deadline:  12 noon 11 February  2013

Project Delivery: March – July 2013 (Subject to final negotiations)* Project Brief attached

If you wish to discuss the project informally please contact:-

Carol Bowsher, Learning and Access Officer, The Infirmary  email c.bowsher@worc.ac.uk or tel: 01905 542540