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Worcestershire Arts Partnership Blog
Monday, 23 December 2013
Arts Connect West Midlands - E-Newsletter - December 2013
Job Opportunity
Artist Brief for Chipp
Shop, Kidderminster
CHIPP Shop is an exciting, award winning and innovative arts
and social care project rub by Worcestershire County Council and the
Worcestershire Arts Partnership which is aimed at providing high quality and
enjoyable arts activities to adults who receive social care. The project has been running successfully for
some time in Kidderminster and has also been running in Evesham.
CHIPP Shop runs on a weekly basis for a period of up to 8
weeks at a time. It combines different art forms and allows individuals to take
part in various activities over a 2 hour period. It is a great way of giving a high class arts
experience to people who are traditionally excluded from such activities.
Adults pay up to £6 per session and either come alone or are
accompanied by a family member / carer etc.
There is also a strong social element within CHIPP Shop and each session
must contain enjoyable (and good humoured) activities. Having said that, CHIPP Shop is first and
foremost an arts project.
To assist you in the workshops there will be support workers
from the County Council's Arts and Social Care Teams.
We are looking for an arts organisation or an artist to run
a weekly 2 hour workshop taking place on a from the Friday 7th of
February 2014 to Friday 28th March 2014 from 10.30 to 12.30 in at
least 1 or more of the following artistic systems:
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Drama / theatre
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Dance / movement
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Visual arts / film
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Creative writing
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Music / singing
How to apply
Application
To apply, please send your CV and letter of no more than 2
sides of A4 outlining your skills, suitability for the job and the following
information to Steve Wilson, swilson@worcestershire.gov.uk:
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Evidence of previous experience working in an
inclusive arts / social care environment
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Detailed description of what artistic skills you
have
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Experience of running weekly workshops to a wide
group of participants
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Have creative ideas for working with adults who
have previously had very little access to the Arts
Fee
£150 per session, £1200 in total although additional costs
can be requested for materials.
Closing date
Applications to be emailed to swilson@worcestershire.gov.uk by
no later than 4pm on Monday 13th January 2013.
Shortlisted applicants will be invited for an interview and
to do a 20 minute workshop with a group of service users on Friday 24th
January 2014
Please note we would prefer to receive applications from
artists based in or have a track record of working in the Worcestershire area.
If you require any further information or have any
questions, please contact either Stephen Wilson, swilson@worcestershire.gov.uk,
tel 01905 765754 or Diane Thomson, dethomson@worcestershire.gov.uk , tel 01905
765770.
Mouth & Music
On Tuesday 14th January at 8.00pm, Mouth and Music will celebrate its second birthday at the Boar's Head, 39 Worcester Street, Kidderminster. This month's spoken word artist is Billie Spakemon telling stories “Frum the Coal 'ole”. Billie grew up in the Black Country and says he spent a lot of his early life in the coal hole to escape his mother who was chasing him “with a boiler stick”. Acoustic folk singer songwriter Jen Robins will also bring a gutsy blend of spiritual yearning & practical reality, with a touch of humour. MC Heather Wastie invites open mic performers to arrive from 7.30 to book a spot of 5 minutes or 2 songs. The theme for the evening will be Childhood.
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