Nine Trades of Dundee
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Open Call to Artists with Non – Art Jobs
We are looking for 6 contemporary visual artists to develop project proposals for Nine Trades of Dundee. The criteria is as follows: The artist must be a practicing contemporary artist. The artist must currently also work in another non- arts related trade or industry to economically sustain their practice.
Nine Trades of Dundee is a project aiming to bring trade and art together. In total we will commission 9 contemporary artists with second non- arts trades to lead collaborative art projects with workers employed in that particular trade, to take place in the city of Dundee, Scotland in 2009/2010.
Three artists have already finished the proposal development period and we are now looking for 6 more projects to develop (these would happen between December 2009 and July 2010).
To apply please register a note of interest on the form provided. A panel will then select 6 artists to develop their proposal further with a £500 development fee and curatorial assistance.
To register your note of interest please submit the following
- Artist statement
- Up to 5 images, or dvd
- Current cv
- Short Application Form
Exhibitions Department, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, 13 Perth Rd, Dundee, DD1 4HT.
For further information please phone Jenny or Laura on: 01382 385330 email: ninetrades@dundee.ac.uk
Deadline: 5pm, Mon 24 August 2009
Further Information & Application: http://www.ninetrades.com/newsandevents/callforartists.htm
