Artist call-out for NSC Mural Project

As part of our community arts programme, we would like to have a mural painted onto board(s) to be located at Northstowe Secondary College (NSC).

We are looking for a mural artist to spend 2 days to design and create a painted mural on boards fitted to an exterior wall of the school building. The mural will need to be weatherproof as it will be located outdoors.

The theme for the mural is a combination of the NSC values – be kind, be curious, be hardworking – and what makes Northstowe, Northstowe. There have been several calls for work by Northstowe artists on social media and the artist will be given these files at the beginning of the project as inspiration.

As part of the design process, we would like the artist to work with the Arts Award and Arts Committee students so that they can see how the artist works, how the design and creation process works for the mural and what the artist needs to consider during this. There will be two 1 hour sessions on Wednesdays 3:15-4:15pm for this, helping the students to learn from a professional artist about their creative process and how they approach a commissioned project such as this.

The students would enjoy being part of the design process so we envision that the first session will be before a design has been created. This will be for the artist to explain how they start a project like this and for the students to offer suggestions for elements to be included in the design.

We would like the artist to create two design proposals to choose from and in the second session students will choose the final design. The students might enjoy helping to paint the mural if this is appropriate but this can be determined at the time.

The final mural design will need to be approved by NSC before it can be painted.

Interviews will be with a panel of students and community members.

The project will need to be finished no later than mid-July.

We are particularly keen to work with artists living/working in the South Cambridgeshire area, and we actively encourage applicants from under-represented backgrounds. We value the positive impact that differences have on our organisation: if you are interested in this project then we are interested in hearing from you.

Budget:

• £550 artist fee

• £150 materials

Application process:

To apply please send a proposal about why you would like to do this project and how you would approach it along with photos of your previous work.

Applications must be sent to paula@northstowearts.co.uk and received by 11pm on 4th June.