Download ARTIST BRIEF – FASHION CULTURES PROJECT

ARTIST BRIEF – FASHION CULTURES PROJECT
Fashion Cultures is a new strand of the Merchant City Festival taking place in
Glasgow from 24th July – 3rd August 2014, in association with Glasgow City
Marketing Bureau and the retailers of Ingram St. It will take place in and around
the retail and entertainment spaces on Ingram Street.
The programme of events will be a celebration of the role that fashion plays within
the city of Glasgow and will recognise that fashion isn’t just an object or a retail
experience but is a rich economy and culture that impacts upon all sectors of
society. It will acknowledge the pleasure that people take in dressing up and going
out, as well as the strong cultural ties that exist between fashion, music and art
within the city.
The festival programme will move beyond a straightforward series of talks and
retail events to include workshops, film screenings and performances all with the
aim of providing an embodied approach to engagement with the programme that
will appeal to a wide range of audiences.
As part of this programme Fashion Cultures seeks to commission an artist or artists
to devise and deliver a new piece of work. The exact nature of this work is open to
the artist but it should engage with themes around the subject of fashion.
Suggested themes include, but are not limited to;
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Fashion and culture
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Fashion and economy
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Fashion and retail, in particular the retailers on Ingram St
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Fashion, Glasgow and local identities
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Scottishness
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Textiles
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The display of clothing
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Dressing up and going out
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Fashion, music and art
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Fashion and fandom
The exact form of the project is open to the applicants but a case will have to be
made as to the appropriateness of the work within and around retail environments
and also how you plan to engage the public.
ARTIST BRIEF
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Lead their own research, development and delivery of the project.
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Ensure that work and/or activities respond to the one or some of the themes
outlined above.
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Consider and negotiate with relevant partners to secure a suitable location
or locations for the project.
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Prepare relevant paperwork in advance including risk assessments and
delivery schedule.
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Keep in regular contact with Fashion Cultures curator and project manager
Mairi MacKenzie and relevant partners throughout offering regular updates on progress.
LEAD IN AND DURATION OF WORK
The chosen artist would be expected to begin the research and development phase
in early June, allowing time to liaise with relevant parties, develop the work and
deliver. All titles and descriptors should be finalised by June for inclusion in the
printed programme.
FEE
Total artist fee is £2000. This fee includes research & development, consultation
and delivery.
A budget of £250 will be provided for materials.
DEADLINE
Friday 23rd May at 12 Noon.
It is anticipated that interviews will take place on 29th and 30th of May 2014 and
artists will be required to attend in person. Venue to be confirmed.
HOW TO APPLY
Please send the following;
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A short covering letter explaining why your experience to date, interests
and working practice makes you a suitable candidate for this project.
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An outline of your proposed project and how you intend to deliver it.
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An up to date CV with two referees.
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An overview of your practice, including relevant and completed projects, in
an appropriate format that will enable us to understand how you would
engage with this project.
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Links to relevant material.
CONTACT
Please send all information to Arts&[email protected] marked FAO
Lesley Hepburn and Mairi MacKenzie – Fashion Cultures Artist Commission.
Large files should be sent via We Transfer and clearly marked with the name of the
artist and Fashion Cultures Artist Commission