Leicester Belgrave Mela - Call out for Artists’ Proposals 2010

We're looking for artists who are interested in exploring and developing ideas and themes of South Asian arts and culture at the annual Leicester Belgrave Mela festival on Sunday 18th July 2010.

Leicester Belgrave Mela is an outdoor, annual celebration of South Asian arts and culture which attracts around 30,000 people to Leicester city centre. Following a theme of Celebrating Diversity it will involve different art forms and also unite art forms to enhance imagination and explore the boundaries of the arts. This will result in genres of art being created for the general public and wider community to experience and actively engage with, which will endeavour to develop audiences for combined arts.

On the day of the festival the Mela Arts Zone will need both experienced and emerging artists to create a high quality piece of artwork, this can be created from any medium including sculpture, stories, puppetry, textiles, crafts, visual art and new media. This will need to be created on site throughout the day of the festival so the public can see the creation being developed.

Leading up to the Mela day you would be part of a programme of interactive and participatory workshops in schools and community centres in and around Leicestershire. These would run in the four weeks before the Mela and would involve 2 or 3 days of workshops which would give the opportunity for young people to create work, along the same themes as above, which can be exhibited at the Mela.

Notes:

• Please check your availability before applying to work either in the lead up to and on the day of the Mela Festival (Sunday 18th July 2010).
• Artists will be responsible for their own travel arrangements.
• All fees are based on the level of experience. Artists are paid on a freelance basis inclusive of VAT and all other taxes and liabilities. Artists will be responsible for their own Income Tax and National Insurance contribution.
• The Leicester Belgrave Mela offers equal opportunities to all. Artists from all backgrounds are encouraged to submit proposals.
• All artist will need a valid CRB certificate in advance of any workshops and will need to carry adequate Public Liability insurance.

If you are interested in any of the opportunities please contact us with the following details:

1. A covering letter containing an outline of your proposal (500 words max) with details of two work references. Please include any suggestions for collaborations with other art forms.

2. An outline budget for your idea including appropriate timescales (how many artists will be involved along with details of length and frequency of the workshops).

3. A current CV.

4. A copy of your CRB certificate.

5. Details of Public Liability Insurance.

6. Up to 5 images of artwork or past projects (1MB max, jpeg format if emailing).

Please send these details to:

Post:

Leicester Belgrave Mela

c/o Belgrave Neighbourhood Centre

Rothley Street

Leicester

LE4 6LF.

Email: mela.arts@yahoo.co.uk

If you have any questions please email us at the address above or call 0116 222 19 05

Submissions deadline: Wednesday 31st March 2010. Interviews will take place during April 2010. If you have not been notified by 30th April 2010 please assume your submission has been unsuccessful, though we will keep you on file for future opportunities.

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