Project Artist Brief



Common Ground at Peckover House & GardenProject Artist BriefProject Artist commission: ?8,000Deadline midnight 9th May 2021About Common GroundCommon Ground is ambitious and radical. We’re working to make heritage relevant and meaningful for young people of all backgrounds, challenge stereotypes and make the sector more inclusive. We know the term ‘heritage’ itself can be a bit off putting to some young people, but really it’s all about stories – challenging existing narratives, and ensuring that going forward, everyone’s stories, past and present, are being told.Young people are involved in every aspect of the project from choosing what creative projects we run, which artists we commission, and of course taking part. We are a Norfolk & Norwich Festival 250 project supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. We are proud to be delivering this project in partnership with Colchester + Ipswich Museums, Norfolk Wildlife Trust, National Trust, Prince’s Trust, SHARE Museums East, and Suffolk Wildlife Trust.About Peckover House & GardenPeckover House is a secret gem, an oasis hidden away in an urban environment. A classic Georgian merchant's town house, it was lived in by the Peckover family for over 150 years.The Peckovers were staunch Quakers, which meant they believed that faith was a personal matter and displayed it through compassion, generosity and a curiosity about the world. Their community spirit and sense of duty meant they played an active role in the local community, running a grocery which became a success banking business. Both facets of their life can be seen as you wander through the house and garden.The garden themselves are outstanding - 0.8 hectares (2 acres) of sensory delight, complete with orangery, summer-houses, croquet lawn and rose garden with more than 60 species of rose.Wisbech is a market town in the Cambridgeshire Fens. The town is an inland port with the tidal River Nene running through the town centre. The town has a rich history and significantly during the late 18th and early 19th century it was a prosperous merchant’s town with a busy port exporting wool and grain and importing coal and timber. It was also the birthplace of Thomas Clarkson and Octavia Hill both influential social reformers of their day. Today the town faces many tough challenges. The Fenland district of Cambridgeshire has been identified by the Active Lives Survey as a place of low cultural engagement and by the Social Mobility Commission as a cold spot, leading to the district becoming a Department for Education Opportunity Area. More about Wisbech can be found at Wisbech 2020.Co-CreationIn Common Ground we work with young people to co-create projects that inspire them to relate heritage to their own lives and create a new heritage interpretation. This means they will play a central role in the creation of the outcomes of each project, from beginning to end. Doing this successfully is about staying open and inviting their ideas through the whole process. We are looking for an artist who understands that their job is to help the young people make their ideas come to life and value them as collaborators. The young people involved should feel a clear sense of ownership and pride in what they mon Ground is about Finding Out What Works Common Ground works through a continual process of exploration and learning. Being part of Common Ground is about contributing to this learning. To achieve long-term impact through this project we are carefully listening to those involved in Common Ground, from participants to board, and refining the approach so that we can share what we learn with the project partners and the sector at large. Our evaluation has been developed to support experimentation, creativity and development of sustainable outcomes. To achieve our aims it requires all who are involved in the project to be open to this approach. As such, we want to work with artists who share this commitment to learning, who have excellent listening and collaborative skills and a desire to make impact.Working with COVID-19As regulations around COVID-19 change Norfolk & Norwich Festival Trust will work with you to ensure the delivery remains safe for you the participants and anyone else who comes into contact with the project. Through the planning of the activity we will work with you to identify contingencies which allow us to adapt delivery should restrictions tighten (such as another lockdown). We reserve the right to take any action we think necessary to comply with Health & Safety legislation and current government guidelines about Covid-19. We will provide Covid-19 codes of conduct and risk assessments which you will be expected to abide by at all times. You will also be required to abide by any regulations set out by the National Trust or their licence, including Covid-19 regulations. The ProjectWe’re looking for a Theatre Practitioner to lead a project in June/July 2021 at the National Trust property Peckover House & Garden.You will work with a group of young people to find creative ways to tell stories inspired by the history of the property and the objects it houses. We want you to help young people find creative ways to relate local heritage to their lives and current social justice issues. We want to find out what stories young people want to tell about Wisbech. What stories aren’t told but should be, and what stories need a re-telling? In addition, you will be working with us to experiment with ways we can use these stories to create a virtual tour of Peckover House. This will include 3D scanning the objects chosen by the young people and placing them in a virtual environment that can be used to present what the young people have made. We do not expect you to have experience in creating virtual tours or digital interpretation, instead your role will be to inspire the young people to discover their interests and help them to bring their creative ideas to life. The project artist will work with Common Ground staff and a Young Community Heritage Artist who will be recruited to be your assistant for the project. Some of the young people involved may have experienced challenging circumstances and it will be essential that you feel confident working with these young people. Objectives and OutputsTo inspire young people to see Wisbech in a new way and broaden their ideas about what it’s like to visit Peckover House & Garden. The artist will:Devise a creative and artistic response to this brief.Co-create and deliver a programme of workshops with young people aged between 13 to 18 who will be recruited by the Common Ground team. Through a series of 8 workshops over 4 weeks (dates below) give the young participants creative tasks which can help them generate their own ideas. The process you deliver should enable young people to bring their ideas to life, working with participants as equals to create and refine ideas for new heritage experiences, in response to the brief.Review each workshop, sharing learning with the evaluator and Common Ground team to shape the activity.Collaborate with the National Trust and other heritage partners on the production of the digital tour. Throughout the project you will be required to: Work in partnership with the Common Ground team and specifically the Evaluation Consultant to ensure that we collect the appropriate data from participants.Work well in partnership with Common Ground, team partners and stakeholders to deliver a high-quality artistic engagement in Heritage and maintaining good relations with partners.Ensure that the activities delivered in this contract are accessible, planned to support low barriers to entry, are easy to stay and easy to learn for participants, interactive and fun, and focussed on people's engagement in the real world.Key dates for the project are:Collaborative Planning Day:21 May 2021 (Online)Taster Session:8 June (Peckover House and Garden)Workshops: 15, 16, 22, 23, 29, 30 June 6 & 7 July (Peckover House and Garden)Evaluation:1 Day in July (Date and venue TBC)BudgetTotal Fee: ?8,000Inclusive of:All artist fees for planning, design, delivery, and evaluation of all Common Ground Project activities.All equipment required to deliver the activities.All artist travel and accommodation costs.We may be able to help source additional equipment, but our expectation is that the artist provides the equipment required for their practice. Activities will take place onsite at Peckover House and Garden, or at another partner venue. Norfolk & Norwich Festival will provide logistical support and work with the Common Ground partners to recruit young people.Norfolk and Norwich Festival Trust will pay on receipt of each deliverable agreed in the contract. In performing the services required under this contract the supplier will report to the Project Manager Please specify in your proposal the named individual who will be responsible for managing this contract.Who are we looking for?The Project Artist will need to have:High quality, relevant drama/theatre practiceA strong collaborative attitude to your work, in order to co-create experiences with young people and consult with partners.An excellent track record of delivering inspiring, creative workshops that excite and engage young people aged 13-25 years.An understanding of health and safety, equal opportunities, and safeguarding procedures relating to work with young and vulnerable people. The role will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.If you are experienced in supporting youth led practice and young people’s personal development and participation programmes, we would love to hear from you. Experience in working with young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and disabled young people is also desirable.This is the ideal position for an organised, people-person with experience of youth work practices in nurturing and artistic environments. We are looking for someone to work in a collaborative way with a diverse group of young people. Someone with a genuine passion for supporting young people and inspiring them to develop mon Ground welcomes applicants from a wide mix of people because we want to work with people from a diverse range of backgrounds. This includes people who identify as disabled and people from diverse cultural backgrounds. Please note that as a historic building Peckover House may not be fully accessible to all, a detailed access statement for the site is available. Norfolk & Norwich Festival’s current office is in a grade II* listed building in an historic part of Norwich and there is no lift access. We are currently searching for a new office space that will enable us to achieve our ambition to be fully accessible both to our audiences and our workforce. If you are interested in working for us and have the skills and experience we seek, we encourage you to apply.We can’t wait to see what young people will do when an artist like you inspires them.Selection processIn particular applicants will be chosen on their potential to inspire young people with their creative practice, their openness to collaborative working, and their ability to enable young people to lead creative ideas.A panel of young people will be part of the selection process, alongside National Trust, Common Ground and Norfolk & Norwich Festival.Interviews will be held during the week of 10-14th of May.The successful applicants will be invited to a Collaborative Planning Day on the 21 May 2021 where they can meet the common ground team, Young Community artist, and finalise a working plan for the project.More About Norfolk & Norwich FestivalNorfolk & Norwich Festival shares exceptional arts experiences across East England. We lead and support celebration, creativity and curiosity in our community to make our part of the world a great place to live, work and play.Norfolk & Norwich Festival takes place in Norwich and around Norfolk for 17 days each May. The Festival programme encompasses many different artforms, it is contemporary, international and for everybody. The Festival is distinctive because we collaborate with artists – from down the road and around the world – to explore the unique physical and cultural identities of our place and to make art which is meaningful to the lives of our audiences.Year-round Norfolk & Norwich Festival undertakes projects and initiatives – including Festival Bridge, Common Ground and Norfolk Open Studios – which extend our reach and influence across East England. Our festival spirit, which guides the ways we work, is to be: CreativeWe champion artistic excellence and value creativity in everyone.CuriousWe explore and reflect the changing social and physical contexts in which we live.InclusiveWe are respectful of the diversity and difference of people and their views and values.CollaborativeWe work with artists, communities, peers, partners and stakeholders to achieve common goals.StrategicWe balance artistic and social ambition with a sustainable business..ukApplication FormTo apply, simply record a 3-minute video of yourself talking about how you propose to approach this project and complete the short Project Artist Application Form below. Send this alongside a completed Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form, to commonground@.uk with the subject line ‘Project Artist Application’. We must receive your application by 11:59pm Sunday 9th May 2021.If you require the brief and application form in large print or would like to submit in an alternative format please contact us at commonground@.uk or call 01603 877750 to discuss your access requirements.If you have a question about the application process don’t hesitate to get in touch.The information provided will be treated in accordance with Norfolk & Norwich Festival’s Data Protection Policy.Section 1 - Personal DetailsFull namePronouns (optional)Address Phone numberEmail addressSection 2 – About You and Your PracticeProvide a link to your video application. The video should be a maximum of 3 mins long. We don’t expect anything fancy or professional just you talking into the camera about:who you are and what you dowhat interests you about this briefhow you would approach working with young people on this projectand any ideas you might take into the co-creation process.Please provide any links to your previous work online.Section 3 – Previous ExperienceWhat is your prior experience of creating content, planning or leading activities for young people aged 13-25? (750 Characters)What experience, if any, do you have of working creatively in response to heritage e.g. nature, wildlife, history, artifacts or historic places? If this is new to you please outline your interest in responding to heritage. (600 Characters)What professional experience or learning would you like to gain in this role? (600 Characters)How will this support you to achieve next steps in your career or personal goals? (600 Characters)Section 4 - DetailsTell us about how you would use the budget? Eg who else might be involved, and any other costs. (750 char)Email your completed form to commonground@.uk. Ensure you also return a completed Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form. ................
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