Artist Call Out: East London Creative Communities
Closing date: Wednesday 8 January 2025, 11:59pm (extended from Monday 6 January)
Organisation: East London Creative People and Places Network
Fee offered: Up to £10,000
Contact email: sophie.crocker@culturewithin.org.uk
Presented by the East London Creative People and Places Network and Art School Plus.
East London’s four Creative People and Places programmes have teamed up with Art School Plus to pilot a new project which will support eleven artists based in Redbridge, Newham, Barking & Dagenham, and Havering to participate in a bespoke training programme designed and delivered in February 2025.
The week-long programme, facilitated by artist and Glasgow Women’s Library founder Adele Patrick, will be specifically tailored to artists working in East London, and focus on the skills and knowledge you would need to deliver community-led and co-creation projects in public settings.
After the training, artists will then work with the team in their borough to develop new artwork for public spaces and/or deliver creative activity for local residents to put their newly gained skills into practice. This work will happen between March and December 2025 depending on the specific opportunity. More information about the timeline for each specific borough can be found in the brief (see below).
This is the first time the four Creative People and Places programmes have teamed up in this way. As well as being a learning opportunity for artists, this will also be an opportunity for our programmes to test out new ways of working together.
What is Creative People and Places?
Creative People and Places is an Arts Council England programme that focuses on parts of the country where involvement in creativity and culture is significantly below the national average. Creative People and Places programmes are co-created, meaning they work with and empower residents to decide what kind of creative activity they want to experience on their doorstep.
What is the East London Creative People and Places Network?
East London Creative People and Places Network is a newly launched partnership between the four Creative People and Places programmes based in East London. These are: Colours of Redbridge, Creative Barking and Dagenham, Culture Within Newham and Havering Changing.
About Art School Plus
Art School Plus trains and supports the culture sector and artists to develop unique art projects. They are the bridge between artists and projects, supporting the cultural sector and artists with the skills and knowledge to develop mutually beneficial relationships in distinctive contexts.
Art School Plus are motivated in this work because they want to champion the role of the artist for social benefit, as well as support a true diversity of voices and perspectives to feel empowered to develop work and projects. For more information visit: https://artsp.org/
Got questions?
Our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document gives more detail on:
Application Process & Eligibility
Training
Beyond the Training
Budget
This document includes questions asked by people who attended our question and answer sessions in December, as well as a set of questions from the Artists Brief.
How to apply
You can apply by completing this FORM.
In the form you’ll be asked to:
Tell us about your practice; what you do, what you are interested in and things you have been working on. (200 words max)
Demonstrate how this programme will help you to develop your artistic practice for future commissions and opportunities. (200 words max)
Demonstrate your commitment to working in your chosen borough(s). (200 words max)
Please share examples that can demonstrate your commitment to working collaboratively with local communities to inform your art. This might be through community-led, socially-engaged or place-based work for instance. The examples you use can be from outside of Newham. (300 words max)
Share some demographic information for equal opportunities monitoring
Alternatively, you can send a video or audio recording (maximum 10 minutes) in which you answer the questions from the form to the relevant contact below. You can find a copy of the questions HERE.
The deadline for applications is Wednesday 8 January 2025, 12am.