The Creative People and Places Consortium for Boston and South Holland, Lincolnshire

 £25,000 – £30,000 per annum

Fixed term post until December 2015.

Closing date for applications: 9am, Tuesday 28^th May 2013

The Creative People and Places Consortium for Boston and South Holland, Lincolnshire is seeking to appoint an experienced Project Manager to manage the delivery of our new and exciting arts engagement programme – Transported.

Transported seeks to inspire and amaze and has been designed to develop new ways of engaging more people in great arts experiences in areas of least engagement.  Transported will create excellent art that is appropriate for rural communities, is determined by rural residents and is innovative and cutting edge.

The Project Manager will be responsible for managing the delivery and evaluation of the programme and will work with a new team, which has recently been established to deliver this programme.

The ideal candidate should be experienced in leading and managing a team and inspiring and motivating people and communities who are not currently engaged in the arts.

Interviews will be held on 3^rd June 2013.

To download an application pack please visit http://www.transportedart.com/jobs-and-commissions/

Job applications, which will only be accepted as email attachments, must be returned to TransportedAdmin@litc.org.uk

Our core funders, Arts Council of England, has recently published this very useful evidence that illustrates the economic value of the arts. It clearly shows that investment in the arts delivers real and meaningful value in itself. It is a crucial part of the solution, offering these clear economic values as well as delivering social and cultural objectives.

To visit the Arts Council England website to download the report click and the Arts Council’s response click here

For further infomation click on link to  the Transported Website

Bringing together international artists, national companies and home-grown talent, the Launch of Transported will delight and amaze. Enjoy a stimulating, entertaining and inspiring afternoon featuring:

§ Architects of Air’s extraordinary luminarium ‘Miracoco’ – a huge, inflatable walk-in sculpture

§ The Dream Engine’s spectacular and gravity-defying aerial Cone Dancers

§ interactive artworks, musicians, and the grand unveiling of the Transported arts (former ice cream) van and much more.

It all starts in Holbeach on Sunday 5 May at Carter’s Park, Park Road in Holbeach, PE12 7LR, from 1pm – 4.30pm.

Come along, bring your friends and family – and be inspired!

Alan’s new piece is to go in the refurbished entrance to the centre and celebrates the towns connection to the river Slea, its Roman past and the communities links to the new swimming pool.

Alan will be undertaking a weeks residency in Sleaford to provide opportunity for people to take part, and maybe bringing together some of the many mosaicers that have already worked with him to make their mark in this spectacular new artwork.

Dutch documentary filmmaker, director and video artist, Pat Van Boeckel, and award-winning visual artist from London, Emily Tracy, have been commissioned to produce interactive new art work for St. Andrews Church, Heckington. Homegrown Rhubarb Theatre and Brickbeat Studios will also create a dramatic community production for St Peter’s Church in South Somercotes, Lincolnshire.

The new commissions are the latest in a series of contemporary artworks created as part of the ‘Altered’ arts in churches programme – a pioneering partnership initiative between the University of Lincoln’s College of Arts, artsNK, The Diocese of Lincoln and the Churches Conservation Trust.

Pat Van Boekel’s distinctive installation, entitled ‘Entering a New World’, is designed to bring the church to life by reconnecting with its community outside. Van Boekel’s video concept will encourage visitors to explore the church as an inspiring historic space, and will project a thought-provoking sequence of films and moving imagery onto the font, choir and balcony. 

‘Screen’, designed by Emily Tracy, will also inspire the community to review the church through an immersive experience. The artist will recreate the pre-reformation screen separating the nave and the chancel, bringing back a lost aspect of the church’s architecture and visitor experience. The screen will incorporate the shadows and silhouettes of the church’s visitors, making them an intrinsic part of the installation.

The commissions are accompanied by a range of community engagement opportunities provided by the artists. Free and open workshop details are available online www.artsnk.org/whats-on/altered-free-workshops-st-andrews-church-heckington-april-may-2013

Emily will host a rare public talk alongside her father, renowned art historian, Charles Tracy B.A. Ph.D FSA. On Saturday 27^th April from 1:30pm to 3:30pm, they will provide an exclusive preview of Emily’s artwork, and invite the local community to explore the architecture of the 14^th century parish church, exposing the legends behind the church furnishings central to her display.

The duo of site specific public art installations will then be on show at St. Andrews Church in Heckington on Saturday 4^th-Sunday 5^th and Saturday 11^th-Sunday 12^th May respectively.  http://www.artsnk.org/whats-on/altered-two-inspirational-exhibitions-st-andrews-church-heckington-may-2013/

Lincolnshire’s Rhubarb Theatre in collaboration with Brickbeat Studios have also been selected to create an innovative community-focused production at St Peter’s Church inSouth Somercotes, entitled ‘The Queen of the Marsh’. The company will host a series of dramatic development workshops throughout April and May, creating an audio and visual journey of discovery through the history, myths and legends of the Somercotes district.

The group’s work will then be brought to life through dynamic live theatre events within the church on Saturday 18^th and Sunday 19^th May, when the whole community is invited to enjoy audio, visual and shadow puppet performances, while joining a picnic to celebrate ‘The Queen of the Marsh’.

Chris Heighton, Arts Partnership Development Manager at the Universityof Lincoln, explained: “’Altered’ sets out to challenge arts audiences and visitors to view the county’s historic churches in new ways through the prism of contemporary art.  

 “These new commissions explore and re-tell the many stories and legends deep within Lincolnshire’s churches. They have been specifically designed and selected to capture imaginations and inspire meaningful and on-going collaborations between rural churches, artists and audiences.”

 Ben Stoker, Church Development Officer for the Diocese of Lincoln, said: ‘Lincolnshire’s churches are wonders of art, architecture and faith. This project will encourage visitors to view these magnificent buildings afresh, thanks to artistic interventions of the highest quality. Each artist who has been commissioned to create work for ‘Altered’ has done so in direct response to the church building in which their work will be exhibited. This means that each exhibition is a unique collaboration between historic church and contemporary artist, resulting in new, exciting experiences in Lincolnshire’s ancient church buildings.’

‘Altered’ has been funded by Arts Council England and Lincolnshire County Council to provide more people with an opportunity to experience great art and develop an arts programme that can improve the quality of life and local economy in the county.

‘The Queen of the Marsh’:

‘The Queen of the Marsh’ project has been devised by Kirsty Mead from Rhubarb Theatre and Maurice Mulligan from BrickBeat Recording Studios. Their workshops are open to anyone, of any age, who is keen to take part:  For further information click on link http://www.artsnk.org/whats-on/altered-project-the-queen-of-the-marsh-south-somercotes/

For more details and information about joining this exiting project call Kirsty on 01400 275133 (email: info@rhubarbtheatre.co.uk) or contact Maurice by email: maurice@brickbeat.co.uk.

Applications are welcome from all art forms including circus, dance, theatre, music and visual arts or a combination of the above. For further information/to apply click on this link: http://bit.ly/14vEKGt

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a marketing professional to work with four leading creative and cultural services. Based at The National Centre for Craft & Design in Sleaford, Lincolnshire you will work alongside Design Factory, artsNK and Terry O’Toole Theatre to deliver a dynamic marketing and communications strategy that champions and celebrates the excellent and inspiring work that we do.

To download an application pack click on link  Job Information Marketing & Communications Manager March 2013

For an informal discussion about this post, please contact Clare Edwards on 01529 308719 or email clare@nationalcraftanddesign.org.uk.

The closing date for applications is 12pm on Monday 15th April 2013 with interviews taking place on Monday 22nd April and Wednesday 24th April.

For tickets ring the Box Office 01529 883311 or book online at http://www.terryotooletheatre.org.uk/