Open Call for Artists

This Artist Residency for Filwood Broadway will see artist(s) embedding in, and making work with, the community of Knowle West, South Bristol across a year of regeneration. This work will centre around Filwood Broadway as the high street transforms with Levelling Up Funded (LUF) works taking place, disrupting and regenerating the high street.

Knowle West Media Centre (KWMC) are leading on commissioning public art across Filwood Broadway as part of the LUF works.

We are looking for creative/s that work in socially engaged or participatory ways and want to explore, experiment, play and make artwork in and with the local community. We invite you to bring your fresh perspective, skills and knowledge to learn from and work with the local community.

We are looking for artists who have:

• Practices that engage with areas such as urban intervention, social action, transforming public space.
• Experience of working in and with communities. It is essential that you have a socially engaged practice.
• 5+ years experience working in socially engaged arts.
• Experience of, or interest in, digital technologies and community tech.
• A collaborative approach to making.

We will consider proposals from artists / creatives working in any medium where the above applies. For example, you might be an artist working in performance, sound, creative technologies, or other creative. Whatever your practice please note that whilst temporary interventions are actively encouraged, we are looking for the artist to produce lasting outcomes through the residency. We are open to ideas for this from book/digital artworks to proposals for outcomes in the public realm. The ambition is that this residency could inform further semi-permanent or permanent outcomes.

Key Themes
From many conversations with residents and other stakeholders, we’ve identified key themes that should be considered through the work:

• Knowle West heritage and culture.
• Community voice and leadership – particularly young people.
• Biodiversity, climate change
• Health and wellbeing.
• Safety and belonging.
• Use local materials and suppliers, and reuse what there already is.
• Learned skills through participation.

Artist Fees

The fee for this 12 month residency is £30,000 on a freelance basis.

We understand that you might need to bring in additional artist expertise throughout the year and have separate budget to support this. There is also additional materials / production budget. 

Although artists are welcome to apply from any location, we have an expectation that the appointed artist will truly embed themselves in the community. There is no budget for accommodation and there is a small travel budget. We do have additional access budget to support this residency. KWMC can support the creation of flexible work plans.

To Apply

Please read the full artist pack below before applying. A recording of our online Q&A can be found here.

There is a short application form linked below. If you have any access needs that require you to submit your proposal in another format, please get in touch so we can help you find a suitable option.

The closing date is midnight on 29th November 2024.

Interviews will take place on Thursday 12th December with options of online or in person.

More Information

For more information or an informal chat about the residency, please contact Jasmine Loveys, Public Realm Producer.

Email: Jasmine.Loveys@kwmc.org.uk

Phone: 07561 036175