Opportunities
Call for creative Writers and Critics to respond to Factory Nights concept
Who: Writers and critics. Preference will be given to writers with an arts background experience and with published work.
What: rednile are looking for a writers to respond to our Factory Nights programmes in the North East (in particular the Tees Valley) and West Midlands. We are looking for writers to respond creatively, using your own style, to the concept of Factory Nights. This could include, but is not limited to; exploring this unique way of commissioning work and developing ideas, revealing and activating unused spaces or ‘hidden gems’ within our environment, supporting the development of new unexpected collaborations, developing projects working in partnership with businesses and working in the public realm. rednile hope to collate a ‘bank’ of writers to draw upon for future opportunities also.
Fee: £300 – the writer must also attend the Factory Night. Commissioned writing will also be featured in the Factory Nights research publication in 2012.
When: There will be approx 1 Factory Nights delivered each month beginning Aug 2011 to March 2012. Some specific dates/times of each Factory Night have yet to be confirmed but if applicable please specify a preferred region (NE or WM) and any preferred month/s on your application.
How to apply: Please send a C.V along with a sample of writing to info@rednile.org and a short statement on why you would like to be involved in the Factory Nights programme.
Deadline: 26th August 2011, 5pm
For further information, please see past Factory Nights events, research publication and writing at: http://www.rednile.org/FINAL_PUBLICATION.pdf
Factory Nights are a series of events in unusual, inspiring locations or ‘ hidden gems.’ Factory Nights bring together creative people from a wide range of disciplines including visual artists, musicians, writers, performers and curators for one night only to make new work and initiate ideas. A selection of new ideas are then supported through our New Commissions and New Collaborations fund. Some of the aims of Factory Nights include activating unused spaces, forge relationships between art and businesses and increase awareness of local talent to Local Authority.
Factory Nights 2011-2012 are supported by Arts Council England, The British Council, Multistory, Stoke On Trent City Council, Staffordshire University, Redcar and Cleveland Council, Middlesbrough Council’s MYEVENT programme along with many other project partners.
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