We are excited to invite UK based artists to apply for 10 paid commissions as part of one of our new initiatives supported by the Arts Council England Emergency funds.
Procreate Project will award £1000 to each successful artist to cover their fees and production costs.
We want to support artists whose work and lives have been impacted by this time of isolation and extra domestic/care responsibilities. We would like to support the realisation of ideas which have may been stopped by the pandemic, or that have sprung during, and in response to, these times.
“Generally, talents are lost due to caring responsibilities and lack of support and/or because of their lower socio-economic background. Even more now the pressure for them increases hugely. For those with caring responsibilities, an infectious-disease outbreak is unlikely to give them time to develop new work, especially if they are not getting paid for it, or have no opportunities to show it. A pandemic has magnified all existing inequalities.”
We would like to take this opportunity to also support works which relate to subjects usually overlooked in the artworld like, but to limited to:
- pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding politics
- maternal mental health and domestic labour
- gender and sexuality
- body politics
- climate emergency
- gender based violence
- Cultural identity and diversity
Applications in any medium or discipline are welcome and could include painting, digital, performance, sculpure, textile, installation, video.
Also based on the works and the selected artists, we will be working with our advisors and existing partners to maximise the exposure of the produced works and future opportunties, by expanding our pool of supporters, collectors and audience outreach.
You will receive support from Procreate Project team through the procee with regular meetings (using Zoom, or similar) to help develop the content and delivery of your project.
Selection criteria
– Artists must live and work in the UK and can apply filling this quick online form which must include a proposal (maximum 500 words) outlining their ideas and a short CV [The attachments should be no more than 2MB in size]
– Artists must self-identify as women or non-binary and be mothers/parents
– Applications will be reviewed, and commissions selected by Procreate Project team
– Ideally projects will not have started. However, if you have begun planning for a project, or it is in the very early stage of its development and you feel it is relevant to this call, we will consider it.
– The final selection will be based on the quality of the projects proposed to the commission
– We will offer 10 commissions with a value of £1000 each. This is the total amount of funding available for each commission, so when planning make sure you take all your costs into account (e.g. materials, equipment, time).
– Projects need to be realistic and Achievable within the deadlines; briefly include planning, cost, and delivery date
– Interviews: We might require an interview before the final selection to hear more about the project.
* We understand that schedule a work meeting is challenging for many at the moment, therefore we welcome children in the meeting and you will be welcome to pause and come back at any time during our conversation.
Key dates
- Applications deadline: 5pm on Wednesday 10th of June 2020
- Successful commissions announced: Monday 22nd of June 2020
- Final works submitted for the successful commissions: October 2020
- Works will be published/shared online: November 2020 and, subject to future developments, they might be included in the series of online and offline events part of the Procreate Project’s anniversary in December 2020.
