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Apologies for cross-posting<BR> <BR>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT color=#000000><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNoSpacing style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT color=#000000><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Groundwork South West is looking to engage contemporary artists/arts groups to work with our flagship youth project, The House, based in St Austell, Cornwall. The House is a pioneering, aspirational initiative to transform youth provision in St Austell. As well as generic youth club activities, The House provides opportunities to organise and take part in creative arts, drama, music, singing, martial arts and sports and operates as a social meeting space, with internet access and a youth café.</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT face=Calibri size=3> </FONT></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p><FONT color=#000000> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB"><FONT color=#000000>To further develop our programme of contemporary art commissioning, we are keen to work with a wide range of practices including; performance/live art, sound art, video/film, installation, media, sculpture, and everything in-between and beyond.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We are looking for artists who reflect our own organisation’s ethos and ideals and who therefore have a critical engagement with some or all of the following; public space (both urban and rural), environmental regeneration and sustainability, individual/community empowerment and participation. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB"><o:p><FONT color=#000000> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB"><FONT color=#000000>We are therefore calling for expressions of interest for artist(s) to work on a series of workshops/residencies. We will work in collaboration with the chosen artist’s practice and plan the programme of work accordingly. It is essential that submitting artists have experience in delivering work with community groups, and preferably young people in particular (between the ages of 13 and 19).<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB"><o:p><FONT color=#000000> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB"><FONT color=#000000>There is a fee of £200 per day. The length of workshop engagement will be decided upon in collaboration with the artist. Travel and, where applicable, accommodation funds will be available, again in agreement with the artist.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Work patterns will be negotiable, to accommodate as far as possible both the proposed work and the operational needs of The House. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB"><o:p><FONT color=#000000> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB"><FONT color=#000000>Submission details:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT color=#000000>Please submit a hardcopy of your CV, artist’s statement and visual material in the form of CDRom, DVD, website URL etc. The artist’s statement should include details of previous relevant work, the approach you would like to take and how you feel this would benefit your practice. Please attempt to limit this material to no more than 4 sides of A4 in total. Final selection will be between the staff and the young people of the House. Enclose an SAE for return of materials if applicable.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT color=#000000>Deadline for submissions: 10/07/09<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p><FONT color=#000000> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT color=#000000>The aspiration is that the selection process can take place quickly to allow a series of workshops to take place over the summer months – hence the admittedly short deadline.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p><FONT color=#000000> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT color=#000000>For any queries, email me at </FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB><A href="mailto:ray.white@groundwork.org.uk"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">ray.white@groundwork.org.uk</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT color=#000000>For more information on Groundwork’s activities, visit www.groundwork-sw.org.uk/art<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p><FONT color=#000000> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><FONT color=#000000>Please send submissions to:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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