Artist In Residence For Castle Hill Hospital, Hull - CLOSED

ArtLink ExChange is seeking to recruit an Artist in Residence who will be part of an exciting capital build scheme at Castle Hill Hospital, part of the NHS Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals Trust. They are looking for an artist with a range of creative skills and experiences who will take the residency programme forward by responding to a brief and working closely with the Project Steering Group. The artist will make site-specific artworks relevant to the new buildings and work closely with the design team to develop creative interventions for the fixtures and fittings.

The Artist will also deliver community workshops and liaise with other artists and project partners. The project is based in Hull and East Yorkshire and is open to Artists living in the UK. Artists Fee is £12,500 (based on £25k pro rata) for 2.5 days per week for 12 months commencing November 2006. Materials and Development budget is £8,500 with potential of further funding. For informal enquiries contact Victoria Bissett on 01482 345104.

For an application pack, either send a self addressed first class A5 envelope or email to the address below (files set in Microsoft Word): ArtLink ExChange Unit 3, Hull Business Centre Guildhall Road Hull, HU1 1HJ Tel: 01482 345104 Fax: 01482 345028 Email: Vickie-artlink@pop3.poptel.org.uk.

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