South Asian Artist Takeover

at  Factory International

GUIDANCE NOTES

• We are looking for South Asian artists who are either working individually or as part of a collective/creative team, from any artform or interdisciplinary and based in the North of England.
• Applicants must be over 18 years of age.
• You need to be able to demonstrate at least five years’ professional experience and be making work that is ready to scale up.
• You need to be able to demonstrate that you or the artists you are working with are interested, or at a position in your career, to make work at large scale. The space will be the South Warehouse at Aviva Studios.
• There is no limit on the number of artists who can apply as a collective in one application, but the budget will be £10,000 in total. This can be spent on artist fees, equipment hire, materials etc. An amount of in-kind Producer/Technical/Engagement/Digital support can be accessed from the Factory International team.
• You should have availability from February 2025 to develop your ideas, ready for experimentation in the space in May 2025.
• You’ll need to be available for bi-weekly meetings with Producing and Artist Development and the wider Factory International team. You must have enough free time in the proceeding weeks to be able to fully plan and prepare for the Takeover, to make the most of this opportunity.
• You will need to outline your idea and evidence how this opportunity will impact your development.
• You will need to outline how you’ll spend the £10,000 including artists fees, dramaturgs, rehearsal spaces etc.
• You will need to take part in our monitoring, evaluation, and documentation processes. We will also help you create assets for the work you have developed.
  This takeover is for South Asian artists. We particularly welcome applications from South Asian artists who are underrepresented in the sector including artists who identify with disabilities and female artists

Please refer the Job description for details