Details
Tara Theatre and Britto Arts Trust are seeking artists from the UK and Bangladesh to make connections and co-create new works.
Tara Theatre is a contemporary and democratic space. It creates innovative, politically charged theatre harnessing the power of co-creation. Their work explores the complexities of our world through a South Asian lens, championing South Asian voices and artists, identifying new narratives, new ideas as well as new forms.
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Artforms
Theatre, Live Art, Dance, Music, Sound art, Zines, Performance spoken word, Poetry, Novels, Graphic novels, Text-based art, Film, Photography, Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, Sculpture/Installation, Fashion, Weaving and textiles, Ceramic/Metalwork, Design, Public art.
The Commission
There will be 7 artists each from the UK and Bangladesh matched together to co-create new works. The matchmaking will happen after completing the selection process and will be based on aligning the topic of exploration for the commission.
Moreover, there will be a presentation of the resultant work digitally and across different cities in the UK and Bangladesh in the spring and summer of 2022.
The commission will be awarded to young/emerging artists as an opportunity for them to develop their skills and practice, to enable both a national and international platform for their work and to build connections with peers in both Bangladesh and the UK.
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Benefits
- 7 commissions of £6000 available to apply for.
- The commissions will be shared between 1 British artist and 1 Bangladeshi artist who will be paired together.
- The 2 artists will be responsible (with guidance) for how they spend the £6000 to cover:
- The 2 artists fees
- Resources needed to complete the commission
- However, the £6000 commission does not include production costs for the showcase, which are covered by the British Council in the UK, Bangladesh and online.
Eligibility
- early-career artists with 1-5 years of experience
- must be based anywhere in the UK and Bangladesh.
- Through the support of the Transforming Narratives programme, two of the selected UK artists should be based in Birmingham.
- The UK artists may include artists of Bangladeshi heritage as well as those without any prior connection to Bangladesh.
For information about how to apply please click on this link
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How to apply:
- Please outline your practice as an artist (150 words)
- Please describe the process and output of a piece of art you have worked on that you are particularly proud of (150 words)
- What would you gain right now from mentoring and artist development (150 words)
- Is there an art form different to your own that you feel you could learn from? What is it and why? (150 words)
- How would you approach responding to any of the three commission prompt questions below? (250 words)
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Specifications
| Type of Opportunity | Competitions and Awards |
|---|---|
| Deadline | 05 January,2022 |
| Open to | UK and Bangladesh Residents |
| Organizer | Tara Theatre |
| Contact the organizer | [email protected] |