Commissioning Opportunities

GO PARKS COMMISSIONS

The Go Parks Commissions are £5-£10k awards for organisations with an interest in supporting a more sustainable and better future for Coventry’s young people to deliver a programme of outdoor-based provision for young people between the ages of 8-25.

Delivery will take place between May - September 2023 across parks in Coventry.

There is both a cultural activity fund and a physical activity fund.

Application Deadline: Mon 13 February 2023, 5pm

The Commissioner in the Café on 7 February, 3.30pm-5.30pm at Metropolis will be focused on these commissions.

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The 2023 Go Parks Commissions are made possible by a partnership between Coventry City Council, Coventry City of Culture Trust and Positive Youth Foundation and will enable significant cultural activity to take place.

This Go Parks sports activity is funded by Sport England and managed by Coventry City Council. The funding was established following the pandemic, where the effects of isolation across the city have compounded inequalities, exacerbating pre-existing barriers to physical activity as well as creating new challenges.

The cultural activity is supported by Arts Council England, Esmée Fairbairn and Paul Hamlyn Foundation and forms part of the Coventry City of Culture Youth Legacy Commissions designed to activate and inspire new thinking, build creative skills, and support young people to take action to shape a better future for Coventry. Find out more about Coventry City of Culture Trust’s Legacy Commissioning Model.

Previous Opportunities

Credit - Heather Kincaid

COSY CREATIVE CLASSROOMS - Schools

FREE, IN-SCHOOL TEXTILES WORKSHOPS FOR 3 COVENTRY SECONDARY SCHOOLS
JANUARY – MARCH 2023

Coventry City of Culture Trust is commissioning an artist to design and deliver textile-based workshops for secondary school students in three Coventry schools between January and March 2023. Workshop costs will be covered and include provision for food for students.

We are looking for three secondary schools to participate:

• 4 x workshops per school – dates and times to be decided with the schools (potential for workshops to be in school time or run as an after school activity)
• Workshops for 25-30 students aged between year 9-11 (ages 13-16)
• Material and refreshment costs covered

Deadline for expressions of interest: Monday 16 January 2023, 10am.

Cosy Creative Classrooms is supported by The Broadweavers and Clothiers Company of Coventry and The Fellowship of Drapers of Coventry.

COSY CREATIVE CLASSROOMS - Artist/Organisation

Cosy Creative Classrooms is the educational strand of the project Cosy Creative, a series of creative activities in warm hubs across the city in January 2023. Cosy Creative Classrooms is a school-based response to the cost-of-living crisis around sustainable fashion and community engagement.

We are looking for a textile artist/arts organisation with strong facilitation experience in education settings to design, coordinate and deliver a series of sustainable up-cycling creative workshops in local secondary school between January and the end of March 2023 and create a shareable educational resource for students between year 9 and year 11 (age 13-16).

The workshops and resource will enable students to learn practical making skills, find out more about textiles’ heritage and future in Coventry and think critically about what we buy, what we need, and the role creativity can play in building a fairer and more sustainable approach to the clothes we wear.

We are looking for the workshops and resource design to innovatively engage with:

The history of textiles in Coventry and the role of guilds, in particular the Broadweavers and Clothiers Company of Coventry
Social initiatives in the city such as Clothing Coventry that respond to clothing needs in the city
Reflections around the production cycle of our clothes, the workforce, skills and fabrics that make them, sustainable fashion and the need to think differently about what we buy and consume to build a fairer, greener ecosystem around fashion and clothes provision

The total commission amount is £3800.00

Deadline for expressions of interest: Monday 16 January

Cosy Creative Classrooms is supported by The Broadweavers and Clothiers Company of Coventry

PAID OPPORTUNITY AT THE REEL STORE - Creatives

From February 2023, The Reel Store aims to broaden its offer through a variety of creative workshops and family friendly activities. We are looking for creatives (including facilitators and artists) who would like to create, manage, and lead workshops and creative interventions in the space for children aged 0 – 5, and/or aged 4 – 11.

 This is a paid opportunity, with a minimum daily fee of £200+VAT (if registered)

We are looking for creatives to design and deliver workshops / activities related to Life and Work of Frida Kahlo. The workshops / activities will be delivered at The Reel Store during weekends, and half term / holidays, with some weekday activity.

Creatives will be responsible for providing all materials / equipment necessary and setting up and clearing the space (with the help of Gallery staff).

All artists will need to have current DBS checks and Public Liability Insurance.

Deadline for callout: Mon 16 January 2023, 5pm

Creatives will be contacted: w/c Mon 23 January 2023 