Museum & Gallery Phone Box Commission

Exhibition Gallery phone box commission

How would you creatively transform an iconic red telephone box? Yorkshire based creative practitioners are invited to submit proposals for a unique art and heritage project!

The restoration of the front of Skipton Town Hall has recently been undertaken and included the refurbishment of two red telephone boxes that have stood at the main entrance to the building for over sixty years. They are much loved by the town and its visitors, and we wish to create a space to celebrate our local history, creativity, and community.

We are now looking for an artist, partnership or collective to create an exhibition/installation in one of the two phone boxes, to link with the Exhibition Gallery that is housed in Skipton Town Hall. A separate commission is available for the other phone box, which will be Craven Museum inspired.

We are open to ideas and proposals regarding the creative use of these spaces, to create an extension of the Exhibition Gallery inspired by, and celebrating our local heritage and/or community. We wish to encourage/signpost visitors into the building to then visit the gallery space, and other exhibitions. Our Gallery shows an exciting changing programme of exhibitions throughout the year, ranging from fine and applied arts and crafts, heritage themes relating to our museum collections – to showing work evolved from working in partnership with varied community groups.

For this project, the artist/s would be available to engage in research and discussion with members of the local community/partners to explore their ideas and enable participants to contribute to the body of work produced in the final display.

This project has been funded by Skipton Heritage Action Zone (HAZ) which is part of a national programme of around 60 heritage-led regeneration projects, focused on revitalising high streets.

How to apply

This opportunity is open to emerging and established practitioners based in Yorkshire. We are an equal opportunities employer, but we are particularly interested in supporting young creatives in the development of their practice, especially from the North Yorkshire area.

• Summarise your idea – tell us about what concept you wish to explore and develop. Provide a brief overview outlining the proposed creative delivery and approach
• Share up to five examples of your previous work and include any relevant weblinks
• Please provide your application in PDF or Word format to arts@cravendc.gov.uk or by post to: FAO Megan Hickes, Visitor Services Desk, Skipton Town Hall, Skipton, BD23 1AH
• Deadline for submission is 5.00pm Friday 13^th January 2023, and shortlisted applicants will be invited to an informal interview w/c 23^rd January 2023

We expect the successful practitioner/s to begin the project by end of January 2023, and envisage installation of the work by late Spring 2023 (dates to be discussed with successful applicant)

Minimum of 6 days to be worked on site to enable artists to undertake research/development, community engagement activities and participate with the installation of the exhibition.

• £2000 artist fee to include artist’s time and travel costs to create work
• £1000 to pay equipment/installation costs
• Possibility of additional budget if needed for installation support

Museum Phone box commission

How would you creatively transform an iconic red telephone box? Yorkshire based creative practitioners are invited to submit proposals for a unique art and heritage project!

The restoration of the front of Skipton Town Hall has recently been undertaken and included the refurbishment of two red telephone boxes that have stood at the main entrance to the building for over sixty years. They are much loved by the town and its visitors, and we wish to create a space to celebrate our local history, creativity, and community.

We are now looking for an artist, partnership or collective to create an exhibition/installation in one of the two phone boxes, to link with Craven Museum that is housed in Skipton Town Hall. A separate commission is available for the other phone box, which will be inspired by the Exhibition Gallery.

We are open to ideas and proposals regarding the creative use of these spaces, to create an extension of Craven Museum inspired by, and celebrating our local heritage and community. We wish to encourage/signpost visitors into the building to then visit the museum space, and other displays. The museum collections span impressive displays of social history, archaeology, costume and art – and even a Shakespeare First Folio.

To learn more about Craven Museum and collections: Craven Museum | Skipton Town Hall

For this project, the artist/s would be available to engage in research and discussion with members of the local community/partners to explore their ideas and enable participants to contribute to the body of work produced in the final display.

This project has been funded by Skipton Heritage Action Zone (HAZ) which is part of a national programme of around 60 heritage-led regeneration projects, focused on revitalising high streets.

How to apply

This opportunity is open to emerging and established practitioners based in Yorkshire. We are an equal opportunities employer, but we are particularly interested in supporting young creatives in the development of their practice, especially from the North Yorkshire area.

• Summarise your idea – tell us about what concept you wish to explore and develop. Provide a brief overview outlining the proposed creative delivery and approach
• Share up to five examples of your previous work and include any relevant weblinks
• Please provide your application in PDF or Word format to arts@cravendc.gov.uk or by post to: FAO Megan Hickes, Visitor Services Desk, Skipton Town Hall, Skipton, BD23 1AH
• Deadline for submission is 5.00pm Friday 13^th January 2023, and shortlisted applicants will be invited to an informal interview w/c 23^rd January 2023

We expect the successful practitioner/s to begin the project by end of January 2023, and envisage installation of the work by late Spring 2023 (dates to be discussed with successful applicant)

Minimum of 6 days to be worked on site to enable artists to undertake research/development, community engagement activities and participate with the installation of the exhibition.

• £2000 artist fee to include artist’s time and travel costs to create work
• £1000 to pay equipment/installation costs
• Possibility of additional budget if needed for installation support