Calling all 'Creatives'
arcade is an artist-led initiative which aims to encourage the bringing together of artists and creative practitioners working in broad ranging art forms, and to organise openly accessible events in public ‘non-gallery’ spaces.
Projects to date have been organised specific to a Victorian built walkway Lowther Arcade in Carlisle city centre, Cumbria where the area is turned into an arts ‘hotspot’ using: the main walkway and architecture, several empty shop units or windows, plus adjoining businesses throughout.
May 2008 saw the very first initiative for Arcade with artists working together in consultation with commercial property agents to create a short programme of art interventions specific to the place; establishing new art/business links and importantly highlighting issues of regeneration in the forgotten public 'space'.
This next Project proposes the same use of the Carlisle space but additionally Arcade are now collaborating with Eden Arts in order to incorporate further empty shop use within Devonshire Arcade, Penrith: thus creating a town to town link project in enquiry which will aim to stimulate interest from both artists practice and happening in survey.
In development we are now calling for expressions of interest for a short-term 'non-selling' spring Project scheduled to run March 2010. If you are interested to submit work accordingly, please complete the proposal form below and return as instructed. We welcome any discipline either individually or as groups and we are keen to encourage some participatory practice.
Some Considerations
All spaces are made available by negotiation and can include
Carlisle - empty shop units, Window spaces, the main walkway = for ground based works or for performance interests, plus the main walkway aerial space, walls, niches, etc. and work can be placed within adjoining businesses (by agreement). There are some security implications to the Carlisle Project due to open 24 hour access to this Arcade and this should be taken into account.
Penrith – empty shop space - this Arcade is gated and therefore only open regular daytime hours.
All work must be completed with a satisfactory Risk Assesses being carried out and Artists must ensure that they have Public Liability Insurance and that their cover is currently valid and adequate in order to be involved.
In line with Health & Safety regulations we require that all work must be made to specifications (e.g. fireproofed, pat tested etc.)
Advice can be given regarding above if needed.
For Proposal see link http://www.edenarts.co.uk/call-for-proposals/
