Open Eye Gallery and Culture Liverpool are looking to commission a socially engaged photographer to work in the Garston Village area of Liverpool City Region for the following goals:
- To foster a sense of community ownership and pride
- Offer skills to community members
- Produce high quality, free, creative workshops for the local community
- Provide long-term, deep engagement based on and with the people of Garston
- Produce quality creative outputs, which can be shared physically and digitally, based on the visioning of the people of Garston and their relationship to Garston Village.
The selected photographer will work with community members with the overall aim of understanding their unique stories. In the spirit of socially engaged photography they will be led by members of the local community, whilst maximising their own creativity and skills as a photographer to co-create, with the community, stories of the area and its people.
A writer-in-residence will also be commissioned to work in the area, with opportunities to work alongside and/ or in collaboration together, or through stand-alone projects. They welcome applications from photographers who have a relationship to the area.
The photographer will also be offered an automatic place on their next Crossing Sectors socially engaged photography training programme when available.
Budget
- Artist fee of £5800 (based on an estimated 29 half day sessions including a planning day and evaluation days @ £200)
- Materials / Kit for workshops and delivery – £1300 to be shared alongside the writer in residence where appropriate.
- Artist travel – £300
- There is an additional budget for participant access costs, marketing and exhibition production, which will be discussed and finalised with the successful candidate
Closing date: 9th January, 10AM
Please see their https://openeye.org.uk/opportunities-2-2/ – website for more information and the full job description