Lead Artists x 4, Residencies

These roles are for artists who enjoy working directly with people, delivering welcoming sessions in community and school settings, and who are confident working in co-created, inclusive ways.

• Our half day rate for lead artists is £190. This includes approximately 2 hours of delivery and 2 hours of planning and administration.
• Our full day rate is £250. to include a full day of delivery (up to 6 hours, but usually 5), and planning.

Final delivery models are subject to finalising with each residency host and artists. However, we anticipate:

• Approximately 13 x half day (2 hour) workshops- 0.5 days per week or equivalent. Some flexibility is required around project needs.
• The possibility of up to 3 school holiday / weekend day-long workshops, dependent on the school.
• 1 x day festival delivery and up to 1.5 days artist’s preparation.
• The maximum payment expected, based on an early model prototype is £3780 – this is dependent on artist and support practitioner availability around school space availability. Schedules are subject to being finalised with artists and schools.
• Start date: Early March 2026
• End date: Mid June 2026
• You must be available for Now Then! Festival, Sherburn on Sunday 14 June 2026

We aim to reach and engage participants who may not typically be able to access the arts; including children and young people eligible to free school meals and/or with Special Educational Needs.

We are open to working with a range of arts forms and genres, including (but not limited to):

• Contemporary Theatre
• Puppetry
• Contemporary Dance
• Contemporary Music
• Contemporary Visual Arts, Crafts and Installation
• Contemporary Circus
• Spoken word, Creative Writing and Poetry (for performance or presentation using visual arts)
• Cross-Arts

We’re especially keen to hear from:

Musicians

Socially engaged theatre, dance or circus artists who co-devise work

Puppetry artists

Local and emerging artists

Artists from underrepresented backgrounds