Textile Artist Project Commission

Cleeton St Mary PCC are seeking to contract an experienced textile artist to play a crucial part in our A Common Treasury project.
working effectively with a team of professionals and other appointed contractors, staff, and
volunteers
bringing members of the community together to create high quality artwork
providing a focus for the creation of a textile work for the church and community reflecting local place names
bringing locals together for workshops that celebrate the rich heritage present in our community
showing how the church can be the focus for community activity and performance
creating powerful textile work which will help interpret the area’s heritage
engaging a wide audience (arts, nature, history) through combining arts and heritage
bringing partners together through shared workshops
The person appointed will be contracted to:
– Work with the local community to devise a textile installation for the church.
– Develop and share skills through a workshop with locals and other local stitching groups.
Work when required to assist group members with technical and design aspects of the installation
Co-ordinate the production of the final work with participants, ensuring the themes are articulated and consistent aesthetic is maintained.
– Provide all material and data requested by the Project Evaluator for evaluation reports during & at the end of the contract period

Skills & Person Specification:
– Experienced in broad range of textile work
– Experience of working in a heritage environment with the local community
– Experience of engaging with people from a range of backgrounds
– Confident to work in public and ability to work on own initiative.
A team player with the drive and confidence to also work independently
Experience and track record of working on NLHF and other grants funded projects.
DBS is required