Artist / Creative Practitioner Commission

The project will draw on the Trust’s collections of policing, crime and punishment, particularly the historical mugshots. Other objects and materials from the collection, including deaccessioned police uniforms, may also be available for creative use.

We welcome a wide range of creative responses, including textiles, crafts, performance, film, podcasts, visual art, writing, photography or installation.

The artist will be expected to develop an approach that responds to the interests and ideas of each group. We do not wish to prescribe the artistic process or final outcome.

The two groups will work in different settings and may bring different perspectives to the collections.

Selected outcomes will be displayed within the museum.

The Trust is particularly interested in artists with experience of collaborative, community-based practice, especially those who have worked with adolescents and teenagers and/or participants within the criminal justice system.
Fee
The total available budget for this commission is £3,000.