Artist Commission: Lost In Music

Gloucester Guildhall invites proposals from artists, designers, and creative collectives to create joyful, high impact installations and activities that transform Gloucester Guildhall for our annual five day family festival ‘Lost In Music’ in August, part of the city wide Summer of Sound programme and coinciding with coincide with the city’s popular Retro Festival. The installation should be open access, with additional ticketed engagement activities.

Purpose: To immerse people, particularly families, in our amazing heritage through shared moments of music and dance, creating joy, escapism, connection, and belonging, while complementing wider city cultural programmes during the week

Ambition: We welcome playful, imaginative, contemporary, unexpected and sensory responses that explore rhythm, play, sound, nostalgia, movement and the joy of getting “lost” in music. We love the idea of surprising moments in unexpected spaces. We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion and actively seek creatives that push boundaries and make positive change.

Audience: Family focused but we welcome ideas around activating the installation for ‘big kids’ for us to widen our engagement across the week.

Dates /Times: 25th – 30th August . Open access 10am-2pm including designated relaxed times. There is also scope for activating the spaces outside these times for different audiences.

Spaces: Gallery, Bluecoat Room, George Hunt Room, cinema (while retaining cinema functionality) and unexpected spaces eg. Lifts, toilets and nooks. See Appendix 1 for more detailed information

Fee: The commission is for £6,000 To cover all costs of the commission, including artist fees, materials travel, and expenses (inc. accommodation).